The subfield of civil–military relations has experienced a remarkable revitalization in recent
years, yielding a wealth of intriguing insights. Yet, despite these auspicious developments …

A considerable amount of research within security studies has explored the military's
increasingly diverse and multifaceted tasks. However, this debate has been disconnected …

A wealth of research in comparative politics and international relations examines how the
military intervenes in politics via coups. We shift attention to broader forms of military …

Brazil has been the largest troop contributor and provided all force commanders to the UN
Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH, 2004–2017). As the military embraced a leading …

Modern democracies face tough life-and-death choices in armed conflicts. Chief among
them is how to weigh the value of soldiers' lives against those of civilians on both sides. The …

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have brought returned focus to civil–military relations in
complex, fluid, and “asymmetric” environments. The close integration of politics and violence …

This dissertation argues that lower-level military leaders, commanding between a dozen and
a few hundred troops, can have a major political and strategic impact. Furthermore, it is …

This special issue explores military strategy in the twenty-first century. The articles scrutinise
strategy from three perspectives: the study of strategy, and how our understanding of …

This article attempts to fill a gap in the literature about civilian control by presenting the
concept of control from within the military and investigating its determinants. Control from …

Rwandan military behavior in Mozambique operationalizes Kigali's rhetorical commitment to
aggressively defend endangered civilians. The counterinsurgency doctrine applied in Cabo …