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We're getting great feedback on our first episode, thanks to everyone for listening! As part our mission to spread the conversation about civil-military relations, we thought we'd do a thread of recent work on the topic. So let's dive in! 1/n
The past few weeks have raised the specter once again of politicizing the military. But over at @TaskandPurpose co-host @jimgolby and @marakarlin point out the need to distinguish "politics" from "partisanship." https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/us-military-politics-politicization
The debate about military speech in political contexts was also revived over the past few weeks, with @DeborahAvant1 and @CarrieALee1 weighing in. Here's Dr. Avant's piece (and stay tuned for her TYFYS interview!): https://politicalviolenceataglance.org/2020/06/11/military-dissent-could-curb-democratic-backsliding-in-the-us/
And here is Dr. Lee's piece: https://duckofminerva.com/2020/06/dear-civ-mil-community-the-retired-generals-are-speaking-we-should-listen.html
The protests against racial injustice also have military personnel and scholars alike thinking anew about how the military grapples with racism. At @WPReview co-host @ahfdc and @AWarriorScholar think about the nexus of racism and politicization: https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/28842/for-the-u-s-military-racism-and-politicization-combine-in-troubling-ways
A lot of questions have been raised about the law and appropriateness of using the military to control political protests. Friend of the podcast @lindsaypcohn has been a critical source of expertise on the domestic uses of the military: https://warontherocks.com/episode/warcast/22756/troops-in-the-streets-the-use-of-the-us-military-domestically/
Another friend and mentor for TYFYS is @RisaBrooks12, who asks with @sh_grewal over at @WarOnTheRocks what we can learn from how foreign militaries acted during the Arab Spring. https://warontherocks.com/episode/warcast/22756/troops-in-the-streets-the-use-of-the-us-military-domestically/
Back to the politicization issue, the venerable @KoriSchake pointed out that the military can't save us from internal divisiveness and we shouldn't want it to try. https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-military-cant-save-washington-from-itself/
And there's more! Link to your favorite pieces in the replies, and weigh in on the conversation. What do you think is most important in civil-military relations today? Email us (politely, please) at tyfyspodcast at gmail and we might use your idea on a future show!
