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Peter White
PeteWhitePolSci
I think there is some confusion among some non civ-mil folks about what the problem is with turning to military leaders when civilian politics has failed-if the military is respected,
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Alice Hunt Friend
ahfdc
No one serious is arguing that senior military officers who have not been retired for a minimum of 7 years "are single-minded killing machines that have to be controlled by
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Khurram Parvez
KhurramParvez
According to International Humanitarian Law, attacks at public places where there is possibility of civilian casualty, is wrong. Then deliberate deployment by armed forces in civilian areas creates a situation
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Jim Golby
jimgolby
After a brief exchange with a colleague I deeply respect, I'm struck again by the lack of consensus about what we mean by "civilian control."For me, it's more than: (1)
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Jess Blankshain
jblankshain
First reaction to this was frustration. I feel like I've been explaining until I'm blue in the face. BUT I've been a @jdickerson fan for years. Maybe we civ-mil scholars
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Kholood Khair
KholoodKhair
1/ Recent foreign policy moves by bifurcated Sudanese government show there is a 'moral hazard' at play both domestically and internationally where the civilian part of the government assumes all
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Razm.info
razminfo
1/4 In this photo shared on Facebook by Azerbaijani users is a unit of special forces departing from Nakhichevan to "mainland" #Azerbaijan on a civilian (!!!) Airbus passenger plane of
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Rep. Elissa Slotkin
RepSlotkin
I have deep respect for Gen. Lloyd Austin. We worked together when he commanded U.S. forces in Iraq, when he was vice chief of the Army, and when he was
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The Costs of War Project
CostsOfWar
On Mon, we released a new study on civilian casualties due to U.S. and allied forces’ airstrikes in Afghanistan between 2017 - 2020. Yesterday, the U.S. military questioned our report,
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DeMarcus
semperdiced
1. THREAD—Civilian control of the military is meant be a guard rail. “It protects and enables the process of American democracy to occur without fear of military intervention to shape
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Chelsea Higgs (no hyphen) Wise
ChelseaWiseRVA
*clears throat*This is why many were NOT pushing for CRBs to be mandatory. 1. CRB is just one option of oversight 2. How can civilians run something they don’t know
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Gowhar Geelani
GowharGeelani
From 2008 the newspapers in J&K started losing Government advertisements. In 2010, the curtailment of ads became a new normal. Those adversely impacted were the Jammu-based Kashmir Times, edited by
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Stephen Gutowski
StephenGutowski
I don't think people really understand how many guns American civilians own. The Small Arms Survey was just updated this week and found there are about 400 million civilian-owned guns
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Airwars
airwars
Thread: Read the International Network of Explosive Weapons’ (@explosiveweapon) commentary on the latest text of the Political Declaration on the use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA). http://www.inew.org/inew-publishes-resp
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Peter White
PeteWhitePolSci
It is very rare for established democracies to regularly have retired generals as their ministers of defense (thread)https://twitter.com/PeteWhitePolSci/status/1190382486095720448 Most that do are new or transitioning democracies. The more
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Mark Hertling
MarkHertling
Media repeatedly citing the 25k National Guard deployed to DC. But that’s just a fraction of Guard activity across the country right now. Imagine what these soldiers are experiencing. Another
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