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ELLiot cohen's "Big Stick" & The Politics of "Political Will In War"

1/22/2017

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Cohen on Trump
AEI:  Political Will in WAR
Carrying "A Big Stick" Is't Enough — America Has To Use It
From Sarah Sicard, Task & Purpose: “National security expert Eliot Cohen suggests that soft power isn’t always enough. A great deal of post-election speculation has centered on issues of American national security. With a president who is relatively inexperienced in foreign policy, the rise of China’s military, continued global terrorist activity, and heightened Russian aggression, the new administration will no doubt face a number of militaristic challenges in the coming years.” ​
THE ART OF POLICY AT NATIONAL, PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL
Best Practices in the Art of National Security Policymaking
From Kori Schake & William F. Wechsler, Amercan Progress: “Most modern presidents have found that the transition from campaigning to governing presents a unique set of challenges, especially regarding their newfound national security responsibilities. Regardless of their party affiliation or preferred diplomatic priorities, presidents have invariably come to appreciate that they cannot afford to make foreign policy decisions in the same manner as they did when they were a candidate.”  ​
The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force
From Eliot A. Cohen, The Cipher Brief: “Strange as it may sound, the jihadi threat, is the easiest to manage. That is in part because the role of military power is important but secondary. We use it to eliminate key leaders of these groups, and we can bolster partner armed forces. But critical though military power is to that fight, lots of other things – including what used to be called political warfare – matter just as much. The hardest challenge is that posed by a China that, because of its wealth, ambition, and in some cases belligerence, intends to assert regional hegemony, effectively shouldering us out of Asia.” ​
  • Eliot Cohen: Should the US still carry a “big stick?”
Eliot Cohen writes: The choice between global engagement and America First is bogus. As in the last century, our choice is whether to lead wisely, firmly and usually peacefully while we can, or to send men and women into harm’s way belatedly and bloodily when we must. Let us hope that the new president comes to understand that we need the “big stick” not “to make America great again,” but to keep a peace that is precious, fragile and worth protecting. – Los Angeles Times
 
Walter Russell Mead writes: Not since the 1960s has the world been this dangerous, and not since the 1930s and ’40s has the debate over American foreign policy been as unpredictable as it is today. In the midst of such uncertainty, Mr. Cohen’s lucid book is a must-read for anyone interested in military might—and how it can help us maintain the edge we need in this treacherous age. – Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
 
Martha Simms writes: Eliot Cohen’s new book, The Big Stick….argues for the enduring importance of hard power, the global role America must play to maintain stability and ensure freedom of movement, the need for new and better thinking about military strategy, and the importance of individuals more than institutions or theories in determining military outcomes. In a despairing age, he also makes a case for optimism about the United States’s economic, academic, demographic, and, military prospects. – Washington Free Beacon
DALE HERSPRING:  CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS, NEW BOOK
Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility
From Conrad Orr, Small Wars Journal: “The 2013 book Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility by Dale Herspring is a valuable and deeply researched source that provides a rarely-so-comprehensive comparative analysis of civil-military relations across four distinct nations; Canada, Russia, Germany, and the United States. Given the critical importance of Civil-Military relations in preparing for and conducting warfare for all nations, such a comparative analysis of countries big, small, rediscovering their heritage, updating their doctrine, or defining themselves for the first time, is extremely valuable. The specific concept explored is a situation of ‘shared responsibility’ between the military leadership and civilian leadership in working to set defence, procurement, or international policy, as well as in strategic decision making. While a seemingly obvious approach to government, such a situation exists only fleetingly in contemporary history, and Herspring brings key moments in each of the four nation’s civil-military histories under inspection in order to test for its existence and determine if it lasted; The particular lenses applied are those of interpersonal, group, and institutional interactions, and through these Herspring provides an engaging historical narrative and compelling analysis of a potentially very useful theory.” ​
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