Journal article
When Should the Military Get Involved in Politics?
The International journal of applied philosophy, Vol.35(1), pp.1-12
03/01/2021
DOI: 10.5840/ijap20211220159
Abstract
Commonly the military stays out of politics, and for good reason. Federal law regulates political activity for active duty military rather strictly because the consequences of having a military that is partisan can be devastating, as history has shown us repeatedly. In this paper, I argue that the current rules of political neutrality are too broad and that there are times when our military leaders ought to engage in political debate so as to serve the same aims that justify having strict political neutrality rules in the first place: namely building civilian-military trust, and promoting troop cohesion and morale.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- When Should the Military Get Involved in Politics?
- Creators
- Jovana Davidovic
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The International journal of applied philosophy, Vol.35(1), pp.1-12
- DOI
- 10.5840/ijap20211220159
- ISSN
- 0739-098X
- eISSN
- 2153-6910
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Philosophy; Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9984397176902771
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