JOURNAL ARTICLE

Managing the military: the Joint Chiefs of Staff and civil–military relations.

  • Published In: International Affairs, 2023, v. 99, n. 3. P. 1361 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Payne, Andrew 3 of 3

Abstract

The Goldwater-Nichols Act was intended to empower the JCS chairman to be able to cut through this veneer of consensus and force real trade-offs among the services. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is arguably the most politically powerful military officer in the United States. Managing the military: the Joint Chiefs of Staff and civil-military relations. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:International Affairs. 2023/05, Vol. 99, Issue 3, p1361
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Military History and Science
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0020-5850
  • DOI:10.1093/ia/iiad069
  • Accession Number:163578176
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