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03660aam a2200505 i 4500 001 5238E998CD6211EE9507C16149ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240217010049 008 220628s2023 ksua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022014510 020 $a 0700633987 020 $a 9780700633982 035 $a (OCoLC)1333080493 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d IAD $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK330 $b .S36 2023 082 00 $a 322/.50973 $2 23/eng/20220810 084 $a HIS027110 $a HIS027110 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Schmidt, Todd Andrew, $e author. 245 10 $a Silent coup of the guardians : $b the influence of U.S. military elites on national security / $c Todd Andrew Schmidt. 246 30 $a Influence of US military elites on national security 264 1 $a Lawrence, Kansas : $b University Press of Kansas, $c [2023] 300 $a xxvii, 259 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Studies in civil-military relations 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Military elites and praetorian propensities -- Genesis of the guardians -- The scholarly Roadmap -- Military elites as an epistemic community -- The role & influence of military elites -- Consequences -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Semi-structured interview Questions -- Appendix B: Sample population -- Appendix C: Wave one -- Appendix E: Interview methodology -- Appendix F: Analysis of the National Security Strategies of the United States -- Appendix G: Military elite conceptual attributes and theoretical implication. 520 $a "Understanding US national security and foreign policy decision-making requires understanding the actors: the president, civilian elites, advisors, bureaucracies, and institutions. In Silent Coup of the Guardians, Todd Schmidt demonstrates that military elites constitute an epistemic community and, as such, play a unique role due to their exceptional influence over both policy process and outcome. His findings help explain nuanced relationships between military elites, the president, and Congress; decision-making in national security and foreign policy; and civil-military balance of power relations that suggest a potential trend of praetorian behavior among U.S. military elites. He concludes that a silent coup of the guardians has occurred, and that professionals and citizens need to ask what should be done to re-balance civil-military relations"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Civil-military relations $z United States. 650 0 $a National security $z United States $x Decision making. 651 0 $a United States $x Officials and employees $x Officials and employees $v Interviews. 650 0 $a Elite (Social sciences) $z United States. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / United States. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Armed Forces $x Officials and employees. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01351840 650 7 $a Civil-military relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862889 650 7 $a Elite (Social sciences) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00908113 650 7 $a National security $x Decision making. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01033717 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Interviews. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423832 776 08 $i Online version: $a Schmidt, Todd Andrew. $t Silent coup of the guardians $d Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2023] $z 9780700633999 $w (DLC) 2022014511 830 0 $a Studies in civil-military relations 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240217011234.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5238E998CD6211EE9507C16149ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search