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Britain and France: The Officers Corps and Civil-Military Relations
In a democracy the military services are invariably legally subject to civilian control, and it is generally agreed that this is as it should be. Agreement is not so general on how to make civilian control most effective. In the United States much of the current criticism of the military services alleges that, at least in recent years, they have not been subject to effective control
War: Limitations and National Priorities
The political abrasions that persist in the international power system require a rational employment of today\u27s weaponry. It is therefore essential that antagonists carefully balance the objectives they seek against potential costs and risks
The Objectives of Arms Control
The commencement of the recent Strategic Arms Limitation Talks in Helsinki has aroused greater interest in the concept of arms control. In the eyes of many people, any arms control or reduction is inherently stabilizing and economical
Is There a Generation Gap in Naval Officer Corps?
In an effort to determine the extant and presence of any differences of opinion among the younger and older members of the naval officer corps, the author of this article conducted a survey among the students of the Naval War College and the students of the Officer Candidate School of Newport, R.I
Alternative vs. Traditional News: A Content Analysis of News Coverage of the 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11
The researcher sought to understand the differences in framing used by alternative media outlets and traditional or mainstream media outlets. A sampling of articles about the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was used from alternative and traditional media publications to conduct this study. These articles were analyzed by a software program to determine themes and concepts within both data sets. The analysis revealed traditional media was less varied in themes than was alternative media, with the latter clearly showing an effort to be. Traditional media was found to provide routine coverage of commemorative services and very little critical analysis. Further highlighting the differences in the 2 media paradigms was the use of profanity in alternative media, which was discovered by using the find function available with word processing software
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