Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Breach, Neglect, Guidance Thomas Crosbie Part I: New Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 1. What is Military Politics? Thomas Crosbie Chapter 2. Rethinking Clausewitz's Chameleon: Is It Time for Western Militaries to Abandon the Idea of War's Immutable Nature? Anders Theis Bollmann and Søren Sjøgren Part II: New Perspectives on Senior Officership Chapter 3. Military Contrarianism: The Case of Israel Yagil Levy Chapter 4. Embedded in Politics: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, its Chairman, and the Structure of U.S. Civil-Military Relations Sharon K. Weiner Chapter 5.

Civil-Military Challenges and the Militia James Campbell Chapter 6. Strategic Civil-Military Relations: Tomorrow's Generals' Views on Dissent, Disobedience and Principled Resignation Steven Lee Katz Part III: Military Politics and Military Operations Chapter 7. Military Politics on the Battlefield: Strategy and Effectiveness in War Carrie A. Lee Chapter 8. Begging Permission, Asking Forgiveness: Explaining How Officers Handle Wearing Two Hats in Multilateral Military Operations Stephen M. Saideman Chapter 9. Judges on the Battlefield? Judicial Observer Effects in US and UK National Security Policies Lena Trabucco Chapter 10. Small Powers' Civil-Military Relations: Two Smoking Guns Carsten Roennfeldt Conclusion: Military Politics as Research Program Thomas Crosbie References Index.