11. How a Free Society Controls Its Military – Peter Feaver
How does a free society maintain a powerful military without allowing it to dominate politics?
In this episode of Tocqueville Talks, Director Brent Nelson and co-host Beth L’Arrivée speak with Peter Feaver (Duke University), one of the leading scholars of civil–military relations and former Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control on the U.S. National Security Council.
Feaver’s work centers on a fundamental question: how can democratic societies maintain both military strength and civilian control?
Drawing on his experience in both academia and national security policymaking, Feaver…
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