Published: 2022-04-25
Articles
Examining the Positive and Negative Aspects of US Military/Contractor Bonds in the Operational Environment
135–173
AbstractThe US Department of Defense (DoD) relies on contractors to execute its mission. Although the DoD aims to maintain functional group bonds among...
Taiwan’s Changing Military Covenant and the Armed Forces’ Institutional Autonomy
174–197
AbstractEvery country possessing an armed force has a military covenant: a set of shared, often implicit, expectations between the military and society....
America’s Foe on Twitter
English and Farsi Political Messages from Iranian Leaders
198–222
AbstractThis article examines English and Farsi political messages on Twitter from two Iranian leaders, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and...
Boredom, Fragmentation, and the US Army in Eastern Europe
223–254
AbstractThis article examines a forward-deployed US Army unit in Eastern Europe. Drawing from military sociology, the theoretical framework used to...
The Intergenerational Effect of Military Service in a Country with a Citizen-Soldier Army
255–273
AbstractThe claim has been made that the social impact of army service has eroded in recent decades as the influence of service as an intergenerational...