Reflections on Civil-Military Relations: Crises, Comparisons & Paradoxes

Description

Join the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and Duke University's Program in American Grand Strategy for the 2020 Conference on Civil-Military Relations. See the schedule online.

This conference will:

• educate the audience on the history of civil-military relations, particularly the legacies of leadership, cultural change, and policy shifts during wartime
• present various dimensions of current civil-military relations debates
• engage the audience on questions of who serves, who is expected to serve, and who should serve in U.S. defense and national security, to include debates on the concepts of national service and the ethos of service
• continue to raise questions of leadership, ethics, and morals within military and civilian command and national service more broadly

Theater of War Productions will return for this conference for a performance of Theater of War: Scenes from Sophocles' "Philoctetes". Theater of War is an innovative public health project that presents readings of ancient Greek plays as a catalyst for town hall discussions about the challenges faced by service members, veterans, and their caregivers and families today. The performance of Sophocles' Philoctetes will be followed by community panelist remarks and a facilitated town hall discussion.