Summary: Dr. Paul Staniland and Dr. Austin Carson, political science professors at the University of Chicago, join the podcast to discuss how studying international civil-military relations can shed light on American civ-mil – and how the challenges of maintaining civilian control of militaries play out in countries around the world. Why do some countries experience coups, and others don’t? What happens when a country’s military becomes truly politicized? In addition, we discuss Dr. Carson’s new book Secret Wars: Covert Conflict in International Politics, which was recently named the winner of the 2018 Lepgold Book Prize – one of the most prestigious awards in the international affairs field, which Dr. Staniland also won three years ago.<br><br>Note: This episode was recorded in late August 2019, prior to the breakdown of the United States' negotiations with the Taliban.<br><br>This podcast is in no way intended to reflect the official positions of the Department of Defense or any other military entity.<br><br>Podcast Production Credit:<br><br>Thomas Krasnican, host<br>Nick Paraiso, host<br>Aishwarya Kumar, producer
