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no bull and the aftermath.

I'm Ruheni Krupp and this is an episode from the LawFair archive for September 5, 2021.

The chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan that unfolded over the past weeks has spurred

a series of debates over the withdrawal strategy, US involvement in the country and the role

of the US military worldwide.

Part of those debates include questions about US civil military relations.

For today's podcast, I chose an episode from February 2018.

In this episode, Jack Gullsmith sat down with Phil Carter to talk about the history of

civil military relations, the Trump administration's departure from that tradition, and what the

future might hold.

I'm Matthew Khan and this is the LawFair podcast, February 20, 2018.

The Trump administration has been marked by the norms and shattered.

In that regard, the military has been no exception.

To discuss the ways that the Trump administration may be challenging civil military relations,

LawFair co-founder Jack Gullsmith had a conversation with Phil Carter, a senior fellow at the Center

for a New American Security, they talked about the history of civil military relations,

episodes that illustrate the Trump administration's departure from those norms and what it might

mean for the future.

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