Establishing Civilian Control over the Armed Forces

Armed Forces of the Persian Gulf Countries

The armed forces and the army are main elements of national power. Military readiness gives real significance to the geography, natural resources, and industrial power. Military elements of national power include military purposes, military doctrines, military strategies and policies (defensive and non-defensive), forces, training, command, military technology, weapons and equipment, military o...

Soldier, civilian, criminal: identifying pathways to offending of ex-armed forces personnel in prison

Little is known about why some ex-armed forces personnel become involved in the criminal justice system, however, they represent the largest known occupational group in prison. In-depth interviews were employed to explore possible pathways to offending. Twenty ex-armed forces personnel in prison were recruited from five prisons in England. Data were analysed using a combination of thematic anal...

Institutional Control of the Armed Forces in Nigeria

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (dcaf)

DCAF Working Papers Series DCAF Working Paper Series constitutes studies designed to promote reflection and discussion on civil-military relations and issues of democratic control over defence and security sector. These studies are preliminary and subject to further revisions. The publication of these documents is unedited and unreviewed. The views and opinions expressed are those of the author...

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Civilian Control over the Military

In The Republic, Plato posed an essential problem of the state. Having suggested that a guardian class be nominated to protect the polity, the key question was “who will guard the guards?”(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?). Plato’s proposed solution to the problem was based on inculcating values so that the guardians would develop a distaste for power, maintaining the integrity of civilian rule. ...