The Civil Military Dialogue Is The Most Critical Component...

Arguably, civil-military dialogue is the most critical component of strategic art as it serves to build trust and create shared understanding. High levels of trust and understanding facilitate the matching of strategy to policy while forming the guiding logic that underpins the chosen theory of victory. Furthermore, candid and continuous dialogue facilitates reassessment and redirection when prewar plans fail to meet wartime realities. Without candid and iterative discourse, the result is nothing less than friction on one hand, and the unanticipated consequences of ill-conceived objectives on the other. Indeed, limited war is difficult, and as such, it places a heavy strain on civil-military relations. The root cause of this friction, centers on the military’s preference for overwhelming victories and a professional education that is less than adequate to negotiate the demands of the strategic environment. 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