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Soldiers Drawn into Politics? Civil-Military Relations, Hybrid Military Spaces and the Future of Interventions

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In January 2012, a video depicting U.S. soldiers urinating on Afghan dead bodies was released. Mr George Little, a Pentagon spokesman, declared that the footage was “utterly deplorable”, and this was followed by similar statements by other high-ranking U.S. government officials (Bowley/Rosenberg 2012). The behavior of these soldiers had dramatic political consequences for the reputation of U.S. soldiers abroad and for their credibility and legitimacy in respect to military operations in Afghanistan.

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  1. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Chiara Ruffa Ph.D.

  2. King’s College, London, UK

    Prof. Christopher Dandeker Ph.D.

  3. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    Prof. Dr. Pascal Vennesson

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Ruffa, C., Dandeker, C., Vennesson, P. (2013). Soldiers Drawn into Politics? Civil-Military Relations, Hybrid Military Spaces and the Future of Interventions. In: Kümmel, G., Giegerich, B. (eds) The Armed Forces: Towards a Post-Interventionist Era?. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 14. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01286-1_3

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