The Next President Must Fix America's Civilian-Military Gridlock

The Next President Must Fix America's Civilian-Military Gridlock

Good strategy can only come from integrating our political and military powers.

 

Ronald E. Neumann was ambassador in Algeria, Bahrain and Afghanistan, a senior diplomat in Iraq and an infantry officer in Vietnam.

Image: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter co-chair the Counter-ISIL Ministerial Joint Ministerial Plenary. Wikimedia Commons/Department of State