Civil-Military Relations

This chapter explores the aspects of civil-military relations, and how these relationships in the football ecosystem mirror those of the military. One of the principal considerations at the strategic level of warStrategic Level of War is the interaction between civilian leadership and military officers. This relationship is fundamental to how a nation prepares for and fights its wars. There are two predominant theories of civil-military relations. The normal theory espoused by Samuel Huntington, and the unequal dialogue proposed by Eliot CohenCohen, Eliot.