Mandating inclusion: the military as a social lab

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The changing world order has caused an upheaval in the traditional concepts surrounding national security. Included in this upheaval is a redefinition of the social function of the military. Racial integration and acceptance of gay military personnel have transformed the military into a social laboratory.

Social aspects, Armed Forces, Sociology, Military, Military sociology

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When benefits are problems: Germany's social contract woes

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Germany's economic decline can be reversed only if it chooses to reconsider its political direction. The Kohl government must rely on individual resources which can be realized through the implementation of policies geared towards achieving more American-style self-reliance.

Germany, Economic policy, Labor policy, Social contract

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Military discipline, political pressure, and the post-Cold War world

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The US armed forces must have the means for controlling the use of force in morally unstable environments if they are to be effective and fair in the post-Cold War period. These means are known as 'military discipline.'

Military discipline

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