"If the ultimate goal is to keep the military from posing a threat to democracy...military professionalism alone cannot sustain healthy civil-military relations. A corresponding civilian professionalism is necessary as well," Loren Voss writes in a review of Kori Schake's new book. Read Loren Voss's review of “The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States” (Polity, 2025) by Kori Schake here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/why-the-u.s.-military-has-never-threatened-civilian-governance