{"271431":{"#nid":"271431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"German and US Army Officers Share Transatlantic Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn Thursday, 23 January 2014, Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtcets.weebly.com\/\u0022\u003ECenter for European and Transatlantic Studies\u003C\/a\u003E (CETS) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy\u003C\/a\u003E (CISTP) jointly hosted a panel discussion on Transatlantic Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations featuring Lieutenant Colonel Thomas K. Harland, Chief, German Army Liaison Staff and Armor Liaison Officer to the US Army \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.benning.army.mil\/mcoe\/\u0022\u003EManeuver Center of\u003C\/a\u003E Excellence (MCOE) and\u0026nbsp;Major Nathan M. Hubbard, 1st Cavalry Regiment, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.benning.army.mil\/tenant\/3HBCT3ID\/\u0022\u003E3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division\u003C\/a\u003E (ID), US Army. Both officers are stationed at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.benning.army.mil\/\u0022\u003EFt Benning\u003C\/a\u003E near Columbus GA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EA wide range of topics from the scholarly-theoretical to the practical were brought out in the course of the discussion and in response to questions from the audience. Both speakers began their comments noting that their families are part of the local Georgia communities in which they live. Similarities and differences in the way that societies view the role of the military in general due to institutions, history, and the role of technology in Europe and the United States were explored.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ECivilian control and oversight over the military are among the chief hallmarks of liberal democracies. The panel illuminated for many in the audience who have little or no direct interaction with uniformed military, the ways that civil-military relationships manifest, interact, and affect the domestic and international policies of western democracies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis event was organized as part of the Georgia Tech \u003Cem\u003EInitiative on Strategy, Technology, and the US Military.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Similarities and differences in the way that societies view the role of the military in general due to institutions, history, and the role of technology in Europe and the United States were explored."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOn Thursday, 23 January 2014, Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtcets.weebly.com\/\u0022\u003ECenter for European and Transatlantic Studies\u003C\/a\u003E (CETS) and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy\u003C\/a\u003E (CISTP) jointly hosted a panel discussion on Transatlantic Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations featuring Lieutenant Colonel Thomas K. Harland, Chief, German Army Liaison Staff and Armor Liaison Officer to the US Army \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.benning.army.mil\/mcoe\/\u0022\u003EManeuver Center of\u003C\/a\u003E Excellence (MCOE) and\u0026nbsp;Major Nathan M. Hubbard, 1st Cavalry Regiment, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.benning.army.mil\/tenant\/3HBCT3ID\/\u0022\u003E3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division\u003C\/a\u003E (ID), US Army. Both officers are stationed at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.benning.army.mil\/\u0022\u003EFt Benning\u003C\/a\u003E near Columbus GA.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The panel illuminated for many in the audience who have little or no direct interaction with uniformed military, the ways that civil-military relationships manifest, interact, and affect the domestic and international policies of western democracies."}],"uid":"27751","created_gmt":"2014-01-27 13:15:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:44","author":"Vince Pedicino","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"271381":{"id":"271381","type":"image","title":"Harland Hubbard","body":null,"created":"1449244095","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:48:15","changed":"1475894961","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:21","alt":"Harland Hubbard","file":{"fid":"198644","name":"ltc_harland__maj_hubbard_gt_23jan2014_small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ltc_harland__maj_hubbard_gt_23jan2014_small_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ltc_harland__maj_hubbard_gt_23jan2014_small_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":55527,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ltc_harland__maj_hubbard_gt_23jan2014_small_0.jpg?itok=zSGvLL4X"}},"271391":{"id":"271391","type":"image","title":"Hubbard Kosal Birchfield","body":null,"created":"1449244095","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:48:15","changed":"1475894961","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:21","alt":"Hubbard Kosal Birchfield","file":{"fid":"198645","name":"maj_hubbard__profs_birchfield__kosal_gt_23jan2014_small.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/maj_hubbard__profs_birchfield__kosal_gt_23jan2014_small_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/maj_hubbard__profs_birchfield__kosal_gt_23jan2014_small_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":163305,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/maj_hubbard__profs_birchfield__kosal_gt_23jan2014_small_0.jpg?itok=bMezDAXn"}}},"media_ids":["271381","271391"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Margaret Kosal\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:margaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emargaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["margaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}