Folge 17: Exposing the Fault Lines? How Corona has Affected American Civil-Military Relations

The German view of the American military has for a long time been
dominated by the presence of U.S. forces in the country. Germany
has certainly profited from this presence for decades, but it has
become somewhat controversial recently, on both sides of the
Atlantic. In this episode of the HCA podcast, Anja Schüler talks
with David Eisler about how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected
American civil-military relations. Their conversation shines a
light on the American military and its role in the Corona crisis,
but also on the military’s larger position in American politics
and society. David Eisler is a doctoral candidate in the HCA’s
Graduiertenkolleg “Authority and Trust,” finishing his
dissertation on civil-military relations and American war
fiction. He has also served five years on active duty in the
United States Army, with tours in Germany, Iraq, and Afghanistan.