Army culture(s)

There is little doubt that culture is the “secret sauce” that allows some armies to perform at a remarkably higher level than others. However, soldiers are not only members of an army; they are also part of a government bureaucracy and citizens of a state. This paper considers the effect of national, government and army cultures on the Canadian Army during coalition operations of the 1990s and 2000s. The paper argues that as a liberal and...