The Common Defense
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The Common Defense is a book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes U.S. national security policy and civil-military relations during the Cold War era.
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| The Common Defense canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Common Defense Context triple: [Samuel P. Huntington, notableWork, The Common Defense]
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A.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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B.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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C.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
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D.
Forsvaret
Forsvaret is the unified military organization of Norway, responsible for the country’s defense and armed operations by land, sea, and air.
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E.
Duty First
Duty First is the official motto of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, encapsulating its emphasis on service and responsibility above personal interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Common Defense Target entity description: The Common Defense is a book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes U.S. national security policy and civil-military relations during the Cold War era.
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A.
Sinews of Peace
Sinews of Peace is the 1946 speech by Winston Churchill, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, that famously introduced the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of postwar Europe.
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B.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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C.
Council of War
The Council of War was a key military-administrative body of the Catholic Monarchy responsible for overseeing war policy, army organization, and strategic decision-making.
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D.
Forsvaret
Forsvaret is the unified military organization of Norway, responsible for the country’s defense and armed operations by land, sea, and air.
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E.
Duty First
Duty First is the official motto of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, encapsulating its emphasis on service and responsibility above personal interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
political science
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security studies ⓘ |
| addresses |
policy-making under conditions of external threat
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problems of organizing for national defense ⓘ tensions between security and democratic accountability ⓘ |
| analyzes |
evolution of U.S. national security institutions
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relationship between civilian leaders and the military ⓘ |
| author | Samuel P. Huntington ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
civilian control of the military
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impact of nuclear weapons on strategy ⓘ military professionalism ⓘ role of Congress in defense policy ⓘ role of the bureaucracy in defense planning ⓘ role of the presidency in national security ⓘ |
| examinesPeriod |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
post–World War II United States ⓘ |
| field |
civil-military relations
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national security studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
United States defense policy
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military institutions in U.S. democracy ⓘ strategic planning in the Cold War ⓘ |
| genre |
international relations
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political science ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | political scientist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | realist approach to international politics ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFramework |
institutional analysis of national security
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realist theory of international relations ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on civil-military relations in the United States
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scholarship on U.S. national security policy ⓘ |
| isAbout |
U.S. military establishment
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defense organization and strategy ⓘ national security decision-making ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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U.S. national security policy ⓘ civil-military relations ⓘ |
| publisher |
Rowman & Littlefield
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surface form:
Greenwood Press
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| relatedWork |
Political Order in Changing Societies
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The Soldier and the State ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| timeContext |
Cold War
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nuclear age ⓘ |
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