Neil N Snyder
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187635 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil N Snyder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil N |
| FAMILY NAME | Snyder |
| SIGNATURE | SNYDER N N |
| AFFILIATIONS | U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7390-2967 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Research Note: Is There a Civil–Military or Political Divide to How Americans Describe the U.S. Military
The U.S. military has been described as a calling, an occupation, a way to get ahead in life, a warrior class, and a family tradition. This study explores whether there are civil–military or partisan divides over these descriptions, cleavages that could be important to the broader debates on the civil–military divide and partisan polarization. This article presents the results of a survey fielded to a nationally representative sample of American …
Political Giving by Retired U.S. General and Flag Officers
Why do retired U.S. General and Flag Officers (GOFOs) donate to political causes? I argue that retired GOFOs likely sort between nondonors, partisan donors, and corporate political action committee donors. Using a novel data set of all former members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Combatant Commanders from 1979 to 2022 and drawing on data from the Federal Election Commission, I examine the conditions associated with increased likelihood …
Tyranny of the Inbox: Managing the US National Security Agenda
Presidential management style, foreign policy preferences, and domestic political interests all affect the national security agenda. International crises, however, are particularly likely to garner the attention of the National Security Council. This article analyzes a novel data set of all the issues raised at National Security Council meetings from 1947 to 1993 and finds that contemporaneous crises are very likely to be discussed, but that cris…
Polarized Patriots: Political Giving by U.S. Military Officers
How has political polarization affected political giving by military officers? I argue that public data on military officers’ donations to political causes is likely to reveal partisan and ideological divides among military officer donors. I analyze military officers’ donations from 1979 to 2024 and show that the number of military officers donating to political causes has increased dramatically. The results show that military officer donors are …
Why Americans Consider Joining the Military
Why do Americans consider joining the military? Americans’s values, their perceptions of military benefits, their confidence in meeting military entrance requirements, and their family connections to the military may affect their likelihood of considering military service. This article tests these hypotheses with the results from a novel survey fielded to a large nationally representative sample of American nonveteran adults within military age g…
Presidential attentiveness to international crises
Why, and under what conditions, do international crises make the president's national security agenda? I argue that international crises are opportunities for presidents to seek domestic political gains, but that presidents are likely to weigh anticipated political benefits against anticipated risk of political opposition. I analyze presidential National Security Council (NSC) meeting agendas from 1947 to 1993 to find that the War Powers Resoluti…
National security in presidential time: The politics of the National Security Council
The National Security Council (NSC) is the preeminent national security feature of the modern U.S. presidency. The NSC is the president's council, but presidents have varied dramatically in how frequently they have convened formal meetings of the NSC since the NSC system was created in 1947. Under what conditions are presidents likely to hold NSC meetings? I argue that presidents are pragmatic about when to engage personally in national security …
American Civil-Military Relations and Presidential Power of Removal
Under what conditions are presidents more likely to remove senior defense officials from office? Using a novel data set of all senior U.S. defense officials, both civilian and uniformed military from 1947 to 2021, this article explores whether anticipated support in Congress, partisan factors, or institutional protections for the military affect observed patterns of removal for defense officials. The results suggest that presidents are more likel…
Political Giving by Retired U.S. General and Flag Officers
Why do retired U.S. General and Flag Officers (GOFOs) donate to political causes? I argue that retired GOFOs likely sort between nondonors, partisan donors, and corporate political action committee donors. Using a novel data set of all former members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Combatant Commanders from 1979 to 2022 and drawing on data from the Federal Election Commission, I examine the conditions associated with increased likelihood …
Why Americans Consider Joining the Military
Why do Americans consider joining the military? Americans’s values, their perceptions of military benefits, their confidence in meeting military entrance requirements, and their family connections to the military may affect their likelihood of considering military service. This article tests these hypotheses with the results from a novel survey fielded to a large nationally representative sample of American nonveteran adults within military age g…
National security in presidential time: The politics of the National Security Council
The National Security Council (NSC) is the preeminent national security feature of the modern U.S. presidency. The NSC is the president's council, but presidents have varied dramatically in how frequently they have convened formal meetings of the NSC since the NSC system was created in 1947. Under what conditions are presidents likely to hold NSC meetings? I argue that presidents are pragmatic about when to engage personally in national security …
American Civil-Military Relations and Presidential Power of Removal
Under what conditions are presidents more likely to remove senior defense officials from office? Using a novel data set of all senior U.S. defense officials, both civilian and uniformed military from 1947 to 2021, this article explores whether anticipated support in Congress, partisan factors, or institutional protections for the military affect observed patterns of removal for defense officials. The results suggest that presidents are more likel…
National security in presidential time: The politics of the National Security Council
The National Security Council (NSC) is the preeminent national security feature of the modern U.S. presidency. The NSC is the president's council, but presidents have varied dramatically in how frequently they have convened formal meetings of the NSC since the NSC system was created in 1947. Under what conditions are presidents likely to hold NSC meetings? I argue that presidents are pragmatic about when to engage personally in national security …
American Civil-Military Relations and Presidential Power of Removal
Under what conditions are presidents more likely to remove senior defense officials from office? Using a novel data set of all senior U.S. defense officials, both civilian and uniformed military from 1947 to 2021, this article explores whether anticipated support in Congress, partisan factors, or institutional protections for the military affect observed patterns of removal for defense officials. The results suggest that presidents are more likel…
Presidential attentiveness to international crises
Why, and under what conditions, do international crises make the president's national security agenda? I argue that international crises are opportunities for presidents to seek domestic political gains, but that presidents are likely to weigh anticipated political benefits against anticipated risk of political opposition. I analyze presidential National Security Council (NSC) meeting agendas from 1947 to 1993 to find that the War Powers Resoluti…
Tyranny of the Inbox: Managing the US National Security Agenda
Presidential management style, foreign policy preferences, and domestic political interests all affect the national security agenda. International crises, however, are particularly likely to garner the attention of the National Security Council. This article analyzes a novel data set of all the issues raised at National Security Council meetings from 1947 to 1993 and finds that contemporaneous crises are very likely to be discussed, but that cris…
Polarized Patriots: Political Giving by U.S. Military Officers
How has political polarization affected political giving by military officers? I argue that public data on military officers’ donations to political causes is likely to reveal partisan and ideological divides among military officer donors. I analyze military officers’ donations from 1979 to 2024 and show that the number of military officers donating to political causes has increased dramatically. The results show that military officer donors are …
Why Americans Consider Joining the Military
Why do Americans consider joining the military? Americans’s values, their perceptions of military benefits, their confidence in meeting military entrance requirements, and their family connections to the military may affect their likelihood of considering military service. This article tests these hypotheses with the results from a novel survey fielded to a large nationally representative sample of American nonveteran adults within military age g…
A Research Note: Is There a Civil–Military or Political Divide to How Americans Describe the U.S. Military
The U.S. military has been described as a calling, an occupation, a way to get ahead in life, a warrior class, and a family tradition. This study explores whether there are civil–military or partisan divides over these descriptions, cleavages that could be important to the broader debates on the civil–military divide and partisan polarization. This article presents the results of a survey fielded to a nationally representative sample of American …
Political Giving by Retired U.S. General and Flag Officers
Why do retired U.S. General and Flag Officers (GOFOs) donate to political causes? I argue that retired GOFOs likely sort between nondonors, partisan donors, and corporate political action committee donors. Using a novel data set of all former members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Combatant Commanders from 1979 to 2022 and drawing on data from the Federal Election Commission, I examine the conditions associated with increased likelihood …
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (3 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 works) · Presidential system (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (2 works) · Military personnel (2 works)