The Soldier’s Paradox

This study maps the “soldier’s paradox”: how the virtues forged by military moulding—discipline, cohesion, decisiveness—become either assets or liabilities in civilian life and politics. Through theory, case vignettes (Eisenhower, de Gaulle, Grant, Musharraf, Pinochet), and an institutional lens on Pakistan, it shows why soldiers must be re-moulded for consent-based leadership and how constitutional boundaries keep command culture democratic.







