The article argues that recent executive overreach and politicization have severely undermined established norms of U.S. civil-military relations. To restore professional standards, the incoming Congress must actively exercise its oversight powers, moving beyond mere criticism to demanding transparency in defense policy and personnel decisions. Key reforms include enforcing meritocratic promotion processes, requiring documented justification for senior officer removals, and preventing the partisan use of the military. These actions are crucial for bolstering public trust and ensuring the military remains a nonpartisan instrument of civilian control.
Filling the "Missing Middle" to Scale Energy Breakthroughs: Public, Private, and Philanthropic Solutions
English Summary
A critical funding gap—the 'missing middle'—prevents promising energy companies and projects from scaling in the US, slowing technologies needed for energy security, affordability, and sustainability. This gap disadvantages American firms against Chinese and international competitors in clean energy innovation. CFR's Climate Realism Initiative addresses this through 'Financing the Missing Middle,' a policy collection offering strategies to bridge the gap through coordinated public, private, and philanthropic solutions.
中文摘要
一個關鍵的資金缺口——即「缺失的中間環節」（missing middle）——阻礙了美國有前景的能源公司和項目擴大規模，從而減緩了能源安全、可負擔性與永續性所需技術的發展。此缺口使美國企業在清潔能源創新方面處於對抗中國和國際競爭者的劣勢地位。CFR的氣候現實主義倡議（Climate Realism Initiative）透過「為缺失的中間環節提供資金」（Financing the Missing Middle）來應對此問題，這是一份政策彙編，提供協調的公共、私人和慈善解決方案，以彌補資金鴻溝。
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