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.
How I Got My Career in Foreign Policy: Liana Fix
English Summary
Liana Fix, a Senior Fellow at CFR, recounts her career journey in foreign policy, emphasizing the importance of pursuing one's passions despite discouragement. Her experiences, from studying war in a pacifist Germany to living in Russia and the US, highlight the disconnect between conventional wisdom and geopolitical realities. Fix's career trajectory underscores the value of intellectual curiosity, courage in voicing original ideas, and the evolving nature of European security, particularly Germany's shift towards rearmament in response to Russia's actions and broader geopolitical changes.
中文摘要
CFR資深研究員Liana Fix女士回顧其外交政策生涯，強調在遭遇挫折時仍應堅持自身熱情的重要性。她從在和平主義的德國研究戰爭，到在俄羅斯和美國生活，這些經歷凸顯了傳統智慧與地緣政治現實之間的脫節。Fix女士的職業發展軌跡突顯了智力好奇心、勇於表達獨創觀點的價值，以及歐洲安全格局的演變，特別是德國因應俄羅斯行動及更廣泛的地緣政治變遷而轉向重新軍備化的趨勢。
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