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 to Navigate the Shifting International Order
English Summary
President Stubb argues that the current global environment is undergoing a 'transition' rather than a 'rupture,' warning that abandoning multilateralism risks descending into chaotic spheres of influence. He posits that the existing international order, built on rules and institutions, has been highly beneficial and must be reformed to give greater agency to non-founding powers (e.g., expanding the UN Security Council). For policy, the key strategy is to strengthen transatlantic cooperation—particularly in defense and technology—while simultaneously reforming global institutions to ensure that multilateralism remains the dominant framework, thereby stabilizing the global system.
中文摘要
斯圖布總統主張，當前全球環境正經歷的是一場「轉型」（transition），而非「崩潰」（rupture），並警告稱，放棄多邊主義極有可能導致陷入混亂的勢力範圍。他提出，現有的國際秩序是建立在規則和制度基礎上的，其效益極大，因此必須進行改革，以賦予非創設國（例如擴大聯合國安全理事會）更大的權能。在政策層面，關鍵策略是加強跨大西洋合作——特別是在國防和技術領域——同時改革全球制度，確保多邊主義仍是主導框架，從而穩定全球體系。
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