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.
Europe’s China Shock 2.0: Where does it go from here?
English Summary
The Brookings report argues that China's export surge poses a structural threat of deindustrialization to the EU, necessitating a strategic shift beyond mere trade defense. While the EU is implementing new anti-subsidy tools, the primary challenge is not external, but internal: the lack of a unified, continent-wide industrial and financial policy. To achieve true resilience, the EU must overcome political fragmentation and leverage its collective strength to build a deeply integrated Single Market and capital union. Ultimately, the path forward requires a long-term, coordinated European industrial strategy to build future competitiveness, rather than simply protecting existing sectors.
中文摘要
布魯金斯報告指出，中國的出口激增對歐盟構成了一種結構性的去工業化威脅，這要求歐盟必須超越單純的貿易防禦，進行戰略轉型。雖然歐盟正在實施新的反補貼工具，但主要的挑戰並非來自外部，而是內部的：缺乏一套統一的、全大陸層面的工業和金融政策。若想實現真正的韌性，歐盟必須克服政治碎片化，發揮其集體力量，建立一個深度整合的單一市場和資本聯盟。從長遠來看，前進的道路需要制定一項協調的歐洲產業戰略，以建立未來的競爭力，而非僅僅保護現有的產業部門。
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