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.
US biosafety policy and regulations: Assessing the landscape
English Summary
The Brookings analysis identifies biosafety regulation as a critical and rapidly evolving policy area, driven by post-COVID concerns, advanced life sciences, and the integration of AI into biological research. The federal government is responding with a multi-pronged approach, implementing various executive orders and legislative proposals to supervise high-risk life sciences research. The central policy challenge is balancing the need for robust biosecurity risk mitigation with the imperative of safeguarding and fostering U.S. innovation in the biotechnology sector. Policymakers must therefore develop comprehensive regulatory frameworks that are both restrictive enough to manage emerging threats and flexible enough to sustain scientific advancement.
中文摘要
布魯金斯學會的分析指出，生物安全監管是一個關鍵且快速發展的政策領域。此趨勢的驅動因素包括疫情後擔憂、先進生命科學的發展，以及人工智慧（AI）在生物研究中的整合。聯邦政府正採取多方面方法，實施各種行政命令和立法提案，以監督高風險的生命科學研究。核心的政策挑戰在於：如何在建立強健的生物安全風險緩解措施的必要性與保護和促進美國生物技術產業創新的迫切需求之間取得平衡。因此，政策制定者必須制定出全面且具備彈性的監管框架，既能管理新興威脅，又能持續支持科學進步。
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