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.
Memorial Museums and the Legacy of Terrorism
English Summary
Memorial museums are vital civic spaces that process the enduring trauma of terrorism, serving as critical mechanisms for societal remembrance and resilience. The analysis highlights that effective commemoration requires moving beyond single, defining events to acknowledge the diverse, long-term ideological spectrum of threats, including far-right, left-wing, and jihadist movements. For policy, this implies that counter-terrorism strategies and public narratives must be comprehensive, utilizing these cultural institutions to promote a nuanced understanding of history. By demonstrating societal resilience in the face of varied assaults, these museums help shape a forward-looking national identity that resists ideological simplification.
中文摘要
追憶式博物館是重要的公民空間，負責處理恐怖主義帶來的持久創傷，是社會紀念與韌性發展的關鍵機制。本分析指出，有效的紀念工作必須超越單一、決定性的事件，進而承認威脅來源多元且長期持續的意識形態譜系，包括極右翼、極左翼和聖戰主義運動。從政策層面來看，這意味著反恐策略和公共敘事必須是全面的，應利用這些文化機構來促進對歷史的細膩理解。透過展示面對各種攻擊的社會韌性，這些博物館有助於塑造一種抵抗意識形態簡化的、具備前瞻性的國家認同。
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