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.
Ukraine needs help against Russian missiles now. What more can allies do?
English Summary
The article argues that Ukraine's air defense faces a critical crisis because Russia’s missile production vastly outstrips current allied interceptor supplies, making existing aid proposals insufficient or too slow to deploy. Allied efforts focusing solely on more missiles (like Patriots or SAMP-T) are inadequate due to logistical delays and limited European manufacturing capacity. The report suggests two immediate alternatives: implementing 'SkyShield'—using manned combat aircraft patrols over Western Ukraine—or significantly boosting offensive weapons like German Taurus missiles to disrupt Russian missile production facilities. Policy implications demand that allies move beyond simply supplying interceptors, instead adopting scalable strategies that protect civilian infrastructure and degrade Russia’s military-industrial base immediately.
中文摘要
本文指出，烏克蘭的防空系統正面臨一場關鍵危機，因為俄羅斯飛彈產能遠超盟國現有的攔截器供應量，使得目前的援助提案無論是不足或部署速度過慢。 僅專注於提供更多飛彈（如愛國者或SAMP-T）的盟國努力是站不住腳的，原因在於後勤延遲和歐洲有限的製造能力。本報告提出了兩項即時替代方案：一是實施「天盾」（SkyShield），利用有人駕駛戰鬥機在烏克蘭西部進行巡邏；二是大幅提升德製「陶式」等攻擊性武器的使用，以癱瘓俄羅斯的飛彈生產設施。 政策層面要求盟國不能僅止於提供攔截器，而必須採取可擴展的策略，立即保護平民基礎設施並削弱俄羅斯的軍工基礎。
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