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.
Sustaining South Africa’s Progress in the Next Phase of the HIV Fight
English Summary
South Africa is utilizing the new long-acting injectable PrEP (lenacapavir) to significantly accelerate its efforts toward virtual elimination of HIV, demonstrating high user adoption and effectiveness in early rollout phases. However, sustaining this progress requires scaling up the program to millions of people annually while navigating the withdrawal of major international donor funding. Policy success hinges on establishing local, affordable generic manufacturing capacity to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply chain. This model offers a critical blueprint for global health strategies, providing actionable insights for other sub-Saharan African nations and regions seeking to control rising HIV incidence.
中文摘要
南非正利用新型長效注射式預防藥物（PrEP，即lenacapavir），顯著加速其邁向艾滋病毒（HIV）虛擬消除的努力，並在早期推廣階段展現出高用戶採用率和有效性。然而，維持此項進展需要將計畫擴大至每年數百萬人次，同時還要應對主要國際捐助資金的撤離。政策的成功關鍵在於建立本地化、可負擔的學用藥（generic）製造能力，以確保可靠且可持續的供應鏈。此模式為全球衛生戰略提供了一個關鍵藍圖，為其他尋求控制不斷上升的HIV發病率的撒哈拉以南非洲國家和地區提供了可操作的洞察。
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