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.
The Israel Netanyahu Made
English Summary
Netanyahu's most enduring legacy is the institutionalization of a hardline security consensus that will persist regardless of future leadership. He has successfully eliminated the debate over Palestinian statehood and established a permanent, confrontational posture toward Iran, making these extreme policies mainstream. This shift is evidenced by the normalization of settlement expansion in the West Bank and the widespread acceptance of military action against Iran's leadership. Consequently, future Israeli policy, even if led by opposition figures, will be constrained by this uncompromising baseline, severely limiting diplomatic options and making a return to the two-state solution highly improbable.
中文摘要
納坦雅胡最持久的遺產，是將一種強硬的安全共識制度化，這種共識將不受未來領導層變動的影響。他成功消除了關於巴勒斯坦建國的辯論，並對伊朗建立了一種永久的、對抗性的姿態，使得這些極端政策成為主流。這一轉變的證據包括西岸聚居點擴張的常態化，以及對以色列領導層對伊朗採取軍事行動的普遍接受。因此，未來以色列的政策，即使由反對派人物主導，也將受制於這種不妥協的基線，嚴重限制了外交選項，使得重返兩國方案的可能性極低。
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