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.
Emergency Management Research: Hard to Find, Even More Difficult to Organize
English Summary
The report analyzes the vast corpus of Emergency Management (EM) research, concluding that while the body of knowledge is immense and highly relevant to modern hazards, it is fundamentally disorganized and difficult to synthesize. Evidence from mapping over 140,000 articles shows that EM topics are scattered across diverse global disciplines and journals, with their intrinsic structure not aligning with core EM practices like preparedness or response. This fragmentation stems from research being funded by varied sources outside of dedicated EM experts. Consequently, the report implies that educational institutions (like NDEMU) must develop sophisticated organizational strategies to identify, synthesize, and translate this scattered research into usable training and policy.
中文摘要
本報告分析了龐大的緊急管理（Emergency Management, EM）研究文獻，結論指出儘管該知識體系極為深厚且與現代災害議題高度相關，但其結構上卻是混亂且難以綜合。透過對超過 140,000 篇文章的繪製分析顯示，EM 主題分散於多樣化的全球學科和期刊中，其內在結構並未與核心的 EM 實踐（如準備或應變）保持一致。這種碎片化現象源於研究資金來自各類非專職的來源，而非由專業的 EM 專家主導。因此，本報告暗示教育機構（例如 NDEMU）必須制定複雜的組織策略，以識別、綜合並將這些分散的研究成果轉化為可用的培訓內容和政策建議。
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