Eric Edelman

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The United States appears to be engaged in an ongoing, low-oversight, sub-threshold conflict in Venezuela.

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President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held what is believed to be the first-ever all-hands meeting with the entire general and flag officer corps at Quantico.

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The practice of drill instructors laying hands on recruits has been against military rules since 1980.

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The United States appears to be engaged in an ongoing, low-oversight, sub-threshold conflict in Venezuela.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held what is believed to be the first-ever all-hands meeting with the entire general and flag officer corps at Quantico.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

The practice of drill instructors laying hands on recruits has been against military rules since 1980.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

A new directive from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for basic training encourages a "scary" and "rough" environment, allowing drill instructors to curse, frighten recruits, and use physical contact...

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Eric Edelman asserts that President Trump's rhetoric normalizes the domestic use of the military for law enforcement, which would violate the Posse Comitatus Act.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

President Trump's claim to have rebuilt the military is based on two years of 3% growth in the defense budget during his first administration.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Renaming the Department of Defense requires an act of Congress, as the current name is set by the National Security Act of 1947.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have advocated for renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued 10 directives on military standards, including changes to physical fitness, grooming, professional military education, and basic training.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

President Trump has stated that the "enemy within" is more dangerous than the "enemy without" and has suggested using Democrat-governed cities as military training ranges.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

The US victory in the first Gulf War was enabled by major investments in precision-guided munitions and stealth technology, initiated by William Perry in the late 1970s to counter Soviet conventional ...

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Brutal hazing in military basic training does not increase lethality and instead creates an army with characteristics similar to the Russian military.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

According to former senior official Colin Carroll, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth has been spending at least 50% of his time trying to identify the source of leaks since the "Signalgate" controver...

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth allegedly exposed classified information regarding strikes on the Houthis through his use of the Signal messaging application.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

The U.S. seizure of the Russian-flagged tanker Marinara carried a real risk of inadvertent military conflict, as other Russian naval ships were in the vicinity escorting the vessel.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Public opinion polling in Ukraine indicates that while the population is experiencing significant war weariness, there is strong opposition to ceding any territory to Russia.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

The Biden administration deliberately did not enforce oil sanctions against Iran in the hope of reaching a new nuclear agreement.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

The Trump administration's decision to launch a raid to capture Nicolas Maduro in Caracas was partly motivated by videos of Maduro publicly dancing in defiance of U.S. threats.

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

Press reports indicate that the White House was particularly irritated by videos of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dancing publicly, which contributed to the decision to launch a raid to extract ...

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

A potential U.S. military action against Denmark over Greenland would severely damage U.S. treaty alliances and special relationships globally, including with partners in East Asia, Israel, Egypt, and...

Expert perspectiveEric EdelmanApr 20

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