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Lawfare Archive: Civil Military Relations in the Trump Administration

7/4/202644 min

From July 2, 2025: For today's episode, Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman interviews Lindsay Cohn, an associate professor at the Naval War College and Columbia University, to discuss the Trump administration's handling of the U.S. military. Cohn discusses the firings of senior military officials, military parades, and the U.S. military at the U.S-Mexico border and in Los Angeles. She also assesses which policies are of genuine concern and which are overstated. 

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Clips

Military Purge As Coup-Proofing
Troops to Suppress Protests?
DEI Firings Signal Loyalty Litmus
Immigration 'Invasion' Rhetoric Risks Militarization
Loyalty Tests Hurt Readiness
Awkward Birthday Parade Request

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