OPINION: In times of Chinese surveillance balloons, civilian control of the military is weakening

Gen. Michael Minihan's memo, dispatched on January 27, forecasts an upcoming war with China, diverging from the Biden administration's position on the matter. Gunnar Wainwright (MPA ‘24) argues that the memo's public nature accentuates the intricate dynamic between civilian and military authority in shaping the US's approach to national security.

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