Leads AEI’s foreign and defense team, author of The State and the Soldier, contributing writer at The Atlantic. 2025-2026 Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. Californian. https://www.aei.org/profile/kori-schake/https://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3muukechyuc2k"The long-term threat is to the character and competence of the armed forces. They are becoming politicized, and the politicization of a military can both destroy its combat effectiveness and turn it into an instrument of domestic oppression.” @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/opinion/hegseth-national-security-military-generals.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.eW7Q.Q2k8Zk_DF0CF&smid=nytcore-ios-share06 Sep 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muukechyuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3mukeielvmc2nThink you’ve got problems? Here’s George Washington reporting after the battle of Long Island on mass desertions from his army, and recommending burning NYC since it’s falling into enemy hands: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-06-02-016202 Sep 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukeielvmc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3mukdwoyjwc2k"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired or blocked the promotions of more than 80 generals and admirals, a purge that has hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers and shows no signs of slowing.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/us/hegseth-purge-army-officers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.ZKgz.kWheuVRXeIBG&smid=bs-share02 Sep 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukdwoyjwc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3mukcispdkk2fI’m excited to announce that I’m the new reviewer of military books for @foreignaffairs.com! Being successor to the great @ldfreedman.bsky.social is an honor almost unimaginable.02 Sep 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukcispdkk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3muiwipzfsk2qI hope this promotion list is what SecArmy Driscoll resigned over. Honor to him if is was. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiwipzfsk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3muhsgqoeak2d"Trump was surprised when Driscoll told him how many generals and other top officers had been fired, pushed out, or passed over for promotion under Hegseth." [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhsgqoeak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3muhrrsnhts2dAgree it’s really important. I’m more cautious about the military as the arbiter of these egregious political choices; the failures are civilian and so should the solutions be. Reporting indicates Caine is advising against much of the worst….but I’ve often wondered if he has a red line. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhrrsnhts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3mudzuaoe4k2kexcellent education on Native American warfare from @bretdevereaux.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudzuaoe4k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/kschake.bsky.social/post/3mudzlwwnxc2kDo it, do it, do it, do it! Your experience and thinking would be such a valuable improvement on what I did, @rpg-volley.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:al474m2wxdgnvvlghhlwqehs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudzlwwnxc2k