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March 17, 2025

The U.S. Military Should Abandon Bad Ideas That Handicap America and Israel

Refocusing the prevention of civilian harm.

The appointment of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense has ushered in a major shakeup at the Pentagon, although it remains unclear what the long-term effects will be. Aharon J. Friedman and Allan Barall suggest that now would be a good time for rethinking the military’s approach to preventing civilian casualties, and in particular its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan (CHMR-AP), advanced by the former secretary of defense Lloyd Austin:

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