Ruth Ben-Ghiat
And here is my historian of autocracy analysis of "engineered incompetence" from the same month: https://lucid.substack.com/p/pete-hegseth-and-the-autocratic-strategy?r=4urvg&utm_medium=ios
Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.
While a combat veteran and experienced communicator, Hegseth is by far the least qualified SECDEF in the history of the office. He'll need the strongest supporting cast imaginable in the Pentagon. Deeply difficult times ahead for DOD https://youtu.be/zkNt-vIotWw?si=BfrFb7aPHh9VzV1Y via @YouTube