# The U.S. Military Posture Amid Domestic Deployments

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Podcast: [The Diplomacy Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-diplomacy-podcast-7380491)
Published: 2025-09-03T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://nicholaskralev.substack.com/p/diplomacy-and-military-posture
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## Resource

Guest: Michael O'Hanlon , chair in defense and strategy at the Brookings Institution. Understanding the relationship between diplomacy and military force is essential in designing and implementing national security policy. At a time of domestic deployments of armed service members and a breakdown of the traditional interagency policy process created after World War II, what are the dynamics in that relationship? On this episode of “The Diplomacy Podcast,” we discuss the state of the U.S. defense posture more than seven months into the second Trump administration. My guest is Michael O’Hanlon, director of foreign policy research and chair in defense and strategy at the Brookings Institution. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nicholaskralev.substack.com

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