ABSTRACT The erosion of democratic norms in the United States during 2025 has precipitated a profound crisis in civil-military relations, compelling military officers to confront the tension between their constitutional oath and emerging pressures for partisan alignment. This analysis delineates the mechanisms of this backsliding, drawing on empirical assessments from the V-Dem Institute‘s Democracy Report … Leggi tutto Civil-Military Relations in Crisis: Democratic Erosion and the U.S. Military’s Oath in 2025