https://www.scmp.com/rss/523432/feed Chu Jianguo is professor and dean in the School of Public Administration and Humanities at Dalian Maritime University. A leading scholar in political science and national security studies, he has proposed influential concepts including “economic republic,” “benevolent democracy”, “elite self-discipline” and “political organism.” en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zhengxu Wang,Chu Jianguo Zhengxu Wang,Chu Jianguo US President Donald Trump has ordered that the Department of Defence be renamed the Department of War, harking back to pre-1947 America. This is puzzling, to say the least. A name change will simply cause administrative disruption, burdening the Pentagon’s bloated bureaucracy with no meaningful improvements in military performance. Across a sprawling bureaucracy of more than 2 million people, every logo, document, website, plaque and building sign would have to be updated. Up to billions of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3324763/department-war-us-defence-needs-deeper-reforms-not-name-change?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3324763/department-war-us-defence-needs-deeper-reforms-not-name-change?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:30:08 +0000