How Hegseth’s "war on woke" could backfire
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The US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth says banning "woke" language, reducing women's participation programmes and stopping DEI initiatives will strengthen the US military and bring back a "warrior ethos". But what if those decisions take the US backwards? International security specialist Professor Bethan Greener argues they might undermine the US' ability to fight.
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