In a move equal parts theatrics and governance, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.” The gesture is more than semantic—it’s an atmospheric shift in how the U.S. frames its military purpose, practice, and posture in a volatile world saved less by diplomacy and more by force.

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