The Timidity of America’s Top Generals
Deference to civilian power is part of the job but can go too far.
Nancy A. Youssef
Nancy A. Youssef is a staff writer at The Atlantic covering national security and the Defense Department. She has written about U.S. national security for more than two decades, including at The Wall Street Journal and McClatchy Newspapers. She has been a foreign correspondent based in Iraq and Egypt and has reported across the Middle East.
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