First his war secretary warned against wokism and "fat generals", before Donald Trump told hundreds of generals summoned for an unprecedented gathering of US top brass to expect more deployments to fight the "enemy from within". His bragging about federal troops sent to cities run by "radical Democrats" came amid a rambling speech, one that railed against the press and affirmative action but also included praise for firemen and Barack Obama's way of going down staircases without holding the handrail.

We ask about the US commander-in-chief's intentions, and those of Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host who served as a soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan, and who declared war on beards, woke culture and anonymous whistleblowers, as well as women and unfit servicemen who can't meet physical training standards.

So how should armies evolve? What's the role of the military when you're the world's biggest superpower, one that's never seen a coup in its 249 years of existence?

Produced by Théophile Vareille, Jean-Vincent Russo and Ilayda Habip.