# ‘Culture of fear’ inside US Defence Department as dissent slowly leaks out

https://mins.news/en/video/46762

- France 24 English, 2026-09-05 15:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGAX04ymoRE

> Dafydd Townley argues that the turmoil surrounding Pete Hegseth reflects more than personnel disputes at the Pentagon. The removal and sidelining of experienced officials, weakened professional military education and the prioritisation of political loyalty risk reshaping the institutional culture through which the US military evaluates strategy.

## Related coverage

- [US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll quits: ‘What we’ve seen is almost a factional clash’](https://mins.news/en/video/47274) — France 24 English, 2026-09-06
- [‘Culture of fear’ within US Defence Department as dissent slowly leaks out](https://mins.news/en/item/46780) — France 24, 2026-09-05
- [Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon: The controversies defining his tenure](https://mins.news/en/item/44647) — Al Jazeera, 2026-09-04
- ['People are so frightened': Military experts unpack Hegseth's purges](https://mins.news/en/video/42541) — CNN, 2026-09-02