# ’90s Rewind | A Military Without Rival

- Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2025/06/90s-rewind-a-military-without-rival/
- Published: 2025-06-11T10:19:50-04:00

## The new national security and the changing purpose of military power

The military and the very idea of national security changed a lot in the 1990s. 
Politicians promised a new period of peace and prosperity after the Cold War, but
the military would not draw down from the international arena. On the contrary, 
the United States turned to policing the world, and the military carried out new
types of missions meant to advance new ideals, ambitions, and interests.

In this episode of None Of The Above’s ‘90s Rewind miniseries, the [Institute for Global Affairs](https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/)’
Mark Hannah explores strategic, structural, technological, and social change in 
the US military. He is joined by military historian Max Boot, a senior fellow at
the Council on Foreign Relations and columnist for _The Washington Post_. NPR’s 
Deborah Amos returns to provide insights and commentary.

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**Max Boot** is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
at the Council on Foreign Relations and a weekly columnist for _The Washington Post_.
He is the author of six books, most recently _Reagan: His Life and Legend_, a biography
of Ronald Reagan. He has also appeared as a CNN global affairs analyst and a regular
guest on MSNBC, NPR, BBC, and other programs.

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**Deborah Amos** is a Ferris Professor of Journalism in Residence at Princeton University.
Over the course of her award-winning career, she served as an international correspondent
for NPR, ABC, and PBS. Her reporting has largely focused on the Middle East and 
refugees. She was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.