Resumen de The Scholar as Secretary

• An interview with U.S. secretary of defense Ashton Carter is presented in which he discusses his professional preparation for the top job in the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. budget and potential cuts to the defense budget and the U.S. Department of State, and the military power of the U.S. in relation to Russian action against Ukraine. He also discusses Islamic terrorism in the form of the organization ISIL, China's construction of islands in Asia, and the concept of deterrence