Ret. Gen. Jack Keane | 07-12-26

General Jack Keane reflects on his transition from a Manhattan Catholic education and Fordham University ROTC to a distinguished thirty-eight-year military career. He attributes his development to the Jesuit emphasis on critical thinking and his early decision to trade a potential business career for the challenges of leading infantry paratroopers. Transitioning to global affairs, Keane identifies a unified strategic threat from the collaboration of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, arguing that these nations are exploiting perceived weaknesses in American leadership to reshape the world order. He advocates for credible deterrence through both military capability and the national resolve to use it, drawing parallels to the containment of the Soviet Union. Despite modern political divisions, Keane maintains profound faith in the American people and their historical ability to self-correct and overcome national crises through shared values and discipline.