The Twilight of the Leviathan and the Anatomy of the Rupture The image illustrating the cover of this book is not merely an aesthetic choice; it is an early diagnosis of the multiple-organ failure of an institution. The Pentagon building, once a symbol of invulnerability and of hegemonic order, appears cracked by fissures that look not to be the result of an external impact but of a tectonic pressure rising from within. Beneath a leaden sky and a rain that washes away the distinction between public and private, the American flag fades, while the NATO emblem, once the pillar of European stability, appears confined to a window like the impotent spectator of its own obsolescence. This is the visual representation of the Crisis of 2026 - the moment when the largest military machine on the planet, under the command of Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth, decided that its survival depended on the destruction of its own traditional foundations. The Pentagon in Crisis is born of the urgent necessity to document the radical transformation of the Armed Forces of the United States between 2025 and 2026. It is not merely a chronicle of mismanagement, but the analysis of an unprecedented doctrinal.