Ethan Kanin serves as Secretary of Defense under President Wayne Palmer. After Palmer is incapacitated, Kanin is instrumental in invoking the 25th amendment and allowing Vice President Noah Daniels to regain power. Kanin proves to be a worthy and clear-headed source of support and guidance for numerous powerful U.S. players on the world stage. But his conscience can also trump his dedication to strict service and would rather not play at all than play a game that he considers to be underhanded and dirty.