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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Boosting VA funding is not enough to support veteransTrump’s proposed 2021 budget includes another significant increase for the Department of Veterans Affairs: a 13 percent increase to $90 billion for medical services, another $...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The VA has some serious problems with how it handles claims of military sexual traumaImagine going to your doctor’s office for care. You walk in and go to the front desk to check in. But the front desk staff tells you that you can’t get care there. You’re not ...
By Kayla M. Williams & Samantha Kubek
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Podcast
Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
Countering Terrorists From Afghanistan to CyberspaceFrom serving as a counterterrorism analyst for the Pentagon in Afghanistan to working on security issues at Facebook, Kara Frederick has spent her entire career confronting Am...
By Kara Frederick & Ilan Goldenberg
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Veteran Benefits in U.S. TerritoriesEach of the U.S. territories could do more to support veterans and make benefits more easily located....
By Emma Moore & Brent Peabody
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program
Episode 7: Kayla WilliamsThis podcast from Military Times examines the alarming rate of military and veterans suicide, offering new insights based on research and effective clinical and peer support p...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
The American Public Wants a Sustainable Middle East PolicyAfter the U.S. strike on Qasem Soleimani, Americans feared the United States was on the brink of war with Iran. “World War III draft” memes circulated around the internet, and...
By Kaleigh Thomas & Emma Moore
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Iranian Missile Strike Did Far More Damage Than Trump AdmitsOver 100 American soldiers have been treated for traumatic brain injuries following Iran’s missile strike on Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq. The strike came in retaliation f...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Paul Scharre
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Congressional Testimony
National Security Human Capital Program
Conclusions from CNAS’ New York State Minority Veterans Needs AssessmentSubmitted Written Testimony Despite criticisms VA is an excellent source of health care, boasting low wait times, high quality, cultural competence, and low cost for many vete...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
Grappling With the Costs of CombatKayla Williams joins Ilan Goldenberg to discuss her time serving as an Arabic linguist in the U.S. Army and the human costs of armed conflict....
By Ilan Goldenberg & Kayla M. Williams
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Congressional Testimony
National Security Human Capital Program
Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma: VA Must Redouble Efforts to ImproveSubmitted Written Testimony I. Overall Chairman Pappas, Ranking Member Bergman, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a topic I beli...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
DOD should not allow promotion of religion on branded dog tagsThe headline immediately caught my eye: “Anti-religion group seeks to deny troops inspirational dog tags.” It’s a shocking claim and seemed unbelievable — open religiosity was...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
VA leader must demonstrate commitment to ending harassmentLast week, news outlets reported Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie sent a letter to Rep. Mark Takano (D. Calif.), Chairman of the House Committee on ...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Podcast
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Stories from the Backchannel: Season Two TrailerNow more than ever, Americans are interested in the people working behind the scenes on consequential national security decisions. In Season Two of Stories from the Backchanne...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Richard Fontaine, Susanna V. Blume, Kayla M. Williams, Price B. Floyd, Kurt Campbell & Kara Frederick
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
America never committed to training Afghan forces. I know because I tried.I first met Maj. Sboor in 2009 as he waited to take over his own Afghan army battalion. We were working together as operations officers of partnered Afghan and U.S. infantry u...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Video
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
CNAS: Bold Ideas for National SecurityThis year, CNAS experts brought bold ideas and bipartisan cooperation to the national security conversation. In 2020, the CNAS team will continue tackling the biggest security...
By Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Kayla M. Williams, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Richard Fontaine, Kristine Lee, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Ely Ratner, Paul Scharre, Elizabeth Rosenberg & Carrie Cordero
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The ACFT and the Problems with the Military's Cult of Physical FitnessA new hurdle for U.S. Army recruitment and retention is coming in the form of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), scheduled to become the Army's physical test by October 2020...
By Emma Moore
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National Security Human Capital Program
Increasing Diversity in the Military: Recruiting and Retaining Talented WomenI. Boots-on-the-Ground Assessment Chairwoman Speier, Ranking Member Kelly, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss a topic I believe i...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The Many Questions Trump’s Pardons Raise About Civil-Military RelationsWhen President Donald Trump granted pardons to two Army officers—one convicted of war crimes, the other accused of them—and reversed the demotion of a Navy SEAL who was convic...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Rethinking How and Who to Recruit: Disrupting Talent ManagementThis is the written version of a speech delivered at the Royal United Services 2019 Land Warfare Conference in June 2019. In order to remain competitive in a new strategic env...
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Attrition and the Will to Fight a Great Power WarA nation’s capability and will to fight are interdependent critical factors in determining military operational success in conflict. The possibility of a kinetic war, however ...
By Emma Moore
