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Congressional Testimony
National Security Human Capital
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 / 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
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
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
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 / 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
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 / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / National Security Law
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
The military needs immigrants. The Trump administration wants to keep them out.Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is now the latest in a line of immigrants challenged about whether it’s truly possible for them to serve the United States as patriots. Vindman, a r...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Mental health care isn’t one-and-done — like any journey, you have to commitThe "suck it up and drive on" mentality permeated our years in the U.S. military and often led us to delay getting both physical and mental health care. As veterans, we now un...
By Kayla M. Williams & Kyleanne Hunter
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Video
National Security Human Capital
Kayla Williams Discusses Veterans Issues on Washington Post LiveOn Wednesday, November 6, Kayla M. Williams joined Elliot Ackerman and Washington Post reporter Alex Horton on Washington Post Live for a conversation about issues facing Amer...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
End harassment at VA hospitalsWhen I ran the VA’s Center for Women Veterans, one of my highest priorities was changing the culture throughout the organization to be more welcoming of women veterans, who ma...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security / National Security Law
The Nonintervention DelusionRichard Fontaine addresses the most frequently expressed concerns about U.S. military interventions and concludes that the use of military force will remain a key component of...
By Richard Fontaine
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital / Transatlantic Security
3 winners and 3 losers from a melting ArcticThe Arctic Ocean is projected to have its first ice-free summer by 2050.While most would justifiably consider this a tragic consequence of climate change, some countries and i...
By Brent Peabody
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
The Army may have hit this year's recruiting goal, but the service still has a long way to goA year after missing its recruitment goals for the first time in more than a decade, the U.S. Army announced on Sept. 17 that it will meet its target of 68,000 new soldiers fo...
By Emma Moore
