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Every Marine a Blue-Haired Quasi-Rifleperson?All the U.S. military services suffer a shortage of competent and experienced cyber talent. But with a tiny pool of eligible candidates willing to do work for the Department o...
By Emma Moore & Nina Kollars
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Perceptions of the Military CommunitySharpening America’s strategic edge and sustaining the U.S. military advantage is about more than technology and budgets. Crucially, it is also about people: the soldiers, sai...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
TAP for Reservists Needs to ChangeThe VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 was touted as a major accomplishment to help reduce unemployment among military veterans. It expanded educati...
By Annie Kleiman
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
The US Is Unprepared to Mobilize for Great Power ConflictThe “fully mobilized Joint Force,” the National Defense Strategy tells us, will be capable of “defeating aggression by a major power; deterring opportunistic aggression elsewh...
By Elsa B. Kania & Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
A Looming Retention CrisisSome of the most significant retention challenges the military faces are choices related to military families and how cultural shifts in family dynamics shape the decisions of...
By LtCol Colin Smith
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Video
Defense / National Security Human Capital
Challenges to Force Development in A New American Way of WarWhat can the U.S. military can do to maintain a quality force in a changing landscape of warfare and competition?...
By Lt Col Brad Orgeron, Emma Moore, Chris Dougherty, Alex Horton, Laura Junor & Peter Levine
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Video
National Security Human Capital
Perceptions of the Military CommunityKayla M. Williams tackles persistent myths about who serves in today’s All-Volunteer Force and how they fare as veterans....
By Kayla M. Williams
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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
Renewing the National Security Consensus in CongressLoren DeJonge Schulman discusses bipartisan solutions to complex foreign policy challenges with Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Chris Murphy (D-CT)....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Senator Josh Hawley & Senator Chris Murphy
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
National Security Lightning Talks and RoundtablesCNAS experts pitch their solutions to top national security challenges....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, David Zikusoka, Cristina Killingsworth, Neil Bhatiya, Kristine Lee, Nicole Alexander, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth & Elsa B. Kania
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Implementing new PT standards may hurt Army readiness. The service should learn from how US allies pulled it offAfter nearly two decades of grinding low-intensity conflict, the U.S. military is shifting to focus on near-peer competition — and tailoring its physical fitness requirements ...
By Emma Moore
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Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
Great Power Rivalry Is Also a War For TalentChina’s military is working harder to find and keep good people. The U.S. must step up its own efforts....
By Elsa B. Kania & Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Helping Special Needs Families and Improving Military ReadinessThe Department of Defense (DoD) is moving out on efforts to rebuild the warfighting readiness of the joint force with the objective of reducing the number of nondeployable ser...
By Lt Col Brad Orgeron
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Veterans shouldn't have to shoulder VA errors: VA debt collection must be improvedIf your monthly income suddenly dropped by $1,500 — or even more — would you be able to weather the sudden change? For how long? For many Americans, a single unexpected financ...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital
Women Veteran Authors on their Military ExperiencesOn Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted Anuradha Bhagwati, author of Unbecoming; Kate Germano, author of Fight Like a Girl; Brooke Kin...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
The Necessary Impact of Captain Marvel on the Military"Captain Marvel" is behind the times for the military and for superheroes; and it is the movie we deserve. It tells us what we already knew: that women serve (admirably, succe...
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Dispelling the Myth of Women in Special OperationsThe military often promotes a culture of hypermasculinity and is largely seen as a “man’s world,” which is not surprising given that the overall number of active duty women of...
By Nicole Alexander & Lyla Kohistany
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Podcast
Defense / National Security Human Capital
WOTR Podcast: Civil-Military Relations Gone Wild?Debates over civil-military relations have reached a fever pitch since the 2016 presidential campaign and the beginning of the Trump administration. Many have focused on the t...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman, Steven Foster, Alice Hunt Friend & Ryan Evans
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National Security Human Capital
Predictive Medicine: Where the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Could Build a Bridge in Artificial IntelligenceWith over 9.4 million patients in the Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare system and another 9 million patients enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthca...
By Dr. Ryan Kappedal & Dr. Niels Olson
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
The Strategic Corporal: Send Non-Commissioned Officers to CollegeWhy is there not a path to a bachelor’s degree through full-time civilian education for enlisted service members who do not wish to commission afterward? The American populati...
By Andrea N. Goldstein & John Phillips
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital
Congress Should Vigorously Oversee Implementation of the Mission ActBy Kayla M. Williams: Congress should rigorously oversee implementation of the Mission Act to ensure that quality of care and fiscal responsibility are not sacrificed to the i...
By Kayla M. Williams
