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Commentary
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Foreign National Recruitment Must Stay True to Its Roots Under Trump AdministrationLast December, the U.S. Department of Defense suspended the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest Program, which responsible for recruiting foreign nationals livi...
By Jennie Kim & Jeesue Lee
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Emma AshfordEmma Ashford, a Cato Institute research fellow with expertise in international security and the politics of energy, shares her experiences working as a woman in national secur...
By Emma Ashford
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Mara KarlinMara Karlin, a nonresident senior fellow in the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, discusses the roadblocks that kee...
By Mara Karlin & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Dual-Military Families Need Help From The Service That They Aren’t GettingWhen Renee Swift, an Air Force officer, married an active-duty Navy pilot, the couple added to their already-challenging careers a third, seemingly full-time job: coordinating...
By Amy Schafer & Moira Fagan
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Alina PolyakovaAlina Polyakova, the David Rubenstein Fellow for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, discusses the options available to women who want to work in national security....
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Julie Smith, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Kate KidderCNAS experts Kate Kidder, Julie Smith, and Loren DeJonge Schulman discuss why they launched the women in national security project, what they've learned, and their personal st...
By Julianne Smith, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Katherine Kidder
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Alice Hunt FriendCNAS Adjunct Senior Fellow Alice Friend Hunt speaks on the importance of self-confidence and the ways in which men can help women succeed in national security....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Alice Hunt Friend
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Russia Loves a Shunned U.S. SoldierThe photo shows a service member’s spouse weeping over her husband’s flag-draped casket, under a headline quoting an out of context snippet of Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testi...
By Andrew Swick
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Washington Is Never Quite Sure Where It Is at WarThe United States is a nation at war. But for much of the past two decades, a great deal of the Pentagon’s overseas activities would not technically classify as combat, with a...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The War on ApathyRight now, Congress has no incentive to rein in America’s military actions around the world. A threat to reinstate the draft would give it one....
By Amy Schafer
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Kate BatemanKate Bateman is a Visiting Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow. Bateman was the lead author...
By Kate Bateman & Rachel Rizzo
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Want to Honor the Vets? Go See This Movie.Ancient Greeks knew war intimately, thanks to frequent conflict at the time and norms about military service that existed back then. Despite or maybe because of this intimacy ...
By Phillip Carter
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Why were US soldiers even in Niger? America’s shadow wars in Africa, explained.President Trump’s inexplicable fight with the widow of a Green Beret who was killed in Niger has sparked a political firestorm that shows no signs of dying down. It’s also bro...
By Phillip Carter & Andrew Swick
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Yasmin FarukiFormer CNAS Executive Intern Yasmin Faruki shares her thoughts on beginning a career in national security as a woman of color and the importance of seeking out challenges....
By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Yasmin Faruki
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
John McCain's 'Bone Spurs' Comment Shows There's a Deeper Problem in the MilitarySen. John McCain’s recent comments about the wealthy avoiding service in Vietnam through deferments not only took an unsubtle swipe at the current commander-in-chief, but also...
By Andrew Swick
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
“If You’ve Never Been in Combat, You Can’t Even Imagine”Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly gave a remarkable performance at Thursday’s White House press briefing, deploying his record of service and sacrifice to defend President Trump’...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital Program
Questionable CallsPresident Donald Trump has a talent for giving offense. Whether through mangled syntax or malicious statements, the president often finds a way to insult. So it is with Trump’...
By Phillip Carter
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Dr. Nora BensahelDr. Nora Bensahel is a distinguished scholar in residence at the School of International Service at American University. She was most recently a senior fellow and codirector o...
By Julianne Smith
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Former Army Secretary: Donald Trump’s Transgender Troops Ban Weakens the MilitaryAs the 22nd Secretary of the Army, my job was to ensure the Army remained the most effective fighting force the world has ever known. Critical to this effort was the constant ...
By Eric Fanning
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program / National Security Law Program
Women in National Security: Kimberly JacksonKimberly Jackson, a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, shares her advice on seizing opportunities and the importance of self-advocating in military environments. H...
By Kimberly Jackson
