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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretaryAustin’s forty years in the military represent both the risk of inertia and a real opportunity to address serious issues....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Emma Moore
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National Security Human Capital Program
Enough Is Enough: It's Time for National Guard Members to Go HomeThe time has come for Guardsmen to return home and take up their state mission and civilian employment....
By Nathalie Grogan
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Commentary
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
Sharper: Day OneThe Biden-Harris administration will confront a range of national security challenges from the moment it takes office....
By Chris Estep
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Now Is a Bad Time to Weaken Civilian Control Over the MilitaryThe mob attacks on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are a sudden reminder of just how vital a nonpartisan military really is—even in the United States....
By Jim Golby
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Biden Inherits a Challenging Civil-Military LegacyJoseph Biden and his team will inherit a civil-military relationship as tenuous as any in recent memory....
By Jim Golby & Peter Feaver
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
How to build more resilient and innovative US special operations teamsThe military is looking for the wrong solutions to support the force....
By Lt Col Kaveri T. Crum & Emma Moore
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Commentary
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
Sharper: 20202020 featured an ever-evolving series of national security challenges....
By Sam Dorshimer, Nathalie Grogan, Emily Jin, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Video
National Security Human Capital Program
On GPS: Why civilians run the PentagonThe University of Texas, Austin's Jim Golby joins Fareed to look back at why generals have historically been kept away from serving as Secretary of Defense. Watch the full int...
By Jim Golby
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program
Ft. Hood InvestigationThe U.S. Army released a report this week detailing command failures at Fort Hood — the service’s premier base to train and deploy heavy forces — that led to violent deaths, s...
By Emma Moore
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Podcast
National Security Human Capital Program
Biden Criticized For Pick Of Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin As Pentagon ChiefPresident-elect Biden received pushback for his secretary of defense choice. NPR's David Greene talks about it with Jim Golby, who's been a special adviser to vice presidents ...
By Jim Golby
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Schools, Communities Need to Make Sure Military Children Don’t Get Lost During COVID-19The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has upended daily life as Americans previously knew it, with one of the most significant disruptions affecting children’s education. Closed ...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
The Myth of ‘War Weary’ AmericansThe American public’s attitudes toward Afghanistan are nuanced....
By Peter Feaver & Jim Golby
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Trump Makes a Bad Situation Worse in AfghanistanThe situation was already bad, but he made it worse—just in time to hand the problem to President-elect Joe Biden....
By Jim Golby
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Commentary
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
Sharper: The Next Four YearsAmerica will face a range of national security challenges over the next four years. From sustaining military deterrence to bolstering the nation's economic leadership and more...
By Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the U.S. MilitaryToday’s military has become more equitable since the start of the all-volunteer force in 1972. Much of that progress has been due to Ginsburg....
By Emma Moore & Robert Levinson
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Video
National Security Human Capital Program
Vanessa Guillen's Killing Gives Way to Claims of Sexual Harassment, Abuse in the Military, and Hope for ChangeThe disappearance of 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillén began badly and ended horribly worse. The private first class vanished on an April Sunday, in broad daylight, from For...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
Harnessing Military Talent to Compete in the 21st CenturyDevelopments in technology mean that the DoD must update its processes to attract, recruit, and harness talent to apply skill sets where they are most needed....
By Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
If the Military Can't Handle Its Sexual Assault Problem, Congress Needs to Step InShould the DoD continue failing at comprehensively and effectively addressing sexual violence, Congress must intervene more robustly....
By Katie Galgano & Emma Moore
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
What Leaders Can Do Now To Strengthen U.S. Special Operations ForcesImproving performance of SOF teams themselves is necessary to fully leverage the attributes and potential of SOF in future missions....
By Lt Col Stewart J. Parker & Emma Moore
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program
The All-Volunteer Force: Civil-Military Relations Hit Home—and AbroadTensions in the civil-military relationship threaten national security from conflicts abroad to cities across the United States....
By Nathalie Grogan
