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Don’t Ask Us to Serve
Commentary
Since the repeal of DADT, the lives of queer servicemembers have improved, but major challenges remain that threaten to undermine these gains and stall further progress....
By Cody Kennedy
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Closing the Gaps Between Servicemembers and the American Public
Commentary
We have been a nation at war — sort of. Due to the longest wars in American history being shouldered by a tiny percentage of the population, the vital civil-military relations...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Afghanistan Veteran Says War Might be Over for U.S. but Not for Afghans
Video
Jason Dempsey, an adjunct senior fellow of the Military, Veterans, and Society program at the Center for a New American Security, and a military veteran deployed twice to Afgh...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Sharper: Afghanistan 20 Years Later
Commentary
The chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan bookends two decades in which America changed irrevocably. Thousands of soldiers experienced dual wars, and multiple generations of v...
By Anna Pederson & Sydney Simon
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Uncertain future for Afghanistan under Taliban rule
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NBC's Courtney Kube, retired Army Colonel Christopher Kolenda, and former adviser to U.S. Special Ops in Afghanistan Seth Jones join Andrea Mitchell to discuss what comes next...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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United States must reduce strain on National Guard
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Research assistant Nathalie Grogan joins Government Matters to discuss the currently unsustainable path of the U.S. National Guard and the need for congress and the DoD to rea...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Ignoring the National Guard is dangerous
Commentary
The reliance on the National Guard to fulfill wartime personnel demands marks a transition from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve, in which the Guard meets similar...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Veteran faults American military for building “house of cards” in Afghanistan
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Jason Dempsey joins Government Matters to offer insight on the war in Afghanistan and its failings. Watch the full video from Government Matters....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Destined for disaster? America's longest war ends in chaos
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Jason Dempsey joins Planet America hosts Chas and John as they examine what’s next for Afghanistan.Watch the full video from Planet America....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Biden Addresses Afghanistan Crisis
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Col. Christopher Kolenda knows several interpreters in Afghanistan he’s trying to help and shares more on the situation with Zerlina. Watch the full video from MSNBC....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Afghanistan: ‘We’ve got utter chaos right now’, says former US military advisor
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Channel 4 spoke to Adjunct Senior Fellow Christopher Kolenda about his experience in Afghanistan. Watch the full video from Channel 4....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Uncertain future of U.S.-Afghanistan relations after chaotic withdrawal
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The U.S. continues to evacuate tens of thousands of Americans and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Christopher Kol...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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In Focus South Asia: Kabul Falls
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Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center For A New American Jason Dempsey speaks to Indus about the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Watch the full video from Indus....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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U.S. veterans pained by Afghan collapse
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Adjunct senior fellow Christopher Kolenda joins CNN to share his reaction to the exit of troops from Afghanistan. Watch the full video from CNN....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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The Fall Of Afghanistan Under Taliban Control, U.S. Confronts Decision To Withdraw From Country
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Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center For A New American Jason Dempsey joined Cheddar to discuss Afghanistan and more. Watch the full video and more from Cheddar News....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Chaos And Collapse In Afghanistan: How Did The U.S. Not See It Coming?
Podcast
Audie Cornish of NPR speaks to Jason Dempsey about watching the events in Afghanistan unfold. Listen to the full conversation from NPR....
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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US waited too long to withdraw from Afghanistan
Commentary
There was no good way for the United States to exit the failed war in Afghanistan....
By Paul Scharre
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Afghanistan: How military failures led to Taliban takeover
Podcast
Adjunct senior fellow Christopher Kolenda speaks to BBC Newshour about the military failures he has seen that led to a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Listen to the full con...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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Military Analyst: U.S. Trained Afghan Forces For A Nation That Didn't Exist
Podcast
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with analyst Jason Dempsey about why, after years of U.S. military training and billions of dollars, the Afghan military has proven unable to stand up ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Fierce fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces in Kandahar
Podcast
Christopher Kolenda joins BBC to speak about the latest updates on the situation in Afghanistan Listen to the full conversation from the BBC....
By Christopher D. Kolenda
