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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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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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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
Thank You for Your Service, Whoever You AreOn Sunday, dozens of NFL players took a knee and locked arms during the national anthem, a silent but powerful peaceful protest of the criminal justice system in the United St...
By Amy Schafer
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Congress must reassert itself on use of military force
Last Wednesday the Senate quietly rejected a proposal by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to rescind the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which wou...
By Andrew Swick & Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Warrior CasteWhen the new White House chief of staff, then a Marine general, John Kelly received a knock on the door in November 2010, he became the highest-ranking military officer to los...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
How Trump Is Turning Off Millennials Even More Than He Did BeforeOne of President Trump’s latest tweetstorms took on a new and concerning target: actively serving members of the United States military. In a flurry of tweets believed to be a...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel PolicyThe U.S. military is often described as the “best fighting force in the world,” and we agree. It’s superior to its possible adversaries in nearly every way. No other military ...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump’s Transgender Ban Will Weaken the MilitaryIn an unexpected move Wednesday morning, on the 69th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s order to desegregate the armed forces, President Donald Trump tweeted that he had ...
By Phillip Carter & Amy Schafer
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Commentary
Defense / National Security Human Capital Program / Technology & National Security
Building a cyber ROTCIn the past week, crippling cyberattacks have been directed at Ukraine — targeting banks, the postal service, the airport in Kiev, and other major industries, disrupting the d...
By Michèle Flournoy & Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Too Many Generals in the Situation Room?From the moment President Trump nominated James Mattis as his secretary of defense, the swamp has made hand-wringing over civil-military relations a fine art. There are vetera...
By Amy Schafer & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital Program
Military is trending regional and 'all in the family.' We need more diversity.As tensions rise in several regions, possibly leading to new U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and other combat operations, it’s worth pausing to truly consider who fights our w...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
We need legislation to cover the US Guard and ReserveIt’s time to be honest about the Guard and the Reserve — despite their name and low-commitment reputation, it’s been a long time since serving as a member of the Reserve compo...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Memo to the Marine Corps: Don't Pretend It's Just a PR ProblemFollowing almost every crisis and scandal, the person, company or government entity responsible is tempted chalk it up as "just a PR problem." "If only they knew the real us,"...
By Amy Schafer & Neal Urwitz
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National Security Human Capital Program
Grow the US military but do it right, not just fastTopping the 2017 agendas for President Trump, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and Armed Services Committee leadership are plans to grow the military. They are each glossing...
By Amy Schafer & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital Program
Sequestration taking toll on Marine aviators' safetyThe collision of two Marine jets off the coast of Southern California in November gave San Diego a front-row seat to the life-or-death consequences of delaying maintenance and...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Veteran Employment Prospects Are Better Than They’ve Been In A WhileAccording to a new survey, post-9/11 veterans now have unemployment and underemployment rates comparable to their civilian peers....
By Andrew Swick & Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Support Military Families, Don't Abandon ThemIn a National Interest op-ed, research assistant Amy Schafer explains why advancing veterans and their families is something both parties should support....
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
What’s Really Going On With Veteran Employment?After 15 years of war, there are big questions over how well the men and women who serve the country are faring after military service. The Center for a New American Security ...
By Amy Schafer & Andrew Swick
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Of Course Women Should Register for the Draft
Women have been serving honorably in the armed forces for as long as the armed forces have existed — they’ve either hidden their gender, seen combat “unofficially,” or served ...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital Program
Ignoring War Authorization Widens the Civil-Military DivideFifteen years after the last Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) and one week before President Obama delivered the State of the Union address, yet another servi...
By Amy Schafer
