October 24, 2017

Women in National Security: Yasmin Faruki

By Loren DeJonge Schulman and Yasmin Faruki

Former 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.

More from CNAS

  • Commentary
    • January 20, 2021
    Sharper: Day One

    The Biden-Harris administration will confront a range of national security challenges from the moment it takes office....

    By Chris Estep

  • Commentary
    • Foreign Policy
    • January 13, 2021
    Now Is a Bad Time to Weaken Civilian Control Over the Military

    The 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

  • Commentary
    • War on the Rocks
    • January 1, 2021
    Biden Inherits a Challenging Civil-Military Legacy

    Joseph Biden and his team will inherit a civil-military relationship as tenuous as any in recent memory....

    By ​Jim Golby & Peter Feaver

  • Commentary
    • December 16, 2020
    Sharper: 2020

    2020 featured an ever-evolving series of national security challenges....

    By Sam Dorshimer, Nathalie Grogan, Emily Jin, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens

View All Reports View All Articles & Multimedia