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Implementing Women, Peace, and Security Guidance to Systematically Combat Gender-Based Violence in the Military
Commentary
By institutionalizing a culture that respects the perspectives of everyone who serves, the military advances preventative measures to address sexual harassment and assault....
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter & Emma Moore
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The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary
Commentary
Austin’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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How to build more resilient and innovative US special operations teams
Commentary
The military is looking for the wrong solutions to support the force....
By Lt Col Kaveri T. Crum & Emma Moore
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the U.S. Military
Commentary
Today’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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Harnessing Military Talent to Compete in the 21st Century
Commentary
Developments 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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If the Military Can't Handle Its Sexual Assault Problem, Congress Needs to Step In
Commentary
Should 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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What Leaders Can Do Now To Strengthen U.S. Special Operations Forces
Commentary
Improving 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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Want to Recruit Women? Address Sexual Assault and Harassment
Commentary
Civilian leadership and Congress must demand more than regular accounting and comprehensive training....
By Emma Moore
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Adapting the Image and Culture of Special Operations Forces
Commentary
It is the people in special operations who ultimately make the difference between mission success and failure....
By Emma Moore & Lt Col Stewart J. Parker
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Why your next university president should be a veteran
Commentary
Robert L. Caslen’s tenure as president at the University of South Carolina was nearly over before it began. When he started his presidency in August 2019, he faced dissen...
By Emma Moore & Barrett Y. Bogue
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It’s Only Going to Get Harder to Recruit and Retain Troops in a Post-Pandemic World
The U.S. military has long seen the need to move past various industrial-age personnel policies as it works to attract and retain talented people, and has begun to d...
By Emma Moore & CAPT Mike Martinez
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Banning COVID-19 survivors from military service is a recruiting mess waiting to happen
A recent memo from Military Entrance and Processing Command (MEPCOM) added to previously issued start-stop guidance from the Department of Defense relating to COVID-19. U...
By Nathalie Grogan & Emma Moore
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Third order effects of coronavirus on military recruiting and retention
Commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic will have yet-to-be-seen effects on military recruitment and retention in the short- and long-term. Every month during which recruiting is paused or slow...
By Emma Moore
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Veteran Benefits in the Tri-State Area
Commentary
In the post-9/11 era, a “sea of goodwill” made up of organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has formed to support veterans, service members, their familie...
By Emma Moore & Nathalie Grogan
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Sharper: America's National Security Workforce
Commentary
The greatest source of strength in American national security is the people who lead and serve within its institutions. The ongoing U.S. response to the global coronavirus out...
By Emma Moore, Chris Estep & Cole Stevens
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All Americans: Extending Draft Registration Makes Us Stronger
Commentary
As state and local officials across the country scramble to find additional public health workers to staff their over-burdened hospitals, the need for talented public servants...
By Andrew Swick & Emma Moore
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Women in Combat: Five-Year Status Update
Commentary
It has been five years since the ban on women in combat was lifted in 2015 and women began integrating previously closed combat arms billets in January 2016. Five years is the...
By Emma Moore
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How the US military's coronavirus response may screw over the reserves
The endless pursuit of lethality combined with perverse incentives for commanders means the U.S. military’s reserve component risks being left in the lurch by the government’s...
By Emma Moore
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Veteran Benefits in U.S. Territories
Commentary
Each of the U.S. territories could do more to support veterans and make benefits more easily located....
By Emma Moore & Brent Peabody
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The American Public Wants a Sustainable Middle East Policy
Commentary
After the U.S. strike on Qasem Soleimani, Americans feared the United States was on the brink of war with Iran. “World War III draft” memes circulated around the internet, and...
By Kaleigh Thomas & Emma Moore
