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VA Approves Fewer Male Veterans' Claims for PTSD Related to Sexual Trauma
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The Department of Veterans Affairs approves claims for post-traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual assault at significantly lower rates for men than women -- a g...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Trump Declares National Emergency in ‘Slap in the Face to Military Families’
President Donald Trump’s plan to declare a national emergency will divert $3.6 billion earmarked for U.S. military construction projects—possibly hospitals and infrastructure ...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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The Pentagon’s National Military Strategy is done, and it’s unclear if the public will ever see it
Gen. Joe Dunford, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has finished his new edition of the National Military strategy — but currently has no plans to roll out a...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Recruiting soldiers
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Emma Moore joins The World and Everything in It to discuss the causes underlying low rates of enlistment in the armed services by young Americans, as well as the National Comm...
By Emma Moore
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Army Real Talk: Perspectives
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Co-hosts Nzinga Curry and Major (MAJ) Brad Cooper speak with young professionals CPT Jared Stefani and civilian Ms. Alexis Williams about careers, professional development, an...
By Jared Stefani
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Mission ‘Accomplished’? Trump Boasts of Being Boon for Military
Over the past two weeks, President Trump has repeatedly boasted of being a boon for the military. He has trumpeted the Pentagon’s $700 billion budget, taken credit for staving...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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What Does Military Service Look Like for a Gen Z Soldier?
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“It’s been the best-worst thing I’ve ever done.” That’s how Alex, a 22-year-old volunteer infantryman, sums up his past year as an enlisted Marine. He’s currently aboard a sh...
By Emma Moore
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U.S. Heightens Attacks on Taliban in Push Toward Peace in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has stepped up airstrikes and special operations raids in Afghanistan to the highest levels since 2014 in what Defense Department officials described as a coordin...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Eric Altamura and Carole House Join CNAS as Adjunct Research Assistants
Press Release
Washington, February 5, 2019 -- The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Eric Altamura and Carole House have joined the Center as adjunct rese...
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Is Peace Possible In Afghanistan? Retired Army Officer Who Served There Weighs In
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The Taliban said Monday it will participate in "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow. The meeting Tuesday is seen as another step in a process aimed at resolving the longest war in A...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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'Badass' national security women offer Democrats a Trump antidote
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Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger had a potent defense against attacks by President Donald Trump and other Republicans casting her party as weak on national security: her c...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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US Army looks to social media for Midwest recruitment
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U.S. Army recruiters in Indiana and other Midwestern states where recruitment has consistently fallen short are exploring other recruitment tactics, such as social media, as t...
By Emma Moore
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Here's what the US Army is doing to overcome recruitment challenges in Indiana, Midwest
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Uncle Sam wants young people in the Midwest. But they don’t seem to want Uncle Sam. The U.S. Army, the oldest and largest branch of the nation’s military, has a problem that ...
By Emma Moore
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Trump rankles veterans with comments about PTSD and California shooter
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Some veterans and mental-health advocates bristled at President Trump’s comments regarding the Thousand Oaks shooter and post-traumatic stress disorder, saying such broad-base...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Post-9/11 Vets' Groups Poised to Out-Raise Legacy Organizations, Report Finds
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Organizations founded to serve veterans following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are raising money more quickly than their pre-9/11 counterparts, save at higher rates, ...
By Emma Moore
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AI experts tell MEPs ban on 'killer robots' is unrealistic
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A panel of defence and artificial intelligence (AI) experts on Wednesday (10 October) poured cold water on the feasibility of an international a ban on autonomous weapons syst...
By Wendy R. Anderson
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Democrats Are Ignoring One Key Voting Group: Veterans
With control of Congress at stake in next month’s midterm elections, Democrats have a rare opportunity to gain a foothold against President Trump’s Republican Party. But if th...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Margaret Seymour joins CNAS as Adjunct Research Assistant in the Military, Veterans and Society Program
Press Release
Washington, September 26 -- The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce that Margaret Seymour has joined the Center as an Adjunct Research Assistant i...
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Researchers Find Transgender Veterans Are as Healthy as Their Cisgender Peers
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“The navy was something I always wanted to do, ever since I saw the Blue Angels as a little kid,” Chief Petty Officer Sarah Sardinha tells me. “I knew I wanted to work on figh...
By Kayla M. Williams
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CNAS Welcomes Kayla Williams as Director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program
Press Release
Washington, DC July 12, 2018 – The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce today that Kayla M. Williams is joining CNAS as the new Director of the Mil...
By Madeline Christian
