June 09, 2021

Early-career investment in personnel strengthens military leadership decades later

On June 9, 2021, CNAS Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program Katherine Kuzminski discussed the possible confirmation of former California congressman and Navy veteran Gil Cisneros as the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.

Watch the full interview on Government Matters.

  • Commentary
    • Foreign Affairs
    • March 10, 2025
    America’s Eroding Airpower

    To have a chance at success, the United States would need more low-end drones and missiles that can provide it with mass....

    By Stacie Pettyjohn

  • Commentary
    • The Atlantic
    • March 7, 2025
    Hegseth Brings the Culture War to Combat

    The fundamental challenge of military leadership lies in creating cohesive teams that can work together in an environment of mortal risk and, when called upon to do so, use le...

    By Dr. Jason Dempsey

  • Video
    • February 27, 2025
    Maritime Domain Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus

    In this week's Conflict in Focus episode, Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the key ...

    By Stacie Pettyjohn

  • Commentary
    • Foreign Policy
    • February 24, 2025
    Build Allied AI or Risk Fighting Alone

    Amid the hype about artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems, militaries around the world are developing, experimenting with, and integrating these tools into every...

    By Becca Wasser & Josh Wallin

View All Reports View All Articles & Multimedia