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Tag: DoD

Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

July 27, 2017
Radha Iyengar, Brad Carson, John Winkler, and Amy Schafer
Military Power is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

The National Security Act Turns 70

July 26, 2017
William Inboden
The National Security Act Turns 70

Au Revoir QDR

June 15, 2016
Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
Au Revoir QDR

Presence vs. Warfighting: A Looming Dilemma in Defense Planning

April 26, 2016
Michael J. Mazarr
Presence vs. Warfighting: A Looming Dilemma in Defense Planning

Force of the Future and the Alleged Millennial Problem

April 26, 2016
Amy Schafer
Force of the Future and the Alleged Millennial Problem

Well-Behaved Defense Contractors Seldom Make History

April 21, 2016
Whitney Grespin
Well-Behaved Defense Contractors Seldom Make History

Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

April 6, 2016
Justin T. Johnson
Congress Should Use the NDAA to Begin Rebuilding the Military

The “Bow Wave” and the Military Balance

April 5, 2016
Matthew Fay
The “Bow Wave” and the Military Balance

We Need a Map for Goldwater-Nichols Reform So We Don’t Get Lost

March 17, 2016
Mark Cancian
We Need a Map for Goldwater-Nichols Reform So We Don’t Get Lost

Building a Force to Fail

March 2, 2016
Peter McAleer
Building a Force to Fail

How the Next SecDef Can Prevail on Defense Spending

March 1, 2016
Shawn Brimley and Loren DeJonge Schulman
How the Next SecDef Can Prevail on Defense Spending

The Zombie Myths of Conscription

February 25, 2016
Phillip Carter
The Zombie Myths of Conscription

Why We Still Need the Draft

February 23, 2016
David Barno and Nora Bensahel
Why We Still Need the Draft

It’s Time to Improve Military Health Care

February 17, 2016
Justin T. Johnson
It’s Time to Improve Military Health Care

The Hard Questions About the Selective Service Have Nothing to Do With Women in Combat

February 12, 2016
Katherine Kidder
The Hard Questions About the Selective Service Have Nothing to Do With Women in Combat

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