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Aug 6, 2024

Nurturing and Destroying Democracy: The Two Sides of Bangladesh's Ousted Awami League

Amid violent protests and mounting dissent in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation marks the end of an era, leaving Bangladesh in turmoil and casting a shadow over its democratic aspirations. The future hangs in the balance with an uncertain military role and a populace hungry for change.
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Jun 28, 2024

Should the UK Bring Back National Service? Considerations and Lessons from International Research

In the absence of fully fledged national service, the United Kingdom should consider alternative avenues for strengthening societal links with the armed forces, contributing to societal resilience, and encouraging engagement in national security and defence.
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Jun 28, 2024

Staffing the Israel Defense Force in the 21st Century

The Israel Defense Force was envisioned as requiring all citizens to serve but faces changing circumstances calling this model into question. The authors explore these issues and suggest a system permitting either military or civilian service.
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Apr 9, 2024

Military Recruiter Access to High Schools: Improving Policy and Practice

In this report—the first systematic analysis of this issue—the authors seek to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with analysis and recommendations on how to improve military recruiters’ access to high schools.
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Apr 3, 2024

Addressing Stressors for National Guard Personnel: Insights From Leadership

The authors explore the National Guard’s recent mission demands, identify the challenges that the pace of operations has created for Guard members and their families, and examine what service and support programs are in place to address these challenges.
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Feb 13, 2024

Understanding the Impact of Department of Defense Youth Programs on Bridging the Civilian-Military Divide

The authors assess school leaders’ awareness and perception of Department of Defense youth programs, the ways such programs build connections with communities, and the extent to which these programs help bridge the civilian-military divide.
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Feb 13, 2024

Has Trust in the U.S. Intelligence Community Eroded? Examining the Relationship Between Policymakers and Intelligence Providers

Researchers explored whether and to what degree trust in intelligence predictions has degraded over time and what factors might have driven any perceived or real changes in the relationship between U.S. policymakers and the intelligence community.
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Feb 2, 2024

What Americans Think About Veterans—and Why It Matters

The RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute shared results from a recent survey on how U.S. adults view veterans. Experts discussed the role of public perceptions in policies to support veterans and promote national security.
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Sep 22, 2023

UFO Research Is Only Harmed by Antigovernment Rhetoric

There is an undercurrent of conspiracy theory and, relatedly, antigovernment sentiment brewing around the issue of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). If it grows, it could prove toxic to any factual and scientific discussion of UAPs.
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Sep 18, 2023

Findings from the Sustaining Delivery of the Covenant Programme

This study, conducted on behalf of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT), evaluates the grant funding provided through the AFCFT’s Strengthening Delivery Programme (SDP) and Sustaining Delivery Programme.
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Aug 15, 2023

Resisting Russia: Insights into Ukraine's Civilian-Based Actions During the First Four Months of the War in 2022

The authors examine civilian contributions to Ukraine's aims to regain territorial integrity and maintain political sovereignty. Ukrainian civilian resistance also offers insight into future trends in conventional wars for territorial integrity.
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Jul 25, 2023

UFOs Are Not the Only Potential Threat in American Skies

How can the United States best monitor its millions of square miles of domestic airspace for unidentified anomalous phenomena—what were once called UFOs—or anything else? Public reporting could help officials identify potential threats—but it'd help if the sightings being reported were actually unknown aerial phenomena and not U.S. military aircraft.

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