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Weekend Reader: Climate Change, European Elites, and Zombies
“Climate change is no longer a ‘future threat’—it’s here now.” This is the stark conclusion of the CNA Corporation’s Military Advisory Board, a group of eleven retired generals and admirals who studied...
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Weekend Reader: In Memoriam, the Dogs of War, and Beyond the QDR
May 26 is Memorial Day. More than 8,000 coalition troops have given their lives in thirteen years of hard fighting. May 26 is a day to honor them, and the 843,000 fallen Americans who have come before...
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Weekend Reader: Shinseki Leaves the VA; Ukraine Heats Up
Secretary Eric Shinseki formally submits his resignation as head of Veterans Affairs. Foreign Policy has the story. Even as the chorus of voices calling for his resignation grew, the tone remained...
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The Problems With Military Health Care Don’t Stop at the VA
By Jesse Sloman This commentary comes courtesy of Marine Corps veteran and CFR research associate Jesse Sloman. He observes that issues with military health care do not end with the Department of...
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Weekend Reader: What To Do About ISIS; General Allen To Lead the Effort; Vet...
What to do about ISIS? Following President Obama’s announcement of an expanded campaign against the Islamic State that will pair targeted air strikes with local capacity building for Kurds and Iraqi...
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In Compensation Reform, Pentagon Failing To Win Hearts and Minds of Its Own...
By Jesse Sloman The Pentagon is losing the battle to convince military families that it has their best interests at heart when it comes to compensation reform. A survey released last week by the...
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The Warrior Ethos at Risk: H.R. McMaster’s Remarkable Veterans Day Speech
On November 11, Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, gave the keynote address at Georgetown...
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Does America Have a Warrior Caste?
By Amy Schafer Who is truly bearing the burden of repeated deployments and protracted conflicts? Who comprises our shrinking all-volunteer force? As the daughter of an A-10 pilot, I see my fellow...
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Charts, Charts, Charts: Everything You Need to Understand the Military...
By Janine Davidson and Jesse Sloman This week marks the much-awaited release of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission’s (MCRMC) final report. This independent panel was...
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