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Don’t Take the All-Volunteer Force for Granted

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Both experience and data tell us the all-volunteer force has resulted in the most experienced, best-educated, most qualified troops this country — and perhaps the world — has ever seen.

the opportunities it opened up for women. The Gates report hardly mentions them at all. But soon after Congress voted to end the draft, an analyst advised the Defense Department that every woman who enlisted would save the services $10,000 — the extra cost of attracting another man. The women who make up 16 percent of U.S. forces today have literally made it possible to staff the all-volunteer force without reducing standards — and with unforeseen benefits. One recent CNA study for the Department of the Navy found that compared to women, male sailors have higher rates of misbehavior, generating more than

Weighing the Costs of War and Peace in Afghanistan

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The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad, tweeted that "peace requires agreement on four issues: counter-terrorism assurances, troop withdrawal."

engendered the most handwringing, concern, and pushback. Some of the worries surrounding these talks stem from legitimate concerns, such as the rights of women and minorities — concerns that the Taliban have occasionally sought to allay. However, the group’s statement at the recent Moscow discussions was  ambiguous at best on the topic of women’s rights , which has left some to interpret ... degree of the rights and freedoms that Afghan women and minorities have enjoyed for nearly the past 20 years. They might also include a degree of the power and wealth that some members of Afghanistan’s

Declining Demographics Challenge South Korea’s Defense

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South Korea’s low birth rate threatens to reduce its troop strength. Seoul is exploring options to compensate, with implications for the US-South Korea alliance.

introduced proposals that would expand recruitment eligibility for lower-level service positions. One included mandating that women complete military service; South Korean women are not currently

Maternity Leave: More Weeks for Mothers Can Mean More Weeks Worked

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Longer paid maternity leave in the Navy increased the number of female sailors who reenlist, reducing what had been a small but persistent gender gap in reenlistment rates in a cost-effective manner.

advantages. Many studies of civilian maternity leave policies examine how likely women are to return to work after taking leave. Sailors, however, commit to fixed-length service obligations. So we ... women who do not yet have children but might be more likely to reenlist knowing that the longer maternity leave policy is available for future use. To our knowledge, no studies of civilian policy have

To Counter Domestic Extremism, Avoid Extremism

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While concerns about the threat of terrorism have dominated conversations about national security for nearly two decades now, the nature of the threat to Americans has slowly been shifting.

of declaring wars. We have, since the Nixon presidency, waged or navigated wars on a laundry list of social and political concerns including poverty, hunger, drugs, cancer, terror, Christmas and women

From the Proceedings Archive: The Storm at Sea

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An excerpt from an article that appeared just a few months after the end of Desert Storm, in Proceedings, the magazine of the U.S. Naval Institute.

young men and women. No matter what level of effort Saddam could have thrown at our Coalition forces, the outcome would have been the same — An Allied Victory. center

The U.S. is Close to a Deal with the Taliban: What’s Next?

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Last Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Twitter that the United States had officially "come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant reduction in violence across Afghanistan."

among themselves. Among these are the prospect of a full and comprehensive ceasefire, the rights of women and minorities, the fate of Afghanistan’s current constitution and structure of future

Reducing the Navy's Risk of Suicides

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The tragic news that three sailors took their own lives on the USS George H.W. Bush in September has caused the author to reflect on CNA's role in helping the Department of the Navy prevent suicides.

, both in further analysis and in the implementation of insights, best practices and lessons learned. But these steps point toward a better future for the health of the men and women of the Navy

cna talks: The Iran Protests and Crackdown

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Analysis of the impact of the women-led protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. Is this a new Iranian Revolution led by women?

The Iran Protests and Crackdown Analysis of the impact of the women-led protests since the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. Is this a new Iranian Revolution led by women? The Iran Protests and Crackdown Featuring:   Dr. Michael Connell , Principal Research Scientist,   Strategy, Policy, Plans, and Programs Division , CNA  and Nazee Moinian, Non-Resident Scholar ... /Director, Institute for Public Research, CNA  Full Event:  The Crackdown in Iran: A Women, Peace, and Security Situation Spotlight   ContactName /*/Contact/ContactName ContactTitle /*/Contact

cna talks: The Strategic Value of Maritime Sabotage

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For centuries, sabotage has been a tool of war, but what role does it serve in today’s environment where great powers compete in the shadows and non-state actors are important global players. On this episode of CNA Talks, CNA analysts, Alex Powell and Annaleah Westerhaug join John Stimpson to discuss their report, “Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition.”

Westerhaug is Research Assistant with CNA’s Strategy and Policy Analysis Program. Her research portfolio includes Chinese illegal unregulated fishing , Women, peace and security in the Pacific