Joint Chiefs of Staff Archives

The National Guard has been called out in Washington, D.C. Here’s what you need to know.

Jim Golby and Carrie Lee - January 7, 2021

Attempts to use the National Guard for partisan purposes would be highly controversial.

Max Z. Margulies and Danielle Lupton - November 17, 2020

Three things to know about how active-duty military and veterans vote.

Erica De Bruin - November 11, 2020

It’s important that we describe the crisis accurately. That will shape our response.

Henry Farrell and Elizabeth N. Saunders - November 10, 2020

Even those who don’t take Trump’s assault on democracy seriously are dancing on the edge of political Armageddon

Jim Golby - September 9, 2020

But both campaigns want the public to think the military is on their side.

Zachary E. Griffiths and Michael Robinson - August 28, 2020

Retired military figures offer endorsements in every presidential election. But these testimonials may not have much effect.

Carrie Lee - July 9, 2020

The regular politicization of military affairs is highly risky

Asfandyar Mir - July 1, 2020

The Trump administration’s response seems unusual, on a number of levels

Elizabeth N. Saunders - June 3, 2020

And he did it on TV, which will reach a broad audience

Elizabeth N. Saunders - June 2, 2020

Using the military as a political prop may have these three consequences.