Former military leaders criticized the election and the administration. That hurts the military’s reputation.
Statements from retired generals can have an unintended impact, our surveys find
Trump allegedly disparaged America’s war dead. The backlash probably won’t decide the election.
But both campaigns want the public to think the military is on their side.
Three things to know about military endorsements for the 2020 campaign
Retired military figures offer endorsements in every presidential election. But these testimonials may not have much effect.
The secretary of defense spoke out against Trump’s approach to the protests. Yes, this is a big deal.
And he did it on TV, which will reach a broad audience
Trump overrode the Navy’s plans to discipline a SEAL. That wasn’t as troubling as some think.
Firing a civilian Navy secretary – not a career military officer – averted a potential crisis.
President Trump tapped Gen. Mark Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Here are 3 things to know.
Statements by the JCS chairman can have a significant impact on public opinion.
This is the one norm Trump didn’t break when he pulled troops out of Syria
Over the holidays, President Trump lashed out at outgoing Defense
5 reasons to be concerned about deploying U.S. troops along the southern border
The first few hundred U.S. troops arrived along the southern
What should U.S. military leaders do if the president provokes a major international crisis?
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Donald Trump wants to change U.S. nuclear policy. Most Americans aren’t persuaded.
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Measuring what policymakers want from academics
An increasing number of unsupported, but plausible, claims assert a
The West should not count on Russian sensitivity to casualties to deter Putin
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What do policymakers want from academic experts on nuclear proliferation?
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What new academic research can teach us about nuclear weapons
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What political scientists are saying about the Iran deal
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Does it matter that so few congressmen are veterans?
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Political Scientists on Syria
Ian Hurd has an interesting op-ed in the New York
The Military and Presidential Endorsements
With news of Mitt Romney's council of 300 retired general
Do Drones Change Americans’ Views on the Use of Force?
This is a guest post from James Igoe Walsh, a
More on political opinions of U.S. military
Following up on this and this, Paul Gronke writes: There
Feavered speculation
Peter Feaver advances "a novel hypothesis":http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/03/23/has_obama_lost_his_silver_tongue. bq. This pattern of