Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran's Association (IAVA) conducts a yearly survey to understand the "challenges and opportunities of [veterans'] day-to-day lives" and how the organization can better address their needs.
Rich Morin examines the challenges faced by U.S. veterans who have been injured while serving in the military, based off survey results from 1,835 male and female veterans.
The human costs of today's small wars are difficult to get one's head around. It's a powerful reason to seek to avoid such conflicts in the future, writes Robert D. Kaplan, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Roger Kubarych finds that veterans, like many Americans, have been adversely affected by the subprime mortgage crisis and the broadening financial turbulence that developed in its wake.
Senator Kerry outlines his plan to restructure the U.S. military. He says President Bushs plan to return tens of thousands of troops to the United States from overseas bases does not strengthen our hand in the war against terror.
The Council on Foreign Relations' David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's "think tank"—is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called "fellows"). Their expertise covers the world's major regions as well as the critical issues shaping today's global agenda. Download the printable CFR Experts Guide.
Special operations play a critical role in how the United States confronts irregular threats, but to have long-term strategic impact, the author argues, numerous shortfalls must be addressed.
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
An authoritative and accessible look at what countries must do to build durable and prosperous democracies—and what the United States and others can do to help. More
Through an in-depth analysis of modern Mexico, Shannon O'Neil provides a roadmap for the United States' greatest overlooked foreign policy challenge of our time—relations with its southern neighbor. More