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Stop Twirling Your Hair: And Other Advice For Young Women Professionals Looking For Mentors
Stop Twirling Your Hair: And Other Advice For Young Women Professionals Looking For Mentors
By Joan Johnson-Freese
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Every day, as I interact with others, I gain a deeper understanding of the importance of sharing information. I'm genuinely grateful to the U.S…
Every day, as I interact with others, I gain a deeper understanding of the importance of sharing information. I'm genuinely grateful to the U.S…
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I’m a Coast Guard veteran and CNN has been nominated for an Emmy for reporting on sexual assaults and a cover-up in my service. The winner of the…
I’m a Coast Guard veteran and CNN has been nominated for an Emmy for reporting on sexual assaults and a cover-up in my service. The winner of the…
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Latest JFQ 114 is here with thoughts on Ethics from Chairman Brown. Note our new platform, Digital Commons. Still all the great content, now…
Latest JFQ 114 is here with thoughts on Ethics from Chairman Brown. Note our new platform, Digital Commons. Still all the great content, now…
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Women, Peace & Security: Thinking Creatively to Pursue National Security Through Gender Equality
War on the Rocks
WPS through Security Cooperation
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Will More Women in Congress Mean More Bipartisanship?
Women in International Security
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Reconciling Two Key Frameworks: Feminist Foreign Policy and Women, Peace and Security
Women in International Security
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Women, Peace & Security: An Introduction
Taylor & Francis
This book offers an accessible overview of the multiple, interdependent issues related to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) global agenda.
The first introductory overview of the WPS agenda as articulated in multiple national and international resolutions, statements, and initiatives, the book provides a link between the general public and security practitioners to an important but still largely unknown set of global objectives regarding gender equality and long-term peace and…This book offers an accessible overview of the multiple, interdependent issues related to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) global agenda.
The first introductory overview of the WPS agenda as articulated in multiple national and international resolutions, statements, and initiatives, the book provides a link between the general public and security practitioners to an important but still largely unknown set of global objectives regarding gender equality and long-term peace and stability. Within the context of the changing nature of warfare, and through consideration of empirical evidence, the volume examines the definitions, theoretical underpinnings and methodological challenges associated with WPS. It then discusses with more specificity violence against women, women civilians in war, the role of women in peacemaking, women in the military and in development, and women politicians. The book concludes with a look to the future and number of action items from the macro to the micro level. While challenges and opportunities related to the WPS agenda are global, US policy action and inaction related to WPS and gender equality are provided as examples of what politically needs to be done, has been done, and obstacles to WPS furtherance potentially to be encountered by all countries.
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Is There Hope for PME? Addressing IG Report Issues at the Naval War College
Foreign Policy/Best Defense
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The Navy IG Report Would Have Been Better If the Authors Understood Academic Freedom
Foreign Policy/Best Defense
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"War College Woes"
The Conversation/Chronical of Higher Education
Problems with unqualified administrators in Professional Military Education
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The Counterproductive "Sea of Sameness" in PME
Joint Forces Quarterly
Why the lack of diversity in senior Professional Military Education impairs education.
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China's Space Amibitions: It's Not All About the U.S.
Georgetown journal of international Affairs
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Civilian Faculty in Military Education: Just What Does That Mean?
The Best Defense
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Educating America's Military
Routledge
This book offers a detailed examination of the professional military education system in the United States, from a critical, insider's perspective.
The mission of America’s war colleges is to educate senior military officers in both the ways of war and the defence of peace. But are these colleges doing the best job possible in carrying out that important mission? Military education faces many demands, including a lack of preparation by the students, uneven quality of the faculty, and…This book offers a detailed examination of the professional military education system in the United States, from a critical, insider's perspective.
The mission of America’s war colleges is to educate senior military officers in both the ways of war and the defence of peace. But are these colleges doing the best job possible in carrying out that important mission? Military education faces many demands, including a lack of preparation by the students, uneven quality of the faculty, and confusion over the curriculum. Many officers attend resident programs at the war colleges programs against the career advice of their leadership, despite the fact that they are virtually guaranteed graduation after less than a year of study, while others do their best to avoid it entirely. As the professional military education system has come under increasing scrutiny and criticism, some have even called for closing the war colleges. That answer, however, does not serve the United States well, especially in a complex, globalized environment, where military leaders need the best specialized education to prepare them for their future challenges. This volume examines the system that created and supports the perpetuation of this system, and why it is imperative that it be fixed. -
An Allard Commission Postmortem and the Need for a National Space Council
Joint Forces Quarterly
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Heavenly Ambitions: America's Quest to Dominate Space
University of Pennsylvania Press
In the popular imagination, space is the final frontier. Will that frontier be a wild west, or will it instead be treated as the oceans are: as a global commons, where commerce is allowed to flourish and no one country dominates? At this moment, nations are free to send missions to Mars or launch space stations. Space satellites have become vital to many of the activities that have become part of our daily lives—from weather forecasting to GPS and satellite radio. The militaries of the United…
In the popular imagination, space is the final frontier. Will that frontier be a wild west, or will it instead be treated as the oceans are: as a global commons, where commerce is allowed to flourish and no one country dominates? At this moment, nations are free to send missions to Mars or launch space stations. Space satellites have become vital to many of the activities that have become part of our daily lives—from weather forecasting to GPS and satellite radio. The militaries of the United States and a host of other nations have also made space a critical arena—spy and communication satellites are essential to their operations. Beginning with the Reagan administration and its attempt to create a missile defense system to protect against attack by the Soviet Union, the U.S. military has decided that the United States should be the dominant power in space in order to protect civilian and defense assets. In Heavenly Ambitions, Joan Johnson-Freese draws from a myriad of sources to argue that the United States is on the wrong path: first, by politicizing the question of space threats and, second, by continuing to believe that military domination in space is the only way to protect U.S. interests in space.
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Space As A Strategic Asset
Columbia University Press
Joan Johnson-Freese argues that the race for space weapons and the U.S. quest for exclusive or at least dominant ownership of strategic space assets have alienated the very allies that the United States needs in order to maintain its leading role in space exploration. Taking a balanced look at the issues that have contributed to the decline of America's manned space program, such as lack of political support and funding, Johnson-Freese offers not only a critique but also a plan for enhancing…
Joan Johnson-Freese argues that the race for space weapons and the U.S. quest for exclusive or at least dominant ownership of strategic space assets have alienated the very allies that the United States needs in order to maintain its leading role in space exploration. Taking a balanced look at the issues that have contributed to the decline of America's manned space program, such as lack of political support and funding, Johnson-Freese offers not only a critique but also a plan for enhancing U.S. space security through cooperation rather than competition.
She begins with a brief overview of the history of international space development through four eras: before Sputnik, the space race, after Apollo, and globalization. Then she focuses on how policy changes of the mid-1990s have changed the nation, examining why the United States has grown obsessed with the development of space technology not just as a tool for globalization but as a route toward expanding an already dominant arsenal of weapons. Johnson-Freese claims that these policy choices have greatly affected the attitudes and actions of other countries, and in the fight to achieve security, the United States has instead put itself at greater peril. -
Mozambique Develops Innovative Partnerships to Slow Poaching
World Politics Reviw
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Sexism and Sexual Assault: Connecting the Dots
USNI BLog
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Exciting #publication news!! 📚 Dr. Sabrina Karim, our Director and Associate Professor at Cornell University, has a new book titled Positioning…
Exciting #publication news!! 📚 Dr. Sabrina Karim, our Director and Associate Professor at Cornell University, has a new book titled Positioning…
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🌍📚 With funding to women-led companies in decline, and the fundamental rights of women threatened from Kabul to Kentucky, this weekend I’ll be…
🌍📚 With funding to women-led companies in decline, and the fundamental rights of women threatened from Kabul to Kentucky, this weekend I’ll be…
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Always great to spend time with our Detachment 1 team at the United States Air Force Academy! A very amazing engagement with Dr. Reza S…
Always great to spend time with our Detachment 1 team at the United States Air Force Academy! A very amazing engagement with Dr. Reza S…
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Dr. Alison Thompson is my personal hero. Extraordinary cause. Amazing human! Please check it out.
Dr. Alison Thompson is my personal hero. Extraordinary cause. Amazing human! Please check it out.
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What a great event! Integrating WPS into all decision making improves operational effectiveness, promotes opportunities for meaningful participation…
What a great event! Integrating WPS into all decision making improves operational effectiveness, promotes opportunities for meaningful participation…
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Fixing Gender is officially out in the world with Oxford University Press today! Ever since I started conducting gender training as a gender and…
Fixing Gender is officially out in the world with Oxford University Press today! Ever since I started conducting gender training as a gender and…
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A huge congratulations to my friend and International Space University colleague Maria Antonietta Perino for being elected to the IAF Hall of Fame…
A huge congratulations to my friend and International Space University colleague Maria Antonietta Perino for being elected to the IAF Hall of Fame…
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Advancing freedom, defeating authoritarianism: A democracy agenda for 2025-2029 from Patrick Quirk via Atlantic Council Another paper that is…
Advancing freedom, defeating authoritarianism: A democracy agenda for 2025-2029 from Patrick Quirk via Atlantic Council Another paper that is…
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The best reward is watching my students grow and develop as professionals and become leaders who guide others. Well done Shaked M. Ben Shoushan!…
The best reward is watching my students grow and develop as professionals and become leaders who guide others. Well done Shaked M. Ben Shoushan!…
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We are thrilled to have successfully hosted the inaugural Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Inter-American Working Group, organized by our own…
We are thrilled to have successfully hosted the inaugural Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Inter-American Working Group, organized by our own…
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Grateful to be part of an incredible mastermind group of women leaders with open hearts and an empowering mindset, dedicated to helping each other…
Grateful to be part of an incredible mastermind group of women leaders with open hearts and an empowering mindset, dedicated to helping each other…
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Mission accomplished. The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies just completed the first ever English-language course for the…
Mission accomplished. The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies just completed the first ever English-language course for the…
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Excited to see this Series come to life at a time when #genderequity has never been more critical to global #peace and #security! Massive…
Excited to see this Series come to life at a time when #genderequity has never been more critical to global #peace and #security! Massive…
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Learn from your mistakes. Apply what you learn. Tell somebody.
Learn from your mistakes. Apply what you learn. Tell somebody.
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