Women and Camaraderie in the Military
Panelists talked about unit cohesion in the military and the ways the concept has been instrumental in excluding women from combat. They focused on research showing that camaraderie can take…
802 viewsPanelists talked about unit cohesion in the military and the ways the concept has been instrumental in excluding women from combat. They focused on research showing that camaraderie can take…
802 viewsPanelists talked about the ways members of Congress had been tracking combat integration. Congressmen Sanchez and McSally spoke by pre-recorded videos about their support for integration…
535 viewsPanelists gave firsthand accounts of women who had participated in combat, including as part of Cultural Support Teams. Gayle Lemmon was the author Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team o…
1,267 viewsPanelists discussed the different approaches military organizations had taken to setting and validating gender-neutral occupational standards for combat. “Getting Standards Right” was pa…
623 viewsPentagon representatives assessed the status of integrating women into combat roles since the 2013 rescission of the Defense Department’s ground combat policy that automatically excluded U.S…
949 viewsSecretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James talked about women in national security. She spoke at an event hosted by Women in International Security in Washington, D.C.
734 viewsPanelists talked about the implications of the removal of the ban on women in combat. Panelists included an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued the Pentagon over the…
423 viewsWomen who’ve served in the U.S. military discuss their experiences and challenges, and comment on the Pentagon recently lifting its ban on women in combat. They were joined by women who’ve s…
716 viewsPanelists, including men and women who served in the military, talk about their experiences with integration, and give their recommendations on how best to proceed now that the restriction o…
674 viewsAmerican women who served in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan talked about their experiences and commented on the Pentagon’s recent lifting of the ban on women in combat. The event was h…
589 viewsDalia Mogahed delivered the keynote address on her research on Muslims worldwide, their support for terrorism, and the reasons for this support. After her speech she responded to audience me…
260 viewsChantal de Jonge Oudraat moderated a panel on the recruitment and support of terrorists. Among the issues addressed were the origins and ideologies of terrorist movements, the appeal of terr…
251 viewsA panel discussion moderated by Nora Bensahel was held on the future of counterterrorism. Topics included U.S. security changes since the September 11 attacks, the Department of Homeland Sec…
213 viewsModerated by Professor Macdonald, experts discussed the environments that enable terrorism. Topics included Pakistani seminaries and their relation to jihads, Hamas radicalization of Palesti…
113 viewsThe participants described their methods of controlling drugs and addiction and talked about cooperation against drug trafficking and crime between the U.S. and Europe. After their prepared …
145 viewsMs. Robinson talked about the challenges facing the international community in the next century emphasizing the area of human rights. She said that in order to build a worldwide culture of t…
65 viewsAfter recent military operations in Yugoslavia, Women In International Security sponsored a discussion on how journalists cover military stories. They talked about the changes in reporting a…
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