Since the beginning of the all-volunteer era, millions of young Americans have chosen to
enlist in the military. These volunteers disproportionately come from disadvantaged …

An influential model of democratic civil-military relations insists that civilian politicians and
officials, accountable to the public, have “the right to be wrong” about the use of force: they …

With the proliferation of online technologies, social media recruitment has become an
essential part of any company's outreach campaign. A social media platform can provide …

A substantial number of soldiers develop moral injuries, yet just as many do not. Therefore, it
is important to explore the question: How do military service members generally interpret …

The purpose of this article is to present an empirically-derived psychological readiness
model of military personnel to take risks during combat deployment. The model was …

What roles are military institutions expected to play in today's rapidly changing security
environment? How are they supposed to interact with the society they are tasked to protect …

As increasingly contentious politics in the United States raise concerns over the"
politicization" of traditionally non-partisan institutions, many have turned their attention to …

The German Bundeswehr, like other NATO forces, seeks to recruit more women in order to
improve its gender balance and to meet its personnel needs. However, previous research …

What shapes public support for military missions? Existing scholarship points to, on the one
hand, individuals' affiliations and predispositions (such as political partisanship and gender) …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders and society at large invoked militarized rhetoric
and war metaphors to elevate essential workers and inspire collective action. Using a survey …