Recent Publications

Managing Sex in the U.S. Military: Gender, Identity, and Behavior
June 21, 2023 — Military History Book Review: Managing Sex in the U.S. Military: Gender, Identity, and Behavior Mary Raum Editors: Beth Bailey, Alesha E. Doan, Shannon Portillo, and Karen Dixon Vuic | Reviewed by Dr. Mary Raum, professor of national security affairs, US Naval War College | This compilation of scholarly, practical, and historical writings presents... MORE

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“Enhancing US Global Competitiveness through Women, Peace, and Security”
March 27, 2023 — In this episode: Global powers, regional hegemons, and non-state actors engaged in a perennial state of competition dominate today’s security environment. In response, the Department of Defense has adopted the competition continuum model of cooperation, competition below armed conflict, and armed conflict. The military could significantly improve its efforts to compete along this continuum and achieve national security objectives by leveraging the Women, Peace, and Security global policy framework that supports gender equality and values women’s diverse roles in global security. ... MORE

“Factoring Gender into Kinetic Operations”
March 9, 2023 — US military practice neither considers the gendered effects of kinetic actions in the planning and executing operations nor tracks and measures them. The Department of Defense’s implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 instead focuses on the role of women in preventing armed conflict and resolving it. The implementation of the Department of Defense’s new Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action Plan, however, provides an opportunity to close this gap in an operationally relevant way. ... MORE

Parameters | Spring 2023
March 3, 2023 — The US Army War College has published The US Army War College Quarterly – Parameters, a refereed journal for contributions concerning contemporary strategy and Landpower, since 1971. Parameters is a product line of the US Army War College Press, which publishes and disseminates research and analysis for Army leaders and other defense experts in multiple forms... MORE

The US Army War College Quarterly, Parameters, is a refereed forum for contemporary strategy and Landpower issues. It furthers the education and professional development of senior military officers and members of government and academia concerned with national security affairs.

“Gender Blindness in US Doctrine”
December 15, 2020 — US military Joint and Army civil affairs doctrine have failed to consider the operational relevance of gender, posing a risk to mission accomplishment and force protection. A comparison of NATO and Australian Defence Force doctrine reveals gender considerations have been included in Allied doctrine in recent years. US land-force operational... MORE