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2. From Black Boots to Desert Boots: The All-Volunteer Army Experiment Continues
- Author:
- Leonard Wong
- Publication Date:
- 05-2014
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Foreign Policy Research Institute
- Abstract:
- In 1970, the President's Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force delivered its report to the President of the United States, Richard Nixon. In the report, better known as the Gates Commission due to the leadership of former Secretary of Defense Thomas Gates, the members of the Commission stated, "We unanimously believe that the nation's interests will be better served by an all-volunteer force, supported by an effective stand-by draft." They added, "We have satisfied ourselves that a volunteer force will not jeopardize national security, and we believe it will have a beneficial effect on the military as well as the rest of our society." In June of 1973, after years of debate, the statutory authority for the draft expired and the all-volunteer force became a reality.
- Topic:
- Defense Policy, Arms Control and Proliferation, and Governance
- Political Geography:
- United States
3. Radicalization in the U.S. Beyond al Qaeda: Treating the disease of the disconnection
- Author:
- Clint Watts
- Publication Date:
- 08-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Foreign Policy Research Institute
- Abstract:
- The attacks of September 11, 2001 spawned a decade of al Qaeda inspired radicalization of disaffected Middle Eastern and North African youth and a handful of young Western men. Ten years later, foreign fighters to Afghanistan, Iraq and other jihadi battlefields appear to be declining while in contrast analysts have pointed to an uptick in United States (U.S.) based “homegrown extremism” - terrorism advocated or committed by U.S. residents or citizens.
- Topic:
- Defense Policy, Islam, Terrorism, and Counterinsurgency
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, United States, Iraq, Middle East, and North Africa