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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 29/09/2025

While every administration has fired some military leaders, none has relieved so many, so early in their tenure, and in this dramatic fashion.

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How Military Leaders Should Respond to Trump’s Norm-Busting

There’s no shame in getting fired when it is not for cause.

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

I’ve found the parade criticism™ fascinating and maybe even a little disappointing, and this comes from someone who would have preferred the Army not to be put in this position in the first place. 1/

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Wise words from GEN (Ret) Dempsey on the Army’s 250th birthday - on the importance of the military being nonpartisan and having leaders of character who carry themselves, and therefore the institution, with humility. warontherocks.com/2025/06/a-so...

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A Soldier For Life – War on the Rocks

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thanks to @defenseone.bsky.social for publishing my latest on the military’s norm of nonpartisanship and why Army leaders must uphold and teach this, now more than ever. www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...

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The military must remain nonpartisan. America depends on it

The soldiers who cheered partisan applause lines at Fort Bragg, and their leaders, erred in a spectacular way.

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 27/02/2025

@lindsaypcohn.bsky.social writes that President Trump's removal of top military leaders and uniformed lawyers increases the likelihood that the military will obey orders to suppress domestic protest or civil resistance and reduces the military's effectiveness in other missions.

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Trump’s Military Purge Spells Trouble for Democracy and Defense

Firing military leaders for perceived disloyalty is often part of a strategy to consolidate regime power—even as it weakens the military.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A useful thing that academics and others can do is provide explainers to local media. This is a nice example from my former @mccourtschool.bsky.social colleague Bill Gormley. www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insi...

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Bill Gormley: A word in favor of the bureaucrats

Almost every American has suffered an annoying or even angering encounter with a bureaucrat. An obstructive response after a long wait at a DMV line. A...

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

If you're an HBCU student interested in Georgetown University's summer security studies institute, join us tonight at 6pm EST for an info session on Zoom. @georgetownssp.bsky.social

A flyer with a QR code about an information session on Georgetown's summer security studies institute for HBCU students

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Timely analysis by some of the best civ-mil scholars out there. A must read.

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

AP has done some really good reporting on the issue of extremism in the military. The extent of extremism in the military is likely very low, but an unwillingness to examine the extent of the problem is troubling. apnews.com/article/pent...

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AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

Early this year, Pete Hegseth told a Fox News audience a new, Pentagon-funded study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection did not indicate...

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Thrilled to announce our call for applications for the fourth annual security studies summer institute for HBCU students hosted by @georgetownssp.bsky.social. Applications are due 1/31/2025. Help us spread the word! Learn more here: css.georgetown.edu/summer-hbcu/

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Security Studies Summer Institute for HBCU Students - CSS

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Thrilled to share this educational video on civil-military relations, "The Soldier and the Constitution" released today, fittingly, on Constitution Day. A great resource that emphasizes the importance of the military's norm of nonpartisanship. #MilSky, #CivMilSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXzt...

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The Soldier and the Constitution

YouTube video by Army University Press

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

The latest from me and Peter Feaver on how the SCOTUS immunity decision and potential for lawful but awful orders harms civil-military relations and makes the military's job that much harder. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Don’t Ask the U.S. Military to Save American Democracy

Why the armed forces would struggle to rein in Trump.

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

Thrilled for The Insiders' Game publication day. After so many years of work, looking forward to hearing reactions from the many scholars, students, and friends who helped along the way. Intro available on the @princetonupress.bsky.social page (hubs.ly/Q02p8-zc0). Use code P325 for 30% off. Polisky

Cover of the Insiders' Game...what's behind the door?

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

Thanks to @lawfare.bsky.social for for publishing the latest by @risabrooks12.bsky.social, @eclipticevader.bsky.social and me on how retired general and flag officers weigh normative considerations regarding political speech.

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Excited to share the latest from me, @risabrooks12.bsky.social, and @eclipticevader.bsky.social in TNSR which centers on a novel survey of retired flag officers and features a framework to assess the state of the norm against retired officer political activism. (1/2) tnsr.org/2023/11/spea...

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

I'm thrilled to announce that applications are now open for Georgetown's Summer Security Studies Institute for HBCU students (June 9-15, 2024). If you're a current HBCU student, please be sure to check this out. Applications are due January 31, 2024. Apply today! css.georgetown.edu/summer-hbcu/

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Heidi Urben @heidiurben.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

Happy to review Peter Feaver's new book, "Thanks for Your Service" for Armed Forces & Society. Also really looking forward to seeing the entire civ-mil gang at IUS in Reston starting this Friday and hearing about everyone's new research. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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