Truman National Security Project

Truman Project Fellow Kayla Williams discusses the benefits of Army experiences in the civilian life for women. There have been dozens of op-eds and blogs circulating recently in response to Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, and I’ve been devouring them in my limited free time. As a member of one of the key demographics her book targets [...]

On March 26, the Washington Post profiled Secretary of State John Kerry’s first trip to Afghanistan in, “Afghan women tell Kerry of security fear.” While I’m encouraged to see that Secretary Kerry made women, peace, and security a priority for his first visit, I’m also frustrated by the focus on security for women. Certainly, women [...]

Truman Project Fellow Kayla Williams is honored by the White House as a Champion of Change. Kayla Williams is the author of Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, a memoir about her experiences negotiating the changing demands on women in today’s military during a deployment to Iraq. Ms. [...]

Truman Project Fellow Kayla Williams discusses her experience as an Iraq veteran. A decade ago, I took part of the initial invasion of Iraq. It is long enough ago, now, that the memories have lost their sharp intrusiveness; they no longer hover at the edge of my consciousness and push in at unexpected moments. My memories [...]

Voice of Korea covers the Women in Combat event hosted by the Center for National Policy with Scott Bates and Mike Breen. Click here to listen. (Note: Korean language)