Veterans

This Memorial Day, to honor the memory of those who gave their lives in war, Americans should consider how to help mold a more peaceful future at home and abroad.

We should create universal access to national service: a year-long opportunity for every young American. The unity and future of our democracy demands it.

Veteran Services Organizations and veterans should be leading the charge to defend our constitutional system

Crucial bipartisan legislation has been stalled for years, placing the burden of care on hardworking Americans instead.

In recognition of Veterans Day, a collection of thoughtful Just Security articles from the past year by veterans and/or about the role of servicemembers and military families in…

Civilian and military elites, as well as the general public, have work to do to combat politicization of the all-volunteer force and help it survive another 50 years.

How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.

"[D]emocracy must continuously be defended and ... our service to our community does not end but instead shifts in its form. This is something veterans have long known and appreciated."

I wholeheartedly believe that my husband is still here with me today because of his military family, and we are terrified to be leaving it.

If we claim to honor their service, we must not leave our veterans to hold the weight of our collective national commitment on their own.

Reflections in the wake of Afghanistan.

As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reels from scandal, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of veterans affairs, Denis McDonough, promises to “fight like…