Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Network Structure and Military Control in North Korea: A Topic Modeling Analysis on North Korean Dictators’ Speech to the Military - Insoo Kim, Kieun Sung, Sunhong Kim, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Why Americans Consider Joining the Military - Neil Snyder, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Answering the Call of Duty: Examining the Effect of War Legacies on Military Manpower Systems - Kieun Sung, Won-June Hwang, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In #OnlineFirst: Broadening Understandings of “Identity” Among Military Partners: A Multidisciplinary Reflection from the United Kingdom A Research Note - R. Gribble, D. Crowe-Urbaniak, A. Cree, E. Senior, E. Huddlestone (@emmahuddlestone.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Above and Beyond the Call of Duty: The Medal of Honor, Heroism, and Professionalism in the Twenty-First Century - Anthony King, Patrick Bury (@patrickbury.bsky.social), 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: The Battle of Manila: Poisoned Victory in the Pacific War by Sarantakes, N.E - Richard J. Chasdi, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scholar spotlight: Thomas Crosbie, an Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College, is one of our board members and has been contributing to important conversations on topics like PME, military politics, and media-military relations. Thank you for all you bring to our field!

Scholar spotlight: Matteo Mazziotti di Celso is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Genoa. He recently won the 2025 Moskos Prize from the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces & Society (IUS). Thank you for your invaluable scholarship and perspectives!

Pre-order your copy of "Bend But Do Not Break: Shaping the Future of the All-Volunteer Force," edited by a wonderful group of civ-mil researchers. Ron Krebs and I have a chapter in the book entitled “Polarization, Politicization, and the Future of Democratic Civil-Military Relations.” a.co/d/cLomX8g

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Commentary: Everyday Essentialism and Women’s Experiences in Armed Forces - Yevgeniia Gnatchenko, Ulrike G. Theuerkauf, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Institutions and Path to Democratic Control of the Military in South Korea: A Research Note - Insoo Kim, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Call of Duty? German Public Opinion on Compulsory Service in Post-Zeitenwende Times - @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social @judithreinbold.bsky.social @kirareneekurz.bsky.social @mariusfroehle.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Are you a student or young scholar researching or proposing new civil-military relations theories? If so, Dr. Rebecca Schiff has created her Concordance Fund, which seeks to support students and young scholars studying the relationship between the military and society.

If you haven’t heard yet, we have a new Editor-in-Chief! Dr. Ori Swed is an Associate Professor at Texas Tech University who studies the role of organizations in human security and the privatization of aid and security. Ori took over the role from Pat Shields earlier this year!

Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Insurgents’ Micro-tactics of Violence: Insights From the Taliban Insurgency - Sanaullah, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Gender on the Front Line: Representations of Female Military Personnel on Ukrainian Social Media - Nadia Iermakov, Nehemia Stern, Uzi Ben-Shalom, 2025 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out the most-cited AF&S articles from the last 3 years! Thank you to all the authors for their incredible scholarship! journals.sagepub.com/action/showM...

New article in #OnlineFirst! “Becoming or Getting by”: Youths’ Inclination to Join a Military Career in Times of Crisis in Brazil - Andreza de Souza Santos, Valeria de Oliveira, Dalson Filho, Antonio dos Santos, Adson Amorim, Gabriel Feltran #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From our new issue: Access and Equity Among Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Research Note - Christos A. Makridis, Gil Alterovitz, Michael Darden, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

From our new issue: Declining Mental Health Without Diminished Military Service Motivation in Norwegian Adolescents From 2009 to 2022: A Research Note - Morten Nordmo, Lasse Bang, Anders Øvergaard, Ole Christian Lang-Ree, 2025 #OpenAccess #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our new issue: Do Elections Cause Military Spending to Go Up or Down? New International Evidence - Jeroen Klomp, Jakob de Haan, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Scholar spotlight: Brenda L. Moore, an AF&S board member and sitting Secretary of the IUS, has been a pillar of our community and has been widely recognized for her extensive contributions to AF&S and the IUS, her community and university, and to our field. Thank you, Brenda, for all you’ve done!

Check out this article from our new issue: Public Attitudes Toward Diversity, Promotion, and Leadership in the U.S. Military - Robert Ralston (@robertralston.bsky.social), Jennifer Spindel (@spindel.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Characterizing Excellence: Lessons From Awarded Military-Technological Leaders - Oshri Bar-Gil, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

From our new issue: Something to Take Home: A Two-Wave Study of Work–Family Facilitation and Well-Being Among Brazilian Soldiers Prior to and During a Humanitarian Mission - Alda Santos, Beatriz Aguiar, Maria Chambel, Carolina Rodrigues-Silveira #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out the #trending AF&S articles from the past couple of months! journals.sagepub.com/home/AFS

Check out this article from our new issue: How Does Military Experience Affect Employment: Evidence From China - Dongni Li, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New publication by @ronaldschleehauf.bsky.social, @judithreinbold.bsky.social, @mariusfroehle.bsky.social, @kirareneekurz.bsky.social and Sebastian Jäckle: CALL OF DUTY? German Public Opinion on Compulsory Service in Post-Zeitenwende Times In @afssage.bsky.social 🧵 #compulsoryservice #wehrdienst

Check out this article from our new issue: Building a National Army: The Paradoxes of Civil–Military Relations in Ethiopia - Yonas Tariku, Asnake Kefale, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Risk Factors for Homelessness Among Post-9/11 Era Veterans - Stephen Metraux, Claire A. Kolaja, Baylee Crone, Thomas Byrne, Rudolph P. Rull, Ben Porter, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Scholar spotlight: Terence Lee (@terenceleepols.bsky.social), one of our editorial board members, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore and first published with AF&S 20 years ago! Thank you for all your contributions and scholarship!

Check out this article from our new issue: The Military Academy as a Civilizing Institution: A Historical Sociology of the Academization of Officer Education in Sweden - Sebastian Larsson (@olovsebastian.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

As we see a rise in coups across Africa, Salah Ben Hammou (@salahbhpolisci.bsky.social) and Jonathan Powell (@drpowell.bsky.social) have been making significant contributions to conversations about coups around the world, including in AF&S! Find their articles here: journals.sagepub.com/home/afs

Second, and with the same team, in @afssage.bsky.social: "US Combat Medicine and Military Morale" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

As I get ready for the first and last panel of the third day of IUS--which is the biggest/oldest civil-military conference/association in the US--I can't help but marvel how amazing this community is. The folks are sharp, kind, generous, funny, silly, and welcoming. 1/

Judging by the audience, @heidiurben.bsky.social & @proflupton.bsky.social panel is going to be 🔥 #civmilsky #IUS2025

At a panel on @kschake.bsky.social 's book on the history of US civil-military relations. @heidiurben.bsky.social 's comments to start are just terrific--sharp, thoughtful, raising questions about systemic, structural problems. 1/x

Check out this article from our new issue: Captain Mayor and Sergeant Councilman? An Assessment of the Reach of Military Politicization in Brazilian Politics - Kelly Piazza, Jamie Landy, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: A Problem in the Huntingtonian Universe: The Military Side of the Gap - Dragan Stanar, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Going to IUS and looking for publication outlets? Come to the Meet-the-Editors Roundtable with @sjms.bsky.social, @afssage.bsky.social, Canadian Military Journal & Texas National Security Review Friday, 1445-1615 There will even be a limited number of SJMS bags available! #CivMilSky

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Digital Agenda-Building on X: A Case Study of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Communication During the Chinese Spy Balloon Crisis - Muhammad Ali, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: Why Do People Attack Military Statues? A National Survey in New Zealand - Nick Wilson, John Horrocks, George Thomson, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our new issue: Turkish Military Sociology: Exploring the Evolution of an Early Starter but Latecomer - Barış Ateş (@militarysociology.bsky.social), 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Effects of State-Level Individual Mandate on Veterans’ Access to Health Care in the United States - Dongjin Oh, Keon-Hyung Lee, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Cynicism, Political Extremism, and Associated Factors in Military Service Academies - Celia Williams, Brianna A. Smith, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@militarysociology.bsky.social .social and my new paper in @afssage.bsky.social offers a typology to explain the massive shifts of academic-military relations in PME from 1991–2024. 2/7

Check out this article from our new issue: The Relationship Between Military Service and Legislative Behavior for U.S. Representatives in Recent Congresses - David J. Tier, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Partners in Love/War: An Explorative Study of Ukrainian Soldiers’ Lived Experiences of Being in a Romantic Relationship in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Marcel Mangold, 2025 #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our new issue: Sentiment Analysis of Russian-Language Social Media Posts Discussing the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Matthew C. Dean, Ben Porter, 2025 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...