Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Artificial Intelligence and U.S. Military Cadets’ Attitudes About Future War - Paul Lushenko, Robert Sparrow journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! The Military As a Non-Caring Institution: A Case Study of Nigerian Military Widows of the Boko Haram Conflict - Fisayo Ajala, Lindy Heinecken #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New in #OnlineFirst! From Military Service to Correctional Work: Examining the Transition of Veterans to Employment in the Canadian Prison System - J. Turner, J. Jordaan, R. Ricciardelli, D. Moran, M. Carbonell, A. Eriksson (erikssoncrim.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We are happy to welcome David Kuehn to the AF&S Editorial Board! David Kuehn is a Senior Research Fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies, and studies civil-military relations, democratization, and authoritarianism.

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode! We're summarizing "The Digital Divide and Veterans' Health Differences in Self-Reported Health" by Ori Swed, Connor McDevitt Sheehan, and John Sibley Butler. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! The Specter of the Casualty: Elite Misreading of British Public Perceptions of the Soldier 2001–2014 - Adam Shindler #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Women in the Military: Navigating Through Female Life Stages and Military Career by “Acting Normally” - Nadia Diacone, Elena Bendien, Eva van Baarle, Petra Verdonk (petraverdonk.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! The Subjective Side of Convertibility - Dana Grosswirth Kachtan, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New AF&S podcast out now! We're featuring "The Civil-Military Interface in a Metropolitan Community" by David R. Segal, Mary Scheuer Senter, and Mady Wechsler Segal. Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Developing Effective Small Team Army Leaders: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial of the Squad Leader Development Course - Ian A. Gutierrez, Carl D. Smith, Amanda L. Adrian, Yvonne S. Allard journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

In our #NewIssue! Killing in Combat as a Potentially Morally Injurious Event - A. Nordstrand, L. Noll, A. Huffman, C. Gjerstad, T. Tveitstul, J. Reichelt, L. Bakker, L. Kennair, R. Kristoffersen, H. Bøe, R. Wickham #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Integrating Research on Civil–Military Relations and Interstate Conflict and Crisis Engagement: A Systematic Review - Sigit S. Nugroho, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Heterogeneous Effects of Military Service and Confidence in the Military on Social Trust in the United States - Chigon Kim, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Listen to this week's AF&S podcast episode, based on Ori Swed and Kerry Chávez's article "The Empirical Determinants of Violent Nonstate Actor Drone Adoption." Listen here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, Energy Capabilities, and International Security: An Exploratory Analysis - Lance Y. Hunter journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! How Political Ideology Shapes Military Spending: Political Determinants of Military Expenditures in EU and NATO Member Countries - Łukasz Wiktor Olejnik journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Our July 2026 Issue is now available online! This issue included topics such as political ideology and military spending, AI and security, moral injury, and military leadership, among others. We appreciate every author and reviewer who contributed to this issue! journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode! We're summarizing "How Afghanistan Influenced the Content of Armed Forces & Society: An Editor's Reflection" by AF&S Editor Emeritus Patricia Shields. Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/5tMI...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! “In Case Something Happens to Me”: The Emotional Mandate and Wills of Joy in Soldiers’ Letters - Oren Cohen Zada, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out the #mostcited AF&S articles from the last 3 years! Thank you to all the authors for their incredible work! journals.sagepub.com/action/showM...

New AF&S podcast out! Today, we present “Sociology at West Point” by Morten G. Ender, Ryan Kelty, and Irving Smith. Listen here! sageorthopaedics.libsyn.com/armed-forces...

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

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: War’s Logic: Strategic Thought and The American Way of War by Echevarria, A. J., II. - Hoan La, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In our latest AF&S podcast episode, we provide a synopsis of “Racial Differences in the Impact of Military Service on the Socioeconomic Status of Women Veterans” by Richard Cooney, Mady Wechsler Segal, David Segal, and William Falk. Listen on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Scholar spotlight: Tamir Libel (tamirlibel.bsky.social) is a TRAc Starter Project Fellow at the University of Bamberg where he studies military education, comparative study of civil-military relations, Israeli military doctrine, airpower, and intelligence studies. Thank you, Tamir!

Scholar spotlight: Vasabjit Banerjee vasabjit.bsky.social is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and researches insurgencies, civil-military relations, and state-formation. Thank you for your invaluable scholarship and perspectives!

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Book Review: The Gurkha’s Daughter by Parajuly, P. - Bishnu Kumari Gurung, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New AF&S podcast out now! We're featuring “Public Confidence in the U.S. Military” by David R. Segal and John D. Blair. sites.libsyn.com/53880/armed-...

New article in #OnlineFirst! Classification of Military Stress and Psychological Well-Being Among the Republic of Korea Army Officers and Noncommissioned Officers: A Latent Profile Analysis - Hyunyup Lee, Eric Cerino, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"It is the most important book on U.S. civil-military relations to appear in a generation and, at this moment, it deserves the broadest possible readership.” I’m so grateful for this @foreignpolicy.com review from someone (@ghoshworld.bsky.social) whose thinking I so admire.

New article in #OnlineFirst! Mistrusted to Serve? Discrimination in the Military and Its Impact on Public Support - Jean-Christophe Boucher, Charlotte Duval-Lantoine (charlottedl.bsky.social) Lynne Gouliquer, Steve Saideman (smsaideman.bsky.social) #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Challenges in Transition: Educational Support and School Mobility for Children from Military Families Across the U.K. Home Nations - Hannah Blake, Rosie Alexander (rosiealexander.bsky.social), 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Listen to the latest AF&S Podcast! We’re featuring the article commentary “The Military and the Family as Greedy Institutions: Then and Now” by Mady Segal. Available on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Community Defense and Civil–Military Boundaries: Identity, Readiness, and Organizational Issues in Israel’s Emergency Response Squads; A Research Note - Eyal Weissblueth, Ifat Linder, Alon Hirsh, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: The Changing Dynamics of Civil–Military Relations in Pakistan by Chaudhry, R. - C. Christine Fair journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Book Review: Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security by Goodman, S. - Thomas H. Lillie journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

New AF&S podcast out! Today, we present “Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia–Ukraine War” by Ori Swed, Aria Stiefelmaier, and Oleksandra Hanchukova. Listen on Spotify! open.spotify.com/episode/4KVC...

From our #NewIssue! 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, emmahuddlestone.bsky.social #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Officers and Civilians: A Civil–Military Gap in Canadian National Security? A Research Note - Holly Ann Garnett, Christian Leuprecht, Sofia Caal-Lam #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

A special thank you to Sara Rubenfeld and Jeff Lucas for their incredible work editing and helping coordinate the publication of the Special Forum on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Military Services!

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode! We're summarizing “Self-Selection and Parental Socioeconomic Status as Determinants of the Values of West Point Cadets” by John Hammill, David Segal, and Mady Segal. sites.libsyn.com/53880/armed-...

From our #new #SpecialForum! Sexual Misconduct, Civil–Military Relations, and the Canadian Armed Forces - Rachael Johnstone, Victoria Tait-Signal journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

The Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces & Society (IUS) is exploring formation of an APAC chapter. Join us for exploratory workshop in Seoul on 8 Oct 2026. Participation by selection. Deadline to express interest: 30 May 2026. forms.gle/qYuas76tEmyh...

From our #new #SpecialForum! The Impact of Military Sexual Misconduct on the Deployment Experiences of Woman-Identifying Canadian Veterans - S. Lade, A. Brown, K. Ritchie, H. Milman, R. Park, A. Heber, R. Lanius, K. Davis, H. McNeely, M. McKinnon #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Reassessing Project 100,000: Context and Lessons—A Research Note - Russell T. Warne, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

From our #new #SpecialForum! “She Clearly Thought That Something Bad Had Happened to Her”: How Military Lawyers Construct Narratives of Victim Legitimacy and Perceived Harm in Sexual Assault Cases - Samantha Tosto, Stephanie Bonnes (stephaniebonnes.bsky.social) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

In our latest AF&S podcast episode, we provide a synopsis of “G.I. phone home: The use of telecommunications by the soldiers of Operation Just Cause” by Morten Ender! Listen on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

In this paper, journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... we analyze how discrimination shapes trust in military instutions, but also how it affects support for defense spending and recruitment. Given the state of civil-military relations in the US, this paper comes out in uncertain times.

From our #new #SpecialForum! Sexual Misconduct in the Military: The Impact of Situational Factors on Bystander Intervention Strategies - Sara Rubenfeld, Manon Mireille LeBlanc, Deanna Messervey, Glen Howell, Simon Houle journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Listen to the latest AF&S podcast episode, featuring Ori Swed’s 2022 article “The Afghanistan War’s Legacy: The Reimagining of the Outsourcing of War and Security.”