AF&S is happy to announce a new series of weekly podcasts based on articles from our incredible authors! They are AI-generated and designed to be an additional avenue for digesting articles. The podcasts will be available on the AF&S website and the Sage Sociology page on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Subjective and Objective Measurement of Underemployment and Income Among Post-9/11 Veterans - Nicole Morgan, Katie Davenport, Brandon Balotti, Keith Aronson, Daniel Perkins #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! A Research Note: Is There a Civil–Military or Political Divide to How Americans Describe the U.S. Military? - Neil N. Snyder, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Intramilitary Relations and Officer Esprit De Corps in the Emerging Interwar Finnish Armed Forces - Ilmari Käihkö (kaihko.bsky.social), 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our #NewIssue! Perceptions of Women in U.S. Army Combat Units: A Mixed-Methods Study Post-Gender Integration - Catherine Johanna Miller journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! The Mediatization of War: A Roadmap for Research Based on the October 7, 2023, Hamas Attack on Israel - Azi Lev-On, Yuval Gozansky, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Survivors, Collaborators, Peacemakers: Transnational Military Wives in Uganda and the Gender Perspectives of Global Security - Grace Akello, Chloe Lewis, Aliya Souhaid, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Our April 2026 Issue is now available! It includes our Special Forum on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Military Services, and additional articles, research notes, and book reviews from our incredible authors! Check it out here! #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...

Just published: An investigation of mesolevel institutional cohesion, intramilitary relations and civil-military relations in the emerging interwar Finnish armed forces.

New in #OnlineFirst! Emotional Intelligence, Policing, and the Military Veteran Influence - Elizabeth A. Quinby, Irick A. Geary, Matthew W. Logan, Ian T. Adams, Kyle D. McLean, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scholar spotlight: Ronald Krebs, a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, has been researching military culture, civil-military relations, and military recruitment. Thank you for your work and research!

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Conceptualizing Matrix Control: An Exploratory Research Note - Yagil Levy, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Scholar spotlight: Robert Ralston (@robertralston.bsky.social) a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Birmingham, has been making important contributions on subjects like grand strategy, the politics of military service, and attitudes of servicemembers. Thank you!

Scholar spotlight: Neil Snyder, a professor of theater strategy and campaigning at the U.S. Army War College and a colonel in the U.S. Army, studies civil-military relations, military politics, and the U.S. Presidency. Thank you for your incredible scholarship!

Congratulations to Elisheva Rosman and Itamar Rickover on being awarded the Best Article Prize by Association of Civil-Military Scholars in Israel, for their article When Professionalism Is Not Enough: On Public Discourse Regarding Women’s Combat Service in Israel—the Case of Iron Swords (2023–2025)

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Beyond the Battlefield: An Examination of the Nigerian Military’s Balancing Act in Internal Security Operations - Moses M. Duruji, Oluwakemi Morola Fulani, Goddy Uwa Osimen, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Defense Contracting in the Final Frontier: Efficiency and Inefficiency in U.S. Military Space Markets - Charles W. Mahoney (@charleswmahoney.bsky.social), 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We are thrilled and honored to find Armed Forces & Society amongst the top ten Military Studies journals on Google Scholar. Thank you to our exceptional editorial board members, authors, and contributors for making this possible! See the full rankings here: scholar.google.com/citations?vi...

New in #OnlineFirst: Shared Traumatic Pasts—Reflexivity, Remission, and the Emotional Labor of Interviewing Combat Veterans: A Research Note - Martin Thorp, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: Book Review: Training and Deployment of America’s Nuclear Cold Warriors in Asia: Keepers of Armageddon by Rabson, S. - Masamichi (Marro) Inoue #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

From our new issue: Differences in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Between U.S. Civilians and Military Veterans in the Gulf War and Post-9/11 War Eligibility Cohorts: A Research Note - K. Diaz, S. Landes, S. Monnat (@smonnat.bsky.social) #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

We wrote in @afssage.bsky.social on American civil-military relations why "the truth" scene from A Few Good Men is an example of the gap in the values school. The other movies to show gaps are Crimson Tide (control) and Thirteen Days (institutional design). journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our new issue: Challenge Acceptance as a Key Psychological Characteristic of Ukrainian Sergeants During the War: A Research Note - Oleg Kokun, Iryna Pischko, Natalia Lozinska #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! “Today they are going to kill us”: Ethnicization of the Nigerian Army (1957–1966) and Consequences for Society - Akali Omeni, Fatai Alli, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: Civilian Control, Civil–Military Friction, and Foreign Military Intervention - Jeffrey Pickering, Ghashia Kiyani #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Political Giving by Retired U.S. General and Flag Officers - Neil Snyder #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Autocratic Leaders, Combat Experience, and Interstate Conflict: Evidence From Iraq - Michael D. Cohen #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and European Citizens’ Trust in the Armed Forces: Shaken Not Stirred(?). A Research Note - Athina Economou, Christos Kollias, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: Of Rivals and Enemies: Military–Police Relations in Internal Armed Conflict in Mexico and Colombia - Andrew Ivey (@drprofivey.bsky.social) #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Fighting to Become One of the Boys: Inattentive (Re)gendering of Military Professionalism Among Danish Soldiers - Helene Pristed Nielsen #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

How will advances in AI shape the future of war? New report: https://bit.ly/4sSVXXS

From our new issue: Substance Use Service Utilization and Barriers to Access Among Homeless Veterans: - Jordan Babando, Justine Levesque, Danika A. Quesnel, Stephanie Laing, Nathaniel Loranger, Arielle Lomness, Philip McCristall #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! From Casualty Aversion to Civilian Protection: Media Enforcement Mechanisms in Post-Heroic Warfare - Elad Popovich, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: U.K. Veterans in Prison: Attitudes Toward Authority, Legitimacy, and Compliance With Regime - Daniel Packham #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Check out this article from our new issue: Armed Forces as an Employer of Choice: The Role of Gender and Person–Organization Fit - Nancy Otis, Sarah Jayne A. Connick-Keefer, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

From our new issue: Army Wives: Exploring the Social Determinants of Health in a Population With Universal Health Care in the United States - J. Dodge, K. Sullivan, J. Merrill, K. Clarke-Walper, L. Riviere, W. Wortham, C. Castro #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this new article in #OnlineFirst! Democratic Civilian Control in Limited-Access Orders: Rethinking Civil–Military Relations in Nigeria - Fatai Alli, 2026 #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: National Guard Command Authority and the Black Lives Matter Protests of 2020: Domestic Security Debates for a New Generation of Military Veterans - Jeffrey Lantis #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check out this article from our new issue: Motivated to Fight: Diverse Motivations of Foreign Fighters in the Russia–Ukraine War - Ori Swed, Aria Stiefelmaier, Oleksandra Hanchukova, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

From our new issue: Citizenship Traditions and Cultures of Military Service: Patriotism and Paychecks in Five Democracies - R. Krebs, (@robertralston.bsky.social) T. Balzacq, (@blagdendavid.bsky.social) S. Shenhav, M. Steinbrecher #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

New in #OnlineFirst: Book Review: Dictators’ endgames by Aurel Croissant, Tanja Eschenauer-Engler, & David Kuehn - Christoph Harig (@charig.bsky.social), 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Check out this article from our new issue: War Is Back in Post-Heroic Europe: Change and Continuity in the Relationship Between the Armed Forces and Society - Tine Molendijk #NewIssue #OpenAccess journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

From our new issue: Re-examining Willingness to Fight for One’s Country: Exploring Nature of Conflict and Citizenship Status Effects in the United States and Canada - Christopher Simon, Nicholas Lovrich, Kenneth Verboncoeur, Michael Moltz, 2026 #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Our January 2026 Issue is now available! Check it out here! #NewIssue journals.sagepub.com/toc/AFS/curr...

New in #OnlineFirst: Professional Military Ethics: An Effective Barrier to Military Politicization in Politically Polarized Environments? A Research Note - Fernando Rodrigues Goulart, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New in #OnlineFirst: Military Interventions and Press–Politics Relations in Turkey - Seren Guven, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

If you’re in DC tomorrow, or want to participate online for a 4 to 5 pm event on civil-military relations, we’d love to have you in the conversation! Here’s how to rsvp:

Anybody wants to present a civil-military relations panel at APSA, and have papers/abstracts, please send word. I will try to get a panel submission ready.

Scholar spotlight: Heidi Urben is a professor of practice at Georgetown University and has been publishing on and researching important topics in civil-military relations, the military profession, and national security strategy. Thank you, Heidi, for all you do!

Check out this article from our forum on National/Social Resilience: Contradiction of Concordance Theory - Zulfiqar Ali, 2014 #OpenAccess #SpecialIssue journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...