Jason Dempsey

Jason Dempsey is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a former U.S. Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of Our Army: Soldiers, Politics, and American Civil-Military Relations.

Hegseth Has All the Wrong Enemies
Appointing his personal lawyer to a top spot at the Pentagon is another sign that the U.S. military is now fighting culture wars.
Jason Dempsey
March 7, 2025
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The All-Volunteer Force Is in Crisis
A half century after the induction of the last draftee, America’s military faces tough choices.
Jason Dempsey and Gil Barndollar
July 3, 2023
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Don’t Believe the Generals
Afghanistan was a lost war long before last year’s final withdrawal.
Gil Barndollar and Jason Dempsey
September 2, 2022
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