Honored to present my research on the Italian armed forces in public security at the @iusafs in Washington, DC. Three days of rich CMR debates. Also very grateful to receive the 2025 Charles Moskos Award from Armed Forces & Society.

We're going to be wrapping up #IUS2025 at the David and Mady Segal Military Sociology Consortium! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard and dedicated to much time and effort to make #IUS2025 possible!

Lastly, in the Professionalism & Military Culture panel, David Burbach (@dburbach) spoke on the U.S. Space Force and new challenged in civil-military relations

At the panel on Security Assistance, Marshall Cooperman and John Nagl (@DrJohnNagl) presented on The U.S. Army Security Force Assistance during the Global War on Terror

In the Impact of Service on Veterans panel, Carrie Carter (@carrie_e_carter) presented on the U.S. Army as a gendered organization

During the panel on U.S. Civil-Military Relations in a Comparative Perspective, Erica De Bruin (@esdebruin) spoke on Coup Prevention in Democracies

In the Historical Perspectives on Leading panel, Ian McDowell presented on A Soldier's Legacy: Richard E. Cavazos.

Last day of #IUS2025 and last round of panels!

Wrapping up today's sessions, In the panel of The Author-Meets-The-Critics, Thomas Crosbie (@crosbie_soc), Risa Brooks (@RisaBrooks01), Celestino Perez, and Bradford Wineman are discussing The Political Army: How the U.S. Military Learned to Manage the Media and Public Opinion

In the panel of The Author-Meets-The-Critics, Drew Kinney, Kori Schake (@KoriSchake), Peter Feaver, and Heidi Urben are discussing The State and the Soldier: A History of Civil-Military Relations in the United States

At the 21st-Century Conscription panel, Paul Cormarie shared a US perspective on conscription in Europe

Next, during the panel on Russia & China, Gita Leitlande talked about Russia and the relevance of the Just War principles

Kicking off this session at the panel on Military-Civilian Transitions in Veterans, where Jeanette Harvie is presenting on the Holistic Military to Civilian Transition Framework: A Study of Resource Needs and Community Building Among Veterans and their Families.

Last panel session of #IUS2025 day 2!

At the Civil-Military Relations panel, Lindsay Cohn presented on democratic breakdown and civil-military norms

At the panel discussing Research Methodology in Military Studies: Emerging Perspectives and Topics, Ori Swed (@OriSwed) talked about creativity in research methods

From the panel on Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, and Adaptation to Dynamic Environments, Sara Simmons spoke on Context Drive Concepts, exploring leadership frameworks to optimize talent retention and employee management.

During the panel on Human Security and the Armed Forces, Alan Okros presented on Theorizing Human Security

Next, in the panel on Security and (In)Stability in Smaller States and Mentoring Students Scholarship to Leverage Their Expertise and Experience, Jostein Mattingsdal is speaking on Striking the balance in Arctic Security and the role of Special Operations

Kicking off this round, in the panel on Military, Veterans, and Politics: Contemporary Challenges in Civil-Military Relations, Rebecca Best and Jeremy Teigen (@ProfTeigen ) are presenting on What Happens When the Call is Coming from Inside the Bass