Heidi Urben

Mar 8, 2024 | lawfaremedia.org | Risa Brooks |Michael Robinson |Heidi Urben

Editor’s Note: Recent years have seen a surge in partisan speeches and other political activities by retired general and flag officers. What do other officers themselves think about this surge in political activity? Marquette’s Risa Brooks and my Georgetown colleagues Michael A. Robinson and Heidi Urben discuss the tension they found between traditional, apolitical civil-military relations and the officers’ concerns about threats to the constitution and other grave concerns.

Feb 2, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Francis J. Gavin |Gene Park |Michael Robinson |Heidi Urben

In his introduction to Vol. 7, Issue 1, of TNSR, the chair of our editorial board, Frank Gavin, reflects on the joys of being a professor and the importance of higher education. He also expresses concern about the health of American universities and calls on them to defend values such as asking big questions and encouraging debate. I love being a professor.

Nov 30, 2023 | tnsr.org | Risa Brooks |Michael Robinson |Heidi Urben

Few other issues in U.S. civil-military relations are as controversial as the political activism of retired officers. Much of this modern-day controversy dates back to the 1988 presidential election, when former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. P.X. Kelley endorsed then-candidate George H.W. Bush in a primary, followed by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr. endorsing then-candidate Bill Clinton in 1992.