Jessica Trisko Darden

Dec 19, 2024 | newsobserver.com | Jessica Trisko Darden

Soon after being nominated to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth-a former Army National Guard major and Fox News personality-found himself mired in controversy over his past statements and actions. Among the most notable? His comments about women in combat. "I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn't made us more effective. Hasn't made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated," he said in a podcast interview this past November.

Nov 14, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Jessica Trisko Darden

In 2018, Jessica Trisko Darden wrote “Compounding Violent Extremism? When Efforts to Prevent Violence Backfire” where she argued that government-funded development programs intended to counter violent extremism contributed negatively to counter-extremism efforts. Given the continued nonsuccess of counter-extremism and counter-terrorism foreign aid programs, we invited Jessica back to reflect on her article.

Jul 9, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jessica Trisko Darden

The political contest being waged over the number of civilian deaths in Gaza is making it harder, not easier, for us to actually understand just how many civilians have been harmed through the past nine months of war , and in what ways. Those who study civilian casualty counts, as I do, understand that they are one of the many metrics needed to understand the true human cost of a conflict. They cannot present the full picture on their own.

Jul 9, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jessica Trisko Darden

Prince Harry’s Pat Tillman Award Was Reportedly The Result Of A ‘Backroom Deal’When Prince Harry was given the Pat Tillman Award for Service during this year’s ESPY Awards it surprised almost everyone who was watching because it …

May 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jessica Trisko Darden |Virginia Commonwealth

This article was published on Dec. 15, 2023 From the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the U.S. government has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine’s war effort. The Biden administration has repeatedly produced emergency spending packages to support the Ukrainian government and military. That funding has so far amounted to . But suggest that Americans’ support for Ukraine was waning even before Hamas’ Oct.