2023 On War Military History Symposium: National Security in an Increasingly Technology-Dominated World: Populating the Military Forces

America's allies and security partners have a diverse array of military manpower systems, yet all grapple with keeping their militaries manned, retaining talent, and being able to properly mobilize in the event of crisis or war. With the participation of foreign officers and experts, we discuss how universal service, selective conscription, and other recruitment systems address the contemporary security environment, alongside the implications and applicability of these models for the United States.

Panel Chair

• Gil Barndollar, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the Catholic University of America’s Center for the Study of Statesmanship

Panelists

• Hitoshi Kawano, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology at Department of Public Policy at National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan
• Colonel Juha Helle, (Finland) Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché to the United States of America and Canada
• Max Z. Margulies, Ph.D., U.S. Military Academy, Director of Research at the Modern War Institute and the Defense and Strategic Studies Thesis Program Director