Aaron Belkin: Unfriendly Fire (3/9/09)

Unfriendly Fire

Aaron Belkin, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC Santa Barbara; Author

Belkin will dicuss the ramifications of the U.S. military's ban on openly gay and lesbian Americans after Congress passed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in September 1993 - a policy which President Obama has vowed to repeal. Belkin has published in the areas of civil-military relations, social science methodology, and sexuality and the armed forces. His recent studies include analyses of aerial coercion and strategic bombing, the conceptualization of coup risk, and the relationship between coup-proofing strategies and international conflict.

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