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At Home and Abroad: The Evolving Role of the U.S. National Guard
Veterans and scholars discuss the current landscape of the U.S. National Guard.
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The National Guard is increasingly in the news as it is called upon to fill roles traditionally handled by active-duty military or civilian agencies. What is the evolving role of the National Guard in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, given its unique status as both a state-controlled and federally deployable force? What are the key legal and policy questions, including the limits of federal authority, the implications of recent moves toward greater federalization, and how the Guard differs from the regular armed forces in mission, command structure, and legal oversight?

Join us for a panel co-organized by the Quincy Institute’s Veterans in Foreign Policy Initiative and the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for the Study of the National Guard that will trace the Guard’s historical roots, its increasing use in overseas operations, its deployment during domestic emergencies, protests, and unrest, and assess the consequences for civil-military relations and national security strategy.

June 2025
27
10:00 AM ET
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Join us for a timely and important discussion with:

Andrew Wiest

Dr. Andrew Wiest is a distinguished professor of History and founding director of the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society and the Center for the Study of the National Guard at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Wiest has taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the U.S. Air Force Air War College.

John Conley

Brigadier General John Conley is director of Administrative Services at the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA), where he oversees personnel, finance, & mission support for the Arizona National Guard. A member of the TAG Council’s State Strategic Engagement Working Group, he helps shape national policy affecting the Guard.

Rachel VanLandingham

Lieutenant Colonel Rachel VanLandingham (Ret.) is a national security law expert, tenured professor at Southwestern Law School, & president of the National Institute of Military Justice, a nonprofit focused on military justice reform. A former U.S. Air Force judge advocate, she served as chief legal advisor for international law at U.S. Central Command.

J. Roy Robinson

Brigadier General J. Roy Robinson (Ret.) served as president of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) from 2017 to 2024. Before that, he was executive director of the National Guard Association of Mississippi, the nation’s largest state Guard association, and served on the NGAUS board as vice chair-Army.

Adam Weinstein (Moderator)

Adam Weinstein is deputy director of the Middle East Program at the Quincy Institute. He previously worked for KPMG’s international trade practice. Adam’s current research focuses on security, trade, and rule of law in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East. He has conducted extensive research travel in Pakistan, Iraq, and the greater Middle East.

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