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Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift, Certain, and Modest Sanctions Is Associated with Drop in Mortality

An innovative program that requires alcohol-involved offenders to abstain from alcohol and submit to frequent tests was associated with a 4 percent drop in mortality. The associations were most evident among causes of death related to excessive alcohol use, such as circulatory conditions.

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U.S. Military Service Members May Volunteer to Extend Tours if Offered Incentives

Nearly 60 percent of U.S. military service members surveyed were unwilling to voluntarily extend their tours, believing that doing so may adversely impact quality of life, morale, or job performance. Others reported interest in longer tours if financial incentives were offered.
North Korea

Commentary

North Korea Rocket Launch: Why Did Kim Fire a Missile Now?

Kim Jong-un is probably seeking clear successes before his important Seventh Party Congress in May, when he wants to appear to be the all-powerful leader of North Korea.
Veteran Health Care

Report

Balancing Demand and Supply for Veterans' Health Care

What are veterans' demographics and health care needs and how might these evolve? What resources and capacity to deliver health care does the Department of Veterans Affairs have and how might this impact veterans' access? What should policymakers consider when examining changes to VA's use of purchased care?
Civil Defense

Report

Unconventional Options for the Defense of the Baltic States

Unconventional options from the Swiss defense strategy during the Cold War could benefit Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These include training and equipping local defense units and preparing transportation infrastructure for demolition to prevent an invasion.
International Diplomacy

Commentary

Foreign Policy Challenges on the Campaign Trail

Foreign and security policy will play a significant role in the run-up to the November U.S. presidential election. The campaign offers voters a wide spectrum of responses to the challenges of militant Islamism, ties with China and Russia, dealings with rogue states like North Korea, and free trade.
United States Navy

Commentary

Transforming 'Distributed Lethality' Strategy into Action

Distributed lethality offers a more offensive approach to using naval surface forces as potential adversaries acquire naval capabilities designed to control the sea. Translating the concept into action has implications for Navy operations, logistics, finances, and overall strategy.
Political Reform Movements

Commentary

Tunisia's Paradoxical Political Union: Ennahda and Nidaa Tounes

In Tunisia, healthy disagreement between political parties has fostered some real change since the 2011 uprisings and throughout the course of the transition, but the persistent power-sharing dynamics in play aren't advancing democracy.
Teacher Training

Report

Are Teachers Prepared to Help Students Meet Common Core Standards for ELA?

The majority of K-12 teachers are expected to address state standards for English language arts (ELA) and literacy, but many reported the need for professional development in order to help students meet these standards.
Counterinsurgency

Report

A Counterinsurgency Win in Afghanistan?

The 2015 counterinsurgency (COIN) effort in Afghanistan ranks among the low end of historical COIN winners. The Afghan government and security forces are capable of maintaining the current stalemate with the Taliban. This is the first step on the most promising path to peace: a negotiated settlement.

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Our findings suggest that criminal justice interventions that reduce heavy alcohol consumption may, in turn, influence mortality.
Nancy Nicosia

Senior Economist
Source: RAND News Release
It is time to conduct experimental evaluations comparing 24/7 Sobriety with other drunk driving interventions to determine which option is most cost-effective at reducing injury and death.
Beau Kilmer

Codirector, RAND Drug Policy Research Center
Source: RAND News Release
The United States should take stock of the situation [in Tunisia] and recognize that the shift to democratic governance is hardly certain as parties and alliances continue to splinter in myriad directions.
Amanda Kadlec

Project Associate
Source: Foreign Policy Concepts
Just as the world was slow to see the danger of ISIS's grip on parts of Iraq and Syria, appreciation of the threat posed by ISIS in Libya is belated.
Christopher S. Chivvis

Associate Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center
Source: The Arab Weekly
If you want to get serious about veterans suicide, you need to be serious about addressing the number of suicides among those with bad paper.
Rajeev Ramchand

Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist
Source: Military Times

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U.S. Military Service Members May Volunteer to Extend Tours if Offered Incentives

North Korea Rocket Launch: Why Did Kim Fire a Missile Now?

Balancing Demand and Supply for Veterans' Health Care

Unconventional Options for the Defense of the Baltic States

Foreign Policy Challenges on the Campaign Trail

Transforming 'Distributed Lethality' Strategy into Action

Tunisia's Paradoxical Political Union: Ennahda and Nidaa Tounes

Are Teachers Prepared to Help Students Meet Common Core Standards for ELA?

A Counterinsurgency Win in Afghanistan?

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