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December 31, 2007: Long-Term Instability?

By C. Christine Fair (Washington Times)

December 16, 2007: Make Room for Refugees

By Olga Oliker (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

December 15, 2007: Our Misplaced Yuan Worries

By Charles Wolf, Jr. (Wall Street Journal)

December 6, 2007: Police Need to Do a Better Job of Explaining Stop-and-Frisk

By K. Jack Riley, Greg Ridgeway (New York Daily News)

December 2, 2007: U.S. Should Take Advantage of Improved Security in Iraq to Withdraw

By David C. Gompert (San Francisco Chronicle)

November 29, 2007: On Carbon Dioxide, a Better Alternative

By Keith Crane, James T. Bartis (Washingtonpost.com)

October 14, 2007: The Right Way to Withdraw

By James Dobbins (Los Angeles Times)

October 5, 2007: Oval Office Overhaul

By Elizabeth D. Brown, John D. Graham (Washingtonpost.com)

September 20, 2007: Ready for Another Mideast War?

By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune)

September 16, 2007: Revamp NCLB to Fulfill Its Promise

By Brian M. Stecher (Baltimore Sun)

August 24, 2007: A New Tact on Iraq

By Brian Michael Jenkins (Washingtonpost.com)

August 24, 2007: The Real Analogy for Iraq

By John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt (United Press International)

August 23, 2007: Combating Radicalization

By Brian Michael Jenkins (United Press International)

August 20, 2007: Ad Men for U.S. Defense

By Todd C. Helmus, Russell W. Glenn, Christopher Paul (United Press International)

August 17, 2007: Are the Sunnis Changing Sides

By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune)

August 16, 2007: Spending Aid to Palestinians Wisely

By David Aaron, C. Ross Anthony (International Herald Tribune)

August 13, 2007: Katrina Proved We Must Do Better Job of Protecting Our Protectors

By Brian A. Jackson (Clarion-Ledger)

August 10, 2007: Rebuilding Arms Control

By F. Stephen Larrabee, David E. Mosher (United Press International)

August 7, 2007: In Support of the Congestion Charge

By Cameron Munro (Washingtonpost.com)

August 2, 2007: A Few Low Notes Won't Spoil China-US Harmony

By Charles Wolf, Jr. (South China Morning Post)

July 29, 2007: China's Challenge

By Roger Cliff (San Diego Union-Tribune)

July 22, 2007: How to Talk to Iran

By James Dobbins (Washingtonpost.com)

July 13, 2007: Cost of Unleashing China's Currency

By William H. Overholt (Christian Science Monitor)

July 12, 2007: Prison Health Care

By Lois M. Davis (San Diego Union-Tribune)

July 7, 2007: Blair's Project for a New Palestine

By Robert E. Hunter (Project Syndicate)

July 4, 2007: Afghan Problem is Regional

By Seth G. Jones (United Press International)

June 29, 2007: Consequences of a Graying World

By Jonathan Grant, Stijn Hoorens (Christian Science Monitor)

June 28, 2007: In Ukraine, Four Steps to Democracy

By Taras Kuzio, F. Stephen Larrabee (Washingtonpost.com)

June 28, 2007: Iraqi Refugee Challenge

By Kristen Cordell (United Press International)

June 1, 2007: Risks and Riddles

By Gregory F. Treverton (Smithsonian Magazine)

June 1, 2007: Saudi Arabia: Shi'a Pessimistic About Reform, but Seek Reconciliation

By Frederic Wehrey (Arab Reform Bulletin)

June 1, 2007: RFID Security in the Workplace: Perk or Privacy?

By Gordon Bitko, Tora K. Bikson, Edward Balkovich (Security World International)

May 30, 2007: Is America Prepared for Disaster?

By Brian A. Jackson (Washingtonpost.com)

May 27, 2007: Focus on the Worst Ex-Cons and Boost Community-Based Rehab

By Andrew R. Morral (Riverside Press-Enterprise)

May 13, 2007: Nuclear Terror: How Real?

By Brian Michael Jenkins (Washington Times)

May 12, 2007: A War of Nerves in Turkey

By F. Stephen Larrabee (Project Syndicate)

May 11, 2007: The Limits of Average Test Scores

By Laura S. Hamilton (Pittsburgh Business TImes)

May 8, 2007: Private Sector: Dealing with Office Romances

By Janet Lever, Gail L. Zellman (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

May 7, 2007: Vary MTA Fares

By Martin Wachs (Los Angeles Times)

May 7, 2007: Pro-American Yes, French Poodle No

By Christopher S. Chivvis (International Herald Tribune)

May 7, 2007: Afghanistan: Why Canada Should Stay

By Seth G. Jones (Toronto Star)

April 27, 2007: The Counterinsurgency Fight: Think Globally, Lose Locally

By James T. Quinlivan, Bruce Nardulli (Washingtonpost.com)

April 27, 2007: How Not to Promote American Missile Defense in Europe

By F. Stephen Larrabee, Andrzej Karkoszka (Project Syndicate)

April 19, 2007: Easing U.S.-Iran Tensions

By Robert E. Hunter (United Press International)

April 18, 2007: Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution

By Brian Michael Jenkins (Washingtonpost.com)

April 18, 2007: Green But Unsafe

By John D. Graham (Wall Street Journal, Europe Edition)

April 16, 2007: Who Lost Iraq?

By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune)

April 12, 2007: Marketing is Making Us Fat

By Robert E. Hunter (Financial Times)

March 30, 2007: Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes

By Lisa R. Shugarman (Washingtonpost.com)

March 29, 2007: Missile Defense: Avoiding a Crisis in Europe

By F. Stephen Larrabee, David E. Mosher (International Herald Tribune)

March 27, 2007: Think It Through on Tests

By Laura S. Hamilton (Philadelphia Inquirer)

March 26, 2007: Paradoxes: Liberal...Conservative...Go Figure

By Charles Wolf, Jr. (Milken Institute Review)

March 18, 2007: Flagging Ally: Pakistan's Lapses Are Hurting the War on Terror

By Seth G. Jones, John Gordon, IV (San Diego Union-Tribune)

March 16, 2007: Steer a Smarter Course Than Specific Mileage Goals

By John D. Graham (Detroit Free Press)

March 16, 2007: Iran's Covert War in Iraq

By Richard R. Brennan, Jr. (Washington Times)

March 11, 2007: Media Leaks Hinder Intelligence Gathering

By James B. Bruce (Washington Times)

March 7, 2007: Unknown Education Revolution

By Naveen Mandava (Mint)

March 7, 2007: Marketing is Making Us Fat

By Deborah Cohen (United Press International)

March 5, 2007: C. Asia's Great Game

By F. Stephen Larrabee (United Press International)

February 27, 2007: My Enemy's Enemy

By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune)

February 23, 2007: America's Turkey Problem

By F. Stephen Larrabee, Suat Kiniklioglu (United Press International)

February 21, 2007: When Students Disappear...

By John F. Pane (Education Week)

February 21, 2007: A Desired Epidemic: Obesity and the Food Industry

By Deborah Cohen (Washingtonpost.com)

February 11, 2007: Iraq's Jobs-for-Peace Mirage

By Keith Crane (Project Syndicate)

February 11, 2007: Straight Talk About a Report on Achievement at City Schools

By Brian Gill, Jolley Christman (Philadelphia Inquirer)

February 1, 2007: Which Economy Will Run Into Trouble First: The US or China?

By William H. Overholt (Policy and Markets Magazine)

February 1, 2007: America's Long Wars

By Andrew R. Hoehn, David A. Shlapak (United Press International)

January 31, 2007: Afghanistan's Local Insurgency

By Seth G. Jones (International Herald Tribune)

January 29, 2007: Put Iraqi Insurgents Out of Business

By Keith Crane (Christian Science Monitor)

January 26, 2007: No Need to Expand U.S. Army

By David C. Gompert (United Press International)

January 24, 2007: Coordination Could Breed Control in Iraq

By Austin Long (Washingtonpost.com)

January 17, 2007: A Bad Plan for the Middle East

By James Dobbins (International Herald Tribune)

January 15, 2007: Central Asia's Other 'Turkmenbashis'

By F. Stephen Larrabee (Project Syndicate)

January 14, 2007: Old Front Against Terrorism

By Brian Michael Jenkins (San Diego Union-Tribune)

January 7, 2007: Flooded with Food

By Deborah Cohen (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

January 4, 2007: A Mighty Country's Progress and Regress

By Charles Wolf, Jr. (Project Syndicate)

January 4, 2007: Public: Leaner, Fitter, Meaner?

By Tom Ling (The Guardian)

January 2, 2007: Europe's Afghan Test

By Robert E. Hunter (United Press International)

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