One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression

Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment.

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Charter School Students in Chicago Enjoy Better Graduation, College Entry Rates

teen at graduation Chicago's multi-grade charter high schools (those serving students in grades 7-12, 6-12 or K-12) appear to improve their students' chances of graduating and attending college, as compared with the city's traditional public high schools.

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Rethinking Counterinsurgency to Respond to the Evolving Jihadist Threat

soldier on bike with boys running alongside Despite great technological and military advances, British and U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations have been slow to respond and adapt to the rise of the global jihadist insurgency. Operational failures have highlighted the need for the West to rethink and retool its current COIN strategy.

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RAND Review, Spring 2008: Baby Steps

baby The Spring 2008 issue of RAND Review compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden. Other topics include water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization.

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A Better Way to Pay for Prescriptions
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A House of Tribes for Iraq
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