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Cover: In Their Own WordsIn Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad -- Compilation and Commentary — 2008

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Cover: RAND and the Information Evolution

RAND and the Information Evolution - A History in Essays and Vignettes — 2008

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Cover: Explaining the Increase in Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers During the Global War on Terror

Explaining the Increase in Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members During the Global War on Terror — 2008

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Cover: Rethinking the Reserves

Rethinking the Reserves — 2008

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Cover: Explaining the Increase in Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers During the Global War on Terror

Explaining the Increase in Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service members During the Global War on Terror — 2008

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Cover: Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise

Cover: Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise — 2008

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Feasibility of an Air Liaison Officer Career Field: Improving the Theater Air-Ground System — 2008

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Piracy Needs Regional Answer — Nov. 26, 2008

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The international community is at something of a loss as to how to respond to the increasingly audacious nature of piracy off the Horn of Africa, exemplified by the hijacking of the Saudi-owned supertanker Sirius Star and three other ships last week.

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While China's Regional Influence Grows, U.S. Remains Key Security and Economic Partner in East Asia — Nov. 17, 2008

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A new study infers that America's key East Asian allies do not see China as a viable strategic alternative to the United States and that allied nations seek to broaden economic and diplomatic relations with both the United States and China.

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Obama's First International Crisis — Nov. 16, 2008

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According to Vice President Joe Biden, the new President Barack Obama "will be tested by an international crisis within his first six months in power," as discussed by Brian Micheal Jenkins in this commentary for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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U.S. Department of Defense Faces Obstacles in Meeting Small-Business Contract Goals — Nov. 12, 2008

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Many of the goods and services purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense are from industries that are often better suited to larger companies rather than smaller ones, complicating efforts to meet goals that about one-fourth of prime-contract dollars be awarded to small businesses.

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Defeating Terrorist Groups — Nov. 12, 2008

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Since 1997, the Defense Department and other federal agencies have been assigned agency-specific goals of spending a set percentage of contract dollars on goods and services with small businesses.

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Talk to the Taliban? Not Now — Nov. 12, 2008

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When U.S. Central Command chief Gen. David Petraeus reviewed the worsening security situation in Afghanistan, he was advised to engage in peace talks with the Taliban. According to this commentary, by Cheryl Benard for UPI.com, this may not be an advisable approach.

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Know Your Enemy: From Iraq to Afghanistan — Nov. 9, 2008

U.S. soldiers walk through Afghan poppy fields, photo courtesy of Army/SSG K. Davis

As debate continues about how to fight a resurgent Al Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan and along the Pakistan border, leaders in Washington, Kabul and Islamabad seem lost about what to do next.

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NSRD research center director James Dobbins wins award for memoir of Afghanistan — Oct. 10, 2008

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The book by James Dobbins, After the Taliban: Nation-Building in Afghanistan was announced as the winner of the 2008 Douglas Dillon Award for Distinguished Writing on American Diplomacy by the American Academy of Diplomacy.

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Georgia Dispute Derails Bid to Stop Nuke Terrorism — Oct. 6, 2008

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In the wake of Russia’s actions in Georgia, the U.S. has delayed talks with Moscow dealing with missile defense and reducing the size of strategic nuclear arsenals as discussed by Brian Micheal Jenkins for Providence Journal.

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Changes Needed in Way the United States Conducts Military Interventions — Oct. 2, 2008

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In preparing for possible future military interventions, the United States needs to shift substantial resources and integrate military-civilian efforts.

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