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Reforms to the U.S. Child Welfare System Could Save $12 Billion and Improve Outcomes

Striking a better balance between programs to prevent child maltreatment and services for kids who have already suffered from abuse could improve long-term outcomes and reduce child welfare system costs by $12.3 billion.

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The Future of Sectarian Relations in the Middle East

Sectarianism is shaping developments across the Middle East. But sectarianism is only one lens for understanding the region's conflicts, and some of its drivers are amenable to policy interventions.
The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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ISIS: Weakened but Still Potent

ISIS is in the process of being defeated as an insurgency while preparing to transform into a clandestine terrorist group. But it will continue to pose a serious threat to the countries where it operates and to the Western nations it targets as it evolves and adapts.
Yemen

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Undermining Violent Extremism in Yemen

In the past 50 years, Yemen has faced significant political instability, including multiple civil wars. Why might Yemenis reject political violence despite persistent conflict and unrest? And how can the United States and its partners undermine violent extremism?
Postsecondary Education

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Is College Worth the Expense? Yes, It Is

Many American students struggle with the soaring cost of higher education. And for many college students, debt can have severe negative implications. But on balance, the benefits of a college degree appear to outweigh the costs.
Cybercrime

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WannaCry Virus: A Lesson in Global Unpreparedness

The WannaCry ransomware attack provides important lessons about how to secure cyber networks. History indicates that other attacks will follow. Preparedness is crucial.
Russia

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How Does Russia View the International Order?

Russia sees the U.S.-led international order as a threat to its interests. U.S. and Russian interests overlap in some areas, such as counterterrorism. But they are directly opposed in others. What are America's policy options?
Autonomous Vehicles

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How to Realize Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Mobility Benefits

Self-driving vehicles could improve public safety. They could also improve mobility for older Americans, people with disabilities, and others. How can policymakers help ensure that these benefits are realized?
Entrepreneurship

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How Uganda Could Benefit from a Center for Food Innovation

A training and innovation center that trains and certifies street food vendors to address issues related to food hygiene, safety, and quality would accelerate the growth of a new Ugandan cuisine that capitalizes on nutritious local ingredients in a sustainable manner.
Sleep

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Tired but Wired Youth: A Toxic Combination

The recent death of a South Carolina teen, reportedly of a caffeine overdose, is both tragic and avoidable. It should be a wake-up call for all Americans. Getting sufficient sleep should be a top health priority.

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Vietnam's importance will only grow with time, as the U.S. seeks to build partnerships in Asia. Vietnam is also eager to bandwagon with the U.S. against China to some degree.
Lyle J. Morris

Policy Analyst
Source: VN Express
As the so-called Caliphate in Iraq and Syria for ISIS continues to lose territory, the group has increasingly reached out to individuals not to come to Iraq and Syria but to conduct attacks in their own countries. It's just easier logistically to do it that way.
Seth G. Jones

Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center
Source: WBUR (NPR), Here & Now
When a balance is struck between prevention and treatment, children will be less likely to experience poor outcomes—including substance abuse, homelessness, criminal conviction, and underemployment—as young adults.
Jeanne Ringel

Director, Population Health Program
Source: RAND News Release
In many cases these [unemployed Medicaid recipients] are individuals who have low levels of education, may not have sufficient job experience, or they have other barriers that make it harder for them to work, to hold jobs.
Lynn A. Karoly

Senior Economist
Source: Marketplace Radio
A woman covered by Medicaid who would go to Planned Parenthood to get a Pap smear couldn't... because they're not going to let Medicaid reimburse Planned Parenthood. That has real implications for access in areas where there aren't a lot of choices to get preventive care.
Kandice Kapinos

Economist
Source: Ob. Gyn. News

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The Future of Sectarian Relations in the Middle East

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Is College Worth the Expense? Yes, It Is

WannaCry Virus: A Lesson in Global Unpreparedness

How Does Russia View the International Order?

How to Realize Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Mobility Benefits

How Uganda Could Benefit from a Center for Food Innovation

Tired but Wired Youth: A Toxic Combination

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