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Keep Chemical Weapons Out of Terrorist Hands

As the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front seized territory in Syria and northern Iraq, they came upon military sites with chemical munitions and industrial facilities with toxic chemicals. Reducing such opportunities should be a priority.

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American Voters Are United in Dissatisfaction with Their Choices

Clinton and Trump supporters disagree on many topics. But they are united in their dissatisfaction with the candidates. Data show that if Americans could vote against the candidates, many would do so.
Counterterrorism

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U.S. More Able Than Ever to Combat Terrorism

Acts of pure terrorism are truly arbitrary and extremely difficult to protect against, but they are rare. Improved domestic counterterrorist efforts have uncovered and interrupted close to 90 percent of jihadist terrorist plots in the United States since 9/11.
Autonomous Vehicles

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The Brains Behind Autonomous Vehicles May Need a License to Drive

Autonomous vehicles require exquisite software. To make it secure, industry and government should consider educational standards and licensure requirements for the engineers who create it.
Immigration and Emigration

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Why a Border Wall Would Do Little Besides Waste Money

A wall along the U.S. border with Mexico would not eliminate illegal migration, its maintenance and monitoring would be costly, and it would likely be undermined by tunnelers. Also, severing legitimate cross-border movements for trade and tourism would be tremendously damaging to the U.S. economy.
Syria

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Time to Bury Plans for Counterterrorism Cooperation with Russia in Syria

As two botched airstrikes this week indicate, U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with Russia is just too risky and probably wasn't feasible in the first place. There is too little faith between the two countries for meaningful cooperation in this area.
Parenting

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What Your Kids Need to Know About Marijuana, Legalized or Not

If you are a parent, no matter how you feel about legalizing marijuana, you need to be prepared to talk about the drug with your kids.
International Diplomacy

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A Bumpy Road Ahead for China-Taiwan Relations

Taiwanese President Tsai has issued numerous political overtures to Beijing, yet Chinese President Xi has demonstrated a clear reluctance to accept her as a credible partner. Instead, he has turned up the heat on Tsai in an attempt to undermine her administration.
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On Northeast Asia

China has been a major proponent of regional security for Northeast Asia but appears disinterested in Republic of Korea (ROK) security against North Korean missile and nuclear weapon threats.
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Which Countries Could Become Disease Hot Spots?

Identifying and focusing on vulnerable countries that could become hot spots for infectious disease could help in the fight against future outbreaks.

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The only financial cost [to the Islamic State group] is the social media that is pushing out the propaganda. The plots themselves are entirely self-financed by individuals in these countries [who have been inspired by IS].
Seth G. Jones

Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center
Source: BBC
This particular disclosure [re: St. Jude's pacemakers] appeared to have very good, reliable, and predictable timing in the sense the stock dropped quickly ... But, in general, big data breaches haven't necessarily caused a drop in stock prices with such quick or predictable timing.
Lillian Ablon

Information Scientist
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Too many programs [for inmates] keep people busy but don't really lead to marketable skills or certificates that would allow individuals to get employment on the outside.
Lois M. Davis

Senior Policy Researcher
Source: Associated Press
We may have some of the most brilliant experts in artificial intelligence and control systems creating the software code for autonomous vehicles. A certification process could prove it.
Isaac R. Porche III

Associate Director, Forces and Logistics Program, RAND Arroyo Center
Source: VentureBeat
Preventing the Islamic State group from adding deadly chemicals to its grisly cache of weapons in Libya is an extremely important counterterrorism success. Unfortunately the same has not been true in Syria.
John V. Parachini

Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
Source: U.S. News & World Report
We need to be better at reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics and being aware of the fact that this is a problem for human medicine but also in animal health, and we need to reduce the use of antibiotics to treat animals.
Elta Smith

Research Leader
Source: WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio

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