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Trends in Inequality and the World's Eight Richest Men
Ernesto F. L. Amaral, Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice
Feb 10, 2017
U.S. News & World Report
While Oxfam reports have done a good job of bringing attention to the problem of inequality, they may lead the public and policymakers to believe that global inequality has been rising instead of falling. Global inequality has actually been on the decline while inequality within the developed world is increasing.
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Terrorism Threat Assessment
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U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Must Be About More Than ISIS
Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena
Feb 9, 2017
Defense One
ISIS is a worthy candidate for eradication, but failing to also target its franchises, al-Qaida splinters, and other non-aligned groups in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia could allow other threats to metastasize.
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Iraq
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Stabilizing Mosul After the Battle Against ISIS
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Linda Robinson @RobinsonL100
Feb 9, 2017
Newsweek
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have retaken the east bank of Mosul and are planning to take the west soon. The military operations that oust ISIS are crucial to the city's liberation but failing to get the civilian response right risks a widening civil war.
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Russia
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Dealing with a Revanchist Russia
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Feb 8, 2017
The National Interest
The deployment of additional U.S. forces and other NATO units to Poland, Norway, the Baltics, and other states symbolically reinforces the West's commitment to the alliance. But countering Russia's influence will require a fundamental reformulation of EU and U.S. political strategy.
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Electronic Pharmaceutical Prescriptions
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Responsible e-Prescribing Needs e-Discontinuation
Shira H. Fischer @ShiraFischer, Adam J. Rose
Feb 7, 2017
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Implementation of electronic prescribing has been a big success in health information technology. But most e-prescribing systems don't allow electronic cancellation of orders. Adding this feature could help reduce medication errors.
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International Diplomacy
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Mattis' Mission in Asia
Scott W. Harold
Feb 6, 2017
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis made his first overseas trip this week, visiting Japan and South Korea. He reassured them that U.S. alliances in East Asia will remain strong, while also clarifying Washington's expectations.
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The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)
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The Need for a Targeted Counter-ISIL Strategy
Jeffrey Martini, Lynn E. Davis
Feb 5, 2017
U.S. News & World Report
Defeating ISIL is only possible if political conditions change in the Middle East, North and West Africa, and South Asia, and in ways that are exceedingly unlikely. The coalition should focus on reducing ISIL's ability to conduct attacks and on removing the underlying conditions that feed Sunni grievances.
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Cannabis
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The Future of Cannabis in the Netherlands
Stijn Hoorens @StijnHoorens
Feb 1, 2017
Volkskrant
The Netherlands should proceed cautiously in implementing any marijuana regulations, taking into account the models devised elsewhere and remembering that once enacted the rules will be difficult to change.
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Counterterrorism
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Is ISIS Breaking Apart?
Charlie Winter, Colin P. Clarke
Jan 31, 2017
Foreign Affairs
The coalition tasked with countering ISIS has made progress, and ISIS is sure to break apart further over the next few years. Any splinter groups that result could differ from their parent organization, so counterterrorism strategies will need to adjust.
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International Economic Relations
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Politics Across the Pond
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
Jan 31, 2017
U.S. News & World Report
Donald Trump and Theresa May can't actually get much done on U.S.-U.K. trade in the short term. Whatever Trump and May say or agree to during this visit will be for political effect. Any real bargaining on the economics will take place years in the future.
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Security Cooperation
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Hezbollah Is Winning the War in Syria
Colin P. Clarke, Chad C. Serena
Jan 30, 2017
The National Interest
Most parties have been on the losing side of the war in Syria. Meanwhile, Lebanese terrorist militia Hezbollah has cemented its status as a regional power player. The group has gained fighting experience and benefited from a growing alliance with the Assad regime, Iran, and Russia.
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Domestic Terrorism
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When Is a Terrorist Really a Terrorist?
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Jan 27, 2017
The Hill
Countering mass violence demands a distinction between attackers who are truly inspired by jihadism and those with lesser links. The latter includes people whose mental states and violent tendencies preexist their exposure to the ideology.
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Health and Wellness Promotion
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What 32 Million Tweets Tell Us About Health and the Twitterverse
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung, Linnea Warren May @LinneaKWMay, Matthew Trujillo
Jan 26, 2017
The Health Care Blog
Health-related posts and conversations on Twitter shed light on the public's views on obesity, exercise and fitness, safe sex, alcohol, and mental health. Will such discussion increase in communities where health and wellness programs are put in place?
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Vaccination
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On Vaccines, Trump Should Rely on Science
Courtney A. Gidengil @c_gidengil, Laura J. Faherty @LauraFahertyMD
Jan 25, 2017
The Health Care Blog
Research has proven that vaccines are extremely safe and effective. The public health implications of questioning this are serious. America should take every opportunity to protect kids by vaccinating them against every vaccine-preventable disease.
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South Korea
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A Political Earthquake in Seoul and Its Repercussions for U.S. Policy
Booseung Chang
Jan 25, 2017
The National Interest
With new administrations in the U.S. and South Korea, it's time to find a middle ground and set up a new common policy toward North Korea. The pressures felt by both countries make the relationship all the more vital to the historical allies.
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Moscow wants to annex large parts of Ukraine, it wants to demilitarize the country so that the government cannot fight against its actions, and it wants a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv. The sad reality is that annexing four regions is unlikely to be the end of Russia's mission in Ukraine, but just one phase in Putin's much longer project. Both Ukraine and its backers must be prepared for a protracted war.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Foreign Affairs

The strength of NATO is that it is at its essence an ongoing consultation based on trust, and where needed a central meeting point for smaller groups of allies to collaborate on an issue-by-issue basis. Finland and Sweden could benefit by working from the outset to advance the dialogue, express their interests, and help to shape what can be a stronger, smarter NATO.

Gene Germanovich

International Defense Researcher

Source: United Press International

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Trends in Inequality and the World's Eight Richest Men

U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Must Be About More Than ISIS

Stabilizing Mosul After the Battle Against ISIS

Dealing with a Revanchist Russia

Responsible e-Prescribing Needs e-Discontinuation

Mattis' Mission in Asia

The Need for a Targeted Counter-ISIL Strategy

The Future of Cannabis in the Netherlands

Is ISIS Breaking Apart?

Politics Across the Pond

Hezbollah Is Winning the War in Syria

When Is a Terrorist Really a Terrorist?

What 32 Million Tweets Tell Us About Health and the Twitterverse

On Vaccines, Trump Should Rely on Science

A Political Earthquake in Seoul and Its Repercussions for U.S. Policy

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