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America Is Making a Difference in Eastern Afghanistan
[The United States] has made some progress against the Taliban and other insurgent groups in eastern Afghanistan, and created a window of opportunity to spread this elsewhere, writes Seth G. Jones.
Apr 1, 2008
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Georgia on Their Mind
As NATO heads toward its summit meeting in Bucharest on April 3-4, the question of NATO enlargement — especially whether to give Membership Action Plans, or MAPs, to Georgia and Ukraine — has re-emerged as a contentious issue, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.
Mar 27, 2008
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Danish Cartoons Doom Us All
Like two years ago, last week's rage in Pakistan over reprints of cartoons and a forthcoming Dutch film that insult Islam's holy book once again entangles Muslims and the West in a fury over freedom of speech, writes Farhana Ali.
Mar 21, 2008
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Finding Common Ground in an Uncommon Nation
Cheryl Benard and Ed O'Connell write about their time in Syria discovering creative outlets in media, such as how a director in a country known for defending terrorism could produce "entertainment" that portrayed quite the opposite.
Mar 19, 2008
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A New National Strategy for Korea: North Korea Threats Require Deterrence, Reconciliation
The new Korean government should fully recognize the North Korean military threats and respond by fielding military counters against dangerous North Korean military capabilities, writes Bruce Bennett.
Mar 13, 2008
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A Post-Musharraf Pakistan Policy
The United States no longer can afford to blindly support Musharraf. Hence, America is moving toward defining a new policy direction for Pakistan, and for good reason, writes Farhana Ali.
Mar 7, 2008
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Why We Need to Nail Osama
[K]illing or capturing bin Laden remains a vital national and, indeed, international priority. Not only is it important — it is worth devoting significant resources and making major tradeoffs to do so, writes Elbridge Colby.
Feb 27, 2008
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An Independent Kosovo Was a Part of the U.N.'s Plan
Diplomatic wrangling over Kosovo's declaration of independence this week has created a good deal of misunderstanding about the U.N. Security Council Resolution that defines that society's current status and future evolution, writes James Dobbins.
Feb 25, 2008
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To Support Democracy in Pakistan
The Pakistani people have seized an important democratic opportunity by voting decisively against retired general President Pervez Musharraf and the Islamist parties. The U.S. would be wise to support this action financially, diplomatically and politically,
Feb 24, 2008
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Concrete Closets Under Manufactured Homes Could Save Lives
Tornado deaths and injuries are the predictable result of poorly conceived construction patterns that threaten to reverse the benefits that have resulted from advanced storm warning and forecasting capabilities, writes Charles Meade.
Feb 23, 2008
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Clarifying the Yuan Debate
Deficit and surplus relationships between the U.S. and China, respectively, are actually of substantial mutual benefit to both countries, writes Charles Wolf Jr.
Feb 1, 2008
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Not That Bad a Legacy, After All
George W. Bush may leave a positive foreign policy legacy after all. A year ago this would have seemed difficult to credit... [Y]et over this period, Bush has put in place a series of more pragmatic policies from which even a Democratic successor will have a hard time moving away, writes James Dobbins.
Jan 17, 2008
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Throw Out the Inside Traders
Just a few years ago, insider trading was considered "dirty." It was the province of marginal players working on the fringe of the capital markets... But today insider trading has proliferated and gone global, writes Larry Zicklin.
Jan 17, 2008
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Long-Term Instability?
The tragic assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto casts a dark shadow across Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state with a long history of militarism and militancy and may auger a deeper and irreversible slide into Islamist violence, writes Christine Fair.
Dec 31, 2007
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Make Room for Refugees
Today, tens of thousands of Iraqis are in grave danger, targeted because they have worked with the United States. Many have been murdered. Others have fled their homes because of attacks or threats… Many want to come to America, and we should welcome them, writes Olga Oliker.
Dec 16, 2007

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Mandatory evacuation orders are issued when disasters have potentially life-threatening impacts. Disaster after disaster, orders resulted in evacuations that have saved untold lives. Milton is rapidly intensifying and expected to be one of the largest hurricanes on record when it hits the United States. Staying in place could have severe, life-threatening consequences.

Aaron Clark-Ginsberg

Behavioral/Social Scientist

Source: rand.org

The mechanisms behind the apparent adverse effects of climate change on human health are not entirely understood. However, the need for pre-planning for these events to prevent poor health outcomes is clear. Especially among the most vulnerable populations, it is critical to develop and implement mitigating strategies.

Mahshid Abir

Senior Physician Policy Researcher, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Source: rand.org

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Commentary and Articles

America Is Making a Difference in Eastern Afghanistan

Georgia on Their Mind

Danish Cartoons Doom Us All

Finding Common Ground in an Uncommon Nation

A New National Strategy for Korea: North Korea Threats Require Deterrence, Reconciliation

A Post-Musharraf Pakistan Policy

Why We Need to Nail Osama

An Independent Kosovo Was a Part of the U.N.'s Plan

To Support Democracy in Pakistan

Concrete Closets Under Manufactured Homes Could Save Lives

Clarifying the Yuan Debate

Not That Bad a Legacy, After All

Throw Out the Inside Traders

Long-Term Instability?

Make Room for Refugees

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