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Opioids
commentary
Synthetic Opioid Crisis Still Growing, Often Among Unwitting Users
Bryce Pardo @brycepardo, Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer
Oct 14, 2019
Axios
Although opioid prescriptions in the U.S. have fallen, opioid overdose deaths remain at historic levels. The continued spread of fentanyl and other illicitly manufactured synthetic opioids suggests the problem could still get worse.
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Scientific Professions
commentary
Outputs of the Future
Catriona Manville @CMManville, Steven Hill
Oct 11, 2019
Research Professional News
Are all types of research outputs of equal value? How do different outputs serve different purposes? Exploring these questions could benefit not only funders and universities, but also result in overall better use of research resources.
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Gender Equity in the Workplace
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Stop Calling Us 'Women Experts'
Caroline Baxter @CarolineCBaxter, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron @bodinebaron
Oct 11, 2019
The RAND Blog
To get to a place where a woman's expertise is valued as implicitly as a man's, women must be freed of the baggage of being “women scholars” and “women policymakers.” Instead, women must be given that most significant form of respect: Just call us experts.
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Physical Exercise
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Click and Exercise! Amazon, Netflix, Hulu—Are You Listening?
Deborah A. Cohen @DrDebCohen
Oct 11, 2019
The Health Care Blog
Most Americans report spending their daily leisure time watching screens, and devote only a small fraction of leisure time to physical activity. The explosion in streaming apps and content is likely contributing to increased sitting time. Streaming services could consider adding a pop-up at the end of each episode that could encourage viewers to take a break and move.
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Preschool
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Early Childhood Education and Care Services Across the European Union Member States Still Fall Short of the Mark
Barbara Janta, Carlijn Straathof
Oct 10, 2019
The RAND Blog
Children's access to education and care from a young age is vital. Large differences exist between EU countries in access to those services and the quality of child care. Bridging the gap would require more efforts at the EU and national levels to guarantee that each child has access to services that will have lasting effects on their development.
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Politics and Government
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The Realities of Civil War
Gian Gentile
Oct 9, 2019
The National Interest
Civil war is not a pretty thing to see or be a part of. Those understandably engaged with the intense debate over whether or not the president should be impeached should not suggest that impeachment would result in civil war in our country. There are peaceful means available for us as Americans to follow in order to solve the problems at hand.
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International Economic Relations
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The Emerging U.S.–China Strategic Competition and the Role of Trans-Atlantic Cooperation
Scott W. Harold @ScottWHarold
Oct 8, 2019
Institut Montaigne
When competing with China, what role should U.S. alliances, especially the transatlantic relationships the United States has with its European partners, play? This question is potentially decisive for whether or not any strategy adopted by the U.S. to compete with China will succeed or fail.
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Information Operations
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What Translation Troubles Can Tell Us About Russian Information Warfare
Joe Cheravitch
Oct 4, 2019
Small Wars Journal
Moscow's form of information warfare targeting the West has attracted significant international attention since 2014, especially through its reinvigorated military intelligence branch. Nonetheless, little research has focused on these campaigns' apparent shortcomings. Most notable among operational errors are the confusing translation mistakes that undermine attempts at covert influence efforts.
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Taiwan
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China Will Struggle to Shut Taiwan Out of the Pacific
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 3, 2019
The Hill
With the decisions of the Solomon Islands and Kiribati to recognize Beijing over Taipei, the list of Taiwan's official diplomatic partners has decreased to 15. But China is likely to have a difficult time eliminating Taiwan's presence diplomatically in the Pacific.
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Submarines
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Nuclear Subs Idea Worth Floating
John Birkler, Robert Murphy
Oct 1, 2019
The Australian
Whether Australia should operate and maintain nuclear-propelled attack submarines has been debated for years. While controversial to some, the option of nuclear subs in Australia's future fleet may be a useful alternative given trends in the country's security environment.
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China
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The China Dream: Never Closer, yet Never More Elusive
Timothy R. Heath
Oct 1, 2019
The Hill
To achieve its goals of national rejuvenation, China needs to become a true world power. But a softening economy and political gridlock make it seem less and less likely that Beijing will realize all of its objectives.
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Wargaming
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I Run Wargames. Too Often, I Am the Only Woman in the Room
Becca Wasser @Becca_Wasser
Sep 26, 2019
New York Times
Wargaming has long been a male domain and has significant barriers to entry, retention, and advancement. You can't learn by reading; you have to learn by doing. Failing to include women in all wargaming roles risks missing out on innovative strategies.
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Terrorism Financing
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A 50-Year-Old Terrorist Innovation Is Still Creating Life-and-Death Dramas
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Sep 25, 2019
Homeland Security Today
Fifty years ago, urban guerrillas in Rio de Janeiro kidnapped the American ambassador to Brazil, setting off a worldwide wave of terrorist kidnappings that continues today. Although few of the terrorist groups that engaged in kidnapping over the past half century have survived, seizing hostages funded their operations and earned them notoriety. And for that reason, it will likely remain a mainstay of the terrorist tool kit.
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Russia
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Russia's Strategy in the Black Sea: How NATO Can Up Its Game
Stephen J. Flanagan, Irina A. Chindea
Sep 24, 2019
The RAND Blog
In March 2019, RAND brought together a group of security experts to discuss Russia's strategy in the Black Sea region, and what Western countries can do to protect common interests and counter Moscow's malign influence there.
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Sexual Harassment
q&a
Sexual Harassment in Today's Rapidly Changing Workplace
Sep 23, 2019
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Carra Sims, a senior behavioral and social scientist, has studied sexual harassment in the workplace for over a decade. In this Q&A, she discusses the changes that have taken place in recent years and the issue of accountability in matrixed organizations and in the gig economy.
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China
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How Not to Confront China
Ali Wyne @Ali_Wyne, James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Sep 23, 2019
The National Interest
There are several key reasons why current U.S. policy toward China may not help advance America's competitiveness or enlist much support abroad. Most notably, the administration has yet to explain what it ultimately hopes to accomplish.
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