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    Migrants

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    Berlin Protests Highlight Need for Sound Employment Discrimination Laws in Germany

    Laura Kupe

    Nov 15, 2018

    American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

    Germany has a legal tradition and a strong constitution that promotes equality for all those living within its borders. That tradition could end up being a factor as German policymakers consider whether it is advantageous for the nation as a whole that the newest members of its society should have the necessary legal protections to succeed socially and economically.

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    Tree of Life, Social Media, Korea: RAND Weekly Recap

    Nov 2, 2018

    This weekly recap focuses on the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, countering Russian social media influence, how Korea could unify, and more.

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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a session at the lower house of parliament in Berlin, October 17, 2018
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    Merkel's Departure: A Star Begins to Dim

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Oct 31, 2018

    The Hill

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to not seek re-election may signal an end to two key features of post-WWII Europe.

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    Americans Don't Sleep Enough, and It's Costing Us $411 Billion

    Marco Hafner, Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel

    Nov 30, 2016

    Washington Post PostEverything

    Sleep and sleep loss are often considered to be among the most intimate of personal behaviors, but sleep matters to all aspects of society, from an individual's health to the success of the global economy.

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    Why Brexit Won't Necessarily Hurt NATO

    Michael Spirtas

    Jul 3, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Concerns that the Brexit vote could weaken NATO are overblown. There will likely be a wide range of fallout that will spread beyond the economic realm, but the European Union is not NATO and it's far too early to expect dramatic outcomes.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a live broadcast nationwide call-in in Moscow April 16, 2015; he said Russian military forces were not in Ukraine, denying allegations that Moscow is providing troops and support for pro-Russian rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine
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    Ukraine Crisis Is a Geopolitical Game Changer

    Ian Bond, Denis Corboy, William Courtney @courtneywmh, Michael Haltzel, Richard Kauzlarich

    Apr 17, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Russia's aggression abroad and repression at home have altered the basic assumptions of earlier Western policy. By misjudging the tolerance for aggression in Europe, Moscow is bringing on the encirclement it fears. The West is now better prepared to deal with any further aggression and more confident that Ukraine's future will be as part of an enlarged Europe.

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  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a speech at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Nov. 26, 2014, during which she accuses Russia of violating international law with its interventions in Ukraine and said resolving the conflict would require patience
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    The Greatest Challenge to U.S.-European Security Cooperation Today: The Ukraine Crisis

    Ian Bond, William Courtney @courtneywmh, Michael Haltzel, Kenneth Yalowitz

    Dec 8, 2014

    The National Interest

    Germany and America are leading Western policy in addressing the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The basic strategy is to support Ukraine and pressure Moscow to halt aggression, while leaving the door open to diplomacy. Sustaining Western unity is essential, but may not be easy to achieve.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, in Minsk, August 26, 2014
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    A Diplomatic Solution for Ukraine

    Ian Bond, Denis Corboy, William Courtney @courtneywmh, John Herbst, Richard Kauzlarich, William W. Taylor, Kenneth Yalowitz

    Aug 27, 2014

    The National Interest

    Despite uncertainty about Russian military plans and the outcome of Ukrainian operations against pro-Russian separatists, it's not too soon to consider how to lay the foundations for a negotiated solution. If Moscow were unwilling to reach a fair settlement, the West would have options to increase its leverage.

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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the United Nations Headquarters after the P5+1 member nations concluded a nuclear deal with Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 24, 2013
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    A First Step in Geneva

    Alireza Nader

    Nov 25, 2013

    Foreign Policy

    The Geneva agreement is only a first step toward a comprehensive deal but it is an important achievement. Iran's ability to move toward a nuclear weapons breakout capability has been halted in return for limited sanctions relief.

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  • East German citizens climb the Berlin wall at the Brandenburg Gate as they celebrate the opening of the border November 10, 1989
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    N. Korea Could Fall Faster Than We Think

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

    Jun 3, 2013

    The Korea Herald

    The United States, South Korea and their allies would be well advised to factor in the possibility that North Korea could collapse in a fit of revolt and economic decay at any time, just as East Germany did, writes Bruce Bennett.

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    Americans Dying Twice as Fast as French from Treatable Conditions

    Ellen Nolte

    Oct 1, 2012

    The RAND Blog

    Despite high per-capita expenditures in the U.S., Americans under the age of 65 are less likely than their peers in France, Germany, or the United Kingdom to receive timely and appropriate health care, writes Ellen Nolte.

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    The Fall of the Wall: A World Restored?

    Christopher S. Chivvis

    Nov 10, 2009

    CNN.com

    The fall of the Berlin Wall retains its status as an epoch-making event inmodern world history, even as it passes from recent into truly historical memory, writes Christopher Chivvis.

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    America Is Punishing Germany for Its Iraq Opposition

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Jul 12, 2005

    Financial Times

    Published commentary by RAND staff.

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    How Deep an Ocean?

    Robert E. Hunter

    Feb 23, 2003

    Newsday

    Whether or not there is war in Iraq, NATO, the European Union and transatlantic relations already have been deeply affected, posing the gravest challenge to all three since at least the end of the Cold War, writes Robert Hunter in an commentary.

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    Mr. Bush and Herr Schroeder, Tear Down This Wall

    F. Stephen Larrabee

    Oct 30, 2002

    Los Angeles Times

    Published commentary by RAND staff.

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  • Instead of a new domestic terrorism law, this moment calls for rigorous and equal enforcement of existing law, treating offenders as ordinary criminals, and avoiding legislation that may undermine Americans' rights and create labels that deepen the current political divide.

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