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Mental Health and Illness
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Why the IPS Success Story Needs to Be Unpicked
Joanna Hofman @JoannaBHofman
Aug 15, 2017
The RAND Blog
The Individual Placement and Support model, which helps people with severe mental illness gain employment, has been a major statistical success. Why does it work and how it might be applied to other vulnerable populations?
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Middle East
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State Competition, Not Sectarianism, Key Driver of Middle East Politics
Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye
Aug 3, 2017
Axios
Sectarianism is real and dangerous in the Middle East, but the region is more complicated. The next leaders in Iran and Saudi Arabia, under pressure from youthful populations and worsening economic challenges, may no longer see value in a costly sectarian agenda.
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STEM Education
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Cybersecurity Badge: One Big Step for Girl Scouts, Potentially Giant Leap for Women
Lara Schmidt
Aug 3, 2017
USA Today
The Girl Scouts will start offering 18 cybersecurity badges next year. In addition to exposing girls to cyber concepts and challenges, this could encourage them to pursue cybersecurity or other STEM careers in which women are underrepresented.
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China
q&a
Enhancing China's Status as a Great Power
Aug 1, 2017
The Cipher Brief
China is investing heavily in its military modernization program as it aims to extend its power in the region as well as globally. How will China's growing ability to project power affect U.S. regional goals?
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College-bound Students
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National Database Could Help Students Pick College—and Income
Charles A. Goldman
Aug 1, 2017
RealClearEducation
A bill introduced in May would create a searchable database of students' college majors and earnings after graduation. The data could help students make informed decisions and could also be used to better allocate resources that benefit students.
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Politics and Government
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American Retrenchment Is a Golden Oldie
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Aug 1, 2017
The Wall Street Journal
Isolationism is a recurring temptation of American foreign policy. Responding to new and unforeseen challenges, however, the United States has repeatedly resisted that temptation and risen to the demands of global leadership. Is it different today?
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Military Personnel Retention
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Military Power Is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy
Radha Iyengar @RadhaKIyengar, Brad Carson, Amy Schafer, John D. Winkler
Jul 27, 2017
War on the Rocks
Ensuring the strength of U.S. armed forces is critical to U.S. national security and the key source of strength is its people. True investment in personnel is a long-term legacy and an investment worthy of attention and policy debate to ensure the United States continues to recruit and retain the most effective fighting force in the world.
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Economic Burden Of Health Care
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Extending Marketplace Tax Credits Would Make Coverage More Affordable for Middle-Income Adults
Jodi Liu, Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner
Jul 27, 2017
The Commonwealth Fund Blog
Paying for health care coverage is a challenge for Americans facing rising premiums, deductibles, and copayments. The ACA's tax credits that make marketplace insurance more affordable for lower-income individuals should be extended to middle-income adults aged 50–64.
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Firearms
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Connect, Buy-Now, Fire: How the Dark Web Allows Criminals to Buy Weapons—Anonymously
Giacomo Persi Paoli @GPersiPaoli
Jul 25, 2017
Prospect Magazine
Despite its small size compared to the offline market, the ability of the dark web to anonymously arm individuals of all backgrounds needs to be taken seriously. Its potential impact on international security is significant.
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International Organizations
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China Will Regret India's Entry Into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jul 24, 2017
The Diplomat
Russia first proposed India as a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization likely in part to complement bilateral economic and security engagement, but mainly to constrain China's growing influence in the organization.
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Afghanistan
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A Peace 'Surge' to End War in Afghanistan
Laurel E. Miller
Jul 24, 2017
New York Times
President Trump has no easy options in Afghanistan. A surge of U.S. commitment to negotiating a political settlement would not remove all the obstacles, but it is a prerequisite.
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Cyber Warfare
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Russian Information Warfare: A Reality That Needs a Response
Bruce H. McClintock @BHMcClintock
Jul 21, 2017
U.S. News & World Report
For the last three decades, Russia has exploited its growing capabilities in cyberspace to spy on, influence, and punish others. The West will continue to struggle to hold Moscow accountable, in part because international law falls far short of fully defining the rules or resolving conflicts.
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Drug Courts
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Should California Drop Criminal Penalties for Drug Possession?
Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer, Robert J. MacCoun
Jul 20, 2017
San Francisco Chronicle
Californians have a lot to consider when it comes to decriminalizing possession. But now is the time for a rigorous discussion about removing criminal penalties for drug possession, rather than rushing to judgment in the heat of a future election season.
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International Economic Relations
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Brexit: So Tell Me What You Want, What You Really Really Want
Jonathan Grant, Charlene Rohr, Alexandra Pollitt
Jul 14, 2017
E!Sharp
The 'In/Out' referendum question encouraged the view that Brexit was a binary choice. But how did people understand these two options and their implications? The results of stated preference discrete choice experiments hold the answer.
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International Economic Relations
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Finding the Common Ground: Building a Brexit Around Trade and Single Market Access
Charlene Rohr, Jonathan Grant, Alexandra Pollitt, David Howarth
Jul 14, 2017
UK in a Changing Europe
The priority for the UK government during Brexit negotiations should be access to the single market and free trade deals with countries outside the EU. This would build on the common ground felt by the majority of Britons about what they feel are the most valuable aspects of the UK's future relationship with Europe.
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Health Care Reform
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Ingredients for Health Care Reform
Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner
Jul 10, 2017
Fortune
Despite their differences, the Affordable Care Act and the current proposals to replace it take a similar approach to providing health insurance. What might some alternatives look like? And how could they provide coverage to more Americans?
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Law and Business

Why the IPS Success Story Needs to Be Unpicked

State Competition, Not Sectarianism, Key Driver of Middle East Politics

Cybersecurity Badge: One Big Step for Girl Scouts, Potentially Giant Leap for Women

Enhancing China's Status as a Great Power

National Database Could Help Students Pick College—and Income

American Retrenchment Is a Golden Oldie

Military Power Is All About People: A Return to Personnel Policy

Extending Marketplace Tax Credits Would Make Coverage More Affordable for Middle-Income Adults

Connect, Buy-Now, Fire: How the Dark Web Allows Criminals to Buy Weapons—Anonymously

China Will Regret India's Entry Into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

A Peace 'Surge' to End War in Afghanistan

Russian Information Warfare: A Reality That Needs a Response

Should California Drop Criminal Penalties for Drug Possession?

Brexit: So Tell Me What You Want, What You Really Really Want

Finding the Common Ground: Building a Brexit Around Trade and Single Market Access

Ingredients for Health Care Reform

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