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    Pakistan's Tribal Deals Aren't Working

    Seth G. Jones

    Dec 28, 2006

    International Herald Tribune

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Pakistan's Tribal Deals Aren't Working, in International Herald Tribune.

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    Globalization's Unequal Discontents

    William H. Overholt

    Dec 21, 2006

    Washingtonpost.com

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    Afghanistan Needs Help

    Obaid Younossi

    Dec 19, 2006

    United Press International

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Afghanistan Needs Help, in United Press International.

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    In Bahrain, Democracy in Action or Just Divide and Rule?

    Frederic Wehrey

    Dec 15, 2006

    Arab Reform Bulletin

    Published commentary by RAND staff: In Bahrain, Democracy in Action or Just Divide and Rule?, in Arab Reform Bulletin.

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    U.S. Doesn't Need the Draft

    Bernard D. Rostker

    Dec 11, 2006

    United Press International

    Published commentary by RAND staff: U.S. Doesn't Need the Draft, in United Press International.

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    Changes From Command Transfer

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

    Dec 6, 2006

    Korea Times

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Changes From Command Transfer, in Korea Times.

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    N Korea Policy Options

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

    Nov 28, 2006

    United Press International

    Published commentary by RAND staff: N Korea Policy Options, in United Press International.

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    Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang

    Charles Wolf, Jr.

    Nov 21, 2006

    Asian Wall Street Journal

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang, in the Asian Wall Street Journal.

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    Grand Strategy for the Middle East

    Robert E. Hunter

    Nov 19, 2006

    San Diego Union-Tribune

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    The EU Should Put Up or Shut Up in Afghanistan

    Robert E. Hunter

    Nov 18, 2006

    Project Syndicate

    Published commentary by RAND staff: The EU Should Put Up or Shut Up in Afghanista, in Project Syndicate--an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.

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    Gates's Opportunity at Defense

    Gregory F. Treverton

    Nov 17, 2006

    Washingtonpost.com

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    Winning Back the Turks

    F. Stephen Larrabee

    Nov 14, 2006

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    A Laid-Off Child Is a Terrible Mind to Waste

    Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_

    Nov 10, 2006

    Rediff

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    Paying for Our Transportation Needs

    Martin Wachs

    Oct 25, 2006

    San Diego Union-Tribune

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    Crafting Terror Strategy

    David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz

    Oct 18, 2006

    United Press International

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