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  • Visitors look at a painting by Saudi artist Hana Hajar in Riyadh, October 5, 2009, as part of celebrations to mark Jerusalem's tenure as the Arab League's "Capital of Arab Culture" for 2009
    Counterterrorism

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    Fighting Terror the Cold War Way

    Todd C. Helmus @Helmus, Dalia Dassa Kaye

    Oct 14, 2009

    ForeignPolicy.com

    With much talk about how to “win hearts and minds” in the Muslim world, it's surprising that few are looking back to a global contest of ideas that the U.S. and its allies categorically won: the Cold War, write Todd C. Helmus and Dalia Dassa Kaye.

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    How a Decade of Terror Changed America

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Dec 30, 2009

    AOL News

    Two foiled airliner bombings bracket a decade that changed the world's understanding of terrorism as a new form of global warfare and has had profound ramifications we are still coming to grips with in the U.S., writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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  • Nuclear Disarmament

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    Punish Iran's Rulers, Not Its People

    Alireza Nader

    Dec 14, 2009

    Foreign Policy

    Time is running out for the U.S. to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program. As the potential for a diplomatic solution wanes, the administration must consider what steps might dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program without punishing the Iranian people, writes Alireza Nader..

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  • Afghanistan

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    Ends, Ways, and Means—the Debate We Still Need on Afghanistan

    David E. Johnson @DaveJohnsonDC

    Dec 9, 2009

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    When President Obama explained his decision to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan to support General Stanley McChrystal's new counterinsurgency campaign, he left a key question unanswered: Will this be enough to achieve U.S. strategic ends in Afghanistan? writes David E. Johnson.

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    Take the War to Pakistan

    Seth G. Jones

    Dec 4, 2009

    New York Times

    The United States and Pakistan must target Taliban leaders in Baluchistan. There are several ways to do it, and none requires military forces, writes Seth G. Jones.

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  • Military Force Deployment

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    Afghanistan: A Marathon, Not a Prize Fight

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Dec 1, 2009

    RAND.org

    President Obama's decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan reflects a nation deeply divided on the war. There are compelling arguments on both sides, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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  • Afghanistan

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    A False Promise of 'Counterinsurgency'

    Celeste Gventer

    Dec 1, 2009

    NYTimes.com

    If the additional troops President Obama has ordered sent to Afghanistan are intended to pursue a "population-centric counterinsurgency" campaign, as described in news reports about General McChrystal's thinking, then this decision is regrettable, writes Celeste Ward Gventer.

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  • Terrorism Threat Assessment

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    A Year After Mumbai, Lashkar's Threat Has Only Grown

    Stephen Tankel

    Nov 25, 2009

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    One year ago, 10 gunmen from a Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba laid siege to Mumbai. Lashkar's main enemy is India, but it has also waged a peripheral jihad against the United States and its allies since shortly after 9/11, writes Stephen Tankel.

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  • Afghanistan

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    When Generals and Ambassadors Feud

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Nov 13, 2009

    Foreign Policy

    In 2007 in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker set a model for civil-military collaboration: They never let daylight show between their positions. General McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry have diverged from this model, writes James Dobbins.

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  • Globalization

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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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  • Afghanistan

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    Our Man in Kabul

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Nov 4, 2009

    Foreign Affairs

    The last thing Karzai, NATO, and the United States can afford is the emergence of a renewed northern alliance, writes James Dobbins.

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  • Nation Building

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    Karzai's Second Term a Test for International Community

    Terrence Kelly

    Nov 2, 2009

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    Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins his second term with his country on the brink of chaos. To establish control, two major elements of reform are necessary, writes Terrence Kelly.

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  • Alcohol

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    Price of Intoxication: The Case for a Minimum Price for Alcohol

    Lila Rabinovich

    Oct 30, 2009

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    If ever there was a scheme that might reduce excessive alcohol consumption while causing minimal social and economic disruption, a minimum price on alcohol may be it, writes Lila Rabinovich.

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    Keeping Our Allies on Our Side in Afghanistan

    Leo Michel, Robert E. Hunter

    Oct 27, 2009

    Los Angeles Times

    'There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies," observed Winston Churchill in 1945, "and that is fighting without them." It's a truth worth recalling as the Obama administration nears crucial decisions on Afghanistan, write Leo Michel and Robert Hunter.

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  • International Diplomacy

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    Biden's Task in Eastern Europe: Reassurance

    F. Stephen Larrabee, Christopher S. Chivvis

    Oct 20, 2009

    The Christian Science Monitor

    After the decision to cancel missile defense plans in Poland and the Czech Republic, the US needs to do more than damage control to soothe ties there, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Christopher Chivvis.

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    Prime Numbers: Doped

    Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer, Peter Reuter

    Oct 19, 2009

    Foreign Policy

    The illicit drug trade is the ultimate value-added chain. As cocaine and heroin make their perilous journeys from the fields of Colombia and Afghanistan to markets in U.S. and European cities, each border crossed and each trafficker involved adds dollars to a price, write Beau Kilmer And Peter Reuter.

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