2010

Iraq
commentary
Fifth Columns in the Gulf?
Frederic Wehrey, Dalia Dassa Kaye
May 24, 2010
ForeignPolicy.com
While the full extent of Iran's current clandestine influence remains murky, the "proxy narrative" is instructive more for what it reveals about Gulf insecurities than any truths about Iran's capabilities or intentions write Frederic M. Wehrey and Dalia Dassa Kaye.
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commentary
The Future of Transportation Finance: A New Generation of User Fees
Martin Wachs
May 14, 2010
Resources for the Future
The principle of paying for roads and transit by charging those who use the system has served our nation well, but in its current form it will soon outlive its usefulness, writes Martin Wachs.
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commentary
A House Divided: Polarization and Partisanship
James A. Thomson @thomson0145
May 14, 2010
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Certainly, ideology should play a role in public policy decisions. But when many policies—regardless of their merits—are simply off-limits for ideological reasons, then the nation as a whole has a problem, writes James A. Thomson.
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commentary
5 Reasons We're Safer From Terrorists
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
May 12, 2010
AOL News
Why aren't there more Times Square bombers? It is not a complaint, but a question that intrigues terrorism analysts. Why haven't more jihadist terrorist attacks been attempted in the United States since 9/11?, asks Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Afghanistan
commentary
Talking to the Taliban
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
May 12, 2010
International Herald Tribune
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan wants to talk to the Taliban, and that's going to be a thorny issue for President Obama when the two leaders meet on Wednesday, writes James Dobbins.
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International Diplomacy
commentary
Building on Greek-Turkish Detente
F. Stephen Larrabee, Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
May 10, 2010
Project Syndicate
Greece's high defense spending has contributed to its economic woes. Improvement in relations with Turkey could enable Greece to cut defense spending and make it easier to rescue an economy on the brink of bankruptcy, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Charles Ries.
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commentary
Jihadist Threat Keeps Evolving
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
May 10, 2010
NationalJournal.com
The lesson of the Times Square attack is that the terrorist threat posed by the jihadist movement continues to evolve. It is today more decentralized, more dependent upon al Qaeda's affiliates, allies and individual acolytes to continue its global terrorist campaign, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Al Qaida
commentary
Al Qaeda Tipping Point? Still a Long Way to Go
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Apr 26, 2010
NationalJournal.com
Although al Qaeda appears to be coming under pressure in some dimensions, I remain wary of calling a tipping point, and I am even more skeptical about the prospect of a knockout punch, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
commentary
Only a New 'Grand Bargain' on Transatlantic Solidarity Can Meet Deepest Challenges
Robert E. Hunter
Apr 23, 2010
European Affairs
NATO's new Strategic Concept will set out ambitious goals and means for the alliance, but it seems likely to paper over the cracks which are beginning to separate U.S. interests and attitudes from those of most of its European allies, writes Robert E. Hunter.
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commentary
The Primary Care Physician and Health Care Reform
Robert H. Brook, Roy Young
Apr 21, 2010
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Increased health care coverage raises issues in addition to cost containment. Increased coverage will mean increased demand for primary care physicians, writes Robert Brook.
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commentary
The Moscow Metro Suicide Attacks
Lindsay Clutterbuck
Apr 2, 2010
Korrespondent
The tragic events on Moscow's Metro system highlight several issues of relevance to an increasing number of countries in the world, writes Lindsay Clutterbuck.
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Health Legislation
commentary
Early Diagnoses of the New Law
Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Mar 30, 2010
NYTimes.com
Can the health care system handle the demands of 30 million-plus new customers?, asks Elizabeth McGlynn.
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commentary
The Upside of Snowmageddon
Susan M. Sohler Everingham, Stuart S. Olmsted, Henry H. Willis @HenryHWillis
Mar 28, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The city's lame response shows, yet again, why we need more cooperation among local governments.
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Health Care Reform
commentary
Scorecard for New Health Reform Legislation
Elizabeth A. McGlynn
Mar 26, 2010
National Journal
How close do you think that the health care reform plan would come, in reality, to achieving each goal? On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 is extremely close, and 1 is not at all close.
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Transportation Security
commentary
What We Can Learn from the Christmas Day Bombing Attempt
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins, Bruce Butterworth, Cathal Flynn
Mar 26, 2010
The Washington Post
President Obama's nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration said he would like U.S. airport screening to more closely resemble Israel's. Perhaps attention is turning to what really matters about the attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253: what it can teach us about aviation security, write
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2010

Fifth Columns in the Gulf?

The Future of Transportation Finance: A New Generation of User Fees

A House Divided: Polarization and Partisanship

5 Reasons We're Safer From Terrorists

Talking to the Taliban

Building on Greek-Turkish Detente

Jihadist Threat Keeps Evolving

Al Qaeda Tipping Point? Still a Long Way to Go

Only a New 'Grand Bargain' on Transatlantic Solidarity Can Meet Deepest Challenges

The Primary Care Physician and Health Care Reform

The Moscow Metro Suicide Attacks

Early Diagnoses of the New Law

The Upside of Snowmageddon

Scorecard for New Health Reform Legislation

What We Can Learn from the Christmas Day Bombing Attempt

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