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  • Iraq

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    Fifth Columns in the Gulf?

    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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    May 24, 2010

    ForeignPolicy.com

    Frederic Wehrey, Dalia Dassa Kaye

  • commentary

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

    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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    May 14, 2010

    Resources for the Future

    Martin Wachs

  • commentary

    commentary

    A House Divided: Polarization and Partisanship

    Certainly, ideology should play a role in public policy decisions. But when many policies&mdash;regardless of their merits&mdash;are simply off-limits for ideological reasons, then the nation as a whole has a problem, writes James A. Thomson.

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    May 14, 2010

    Cleveland Plain Dealer

    James A. Thomson @thomson0145

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    5 Reasons We're Safer From Terrorists

    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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    May 12, 2010

    AOL News

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

  • Afghanistan

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    Talking to the Taliban

    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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    May 12, 2010

    International Herald Tribune

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

  • International Diplomacy

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    Building on Greek-Turkish Detente

    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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    May 10, 2010

    Project Syndicate

    F. Stephen Larrabee, Charles P. Ries @charles_ries

  • commentary

    commentary

    Jihadist Threat Keeps Evolving

    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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    May 10, 2010

    NationalJournal.com

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

  • Al Qaida

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    Al Qaeda Tipping Point? Still a Long Way to Go

    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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    Apr 26, 2010

    NationalJournal.com

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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

    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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    Apr 23, 2010

    European Affairs

    Robert E. Hunter

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    commentary

    The Primary Care Physician and Health Care Reform

    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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    Apr 21, 2010

    The Journal of the American Medical Association

    Robert H. Brook, Roy Young

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    The Moscow Metro Suicide Attacks

    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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    Apr 2, 2010

    Korrespondent

    Lindsay Clutterbuck

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    Health Legislation

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    Early Diagnoses of the New Law

    Can the health care system handle the demands of 30 million-plus new customers?, asks Elizabeth McGlynn.

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    Mar 30, 2010

    NYTimes.com

    Elizabeth A. McGlynn

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    The Upside of Snowmageddon

    The city's lame response shows, yet again, why we need more cooperation among local governments.

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    Mar 28, 2010

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    Susan M. Sohler Everingham, Stuart S. Olmsted, et al.

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    Health Care Reform

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    Scorecard for New Health Reform Legislation

    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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    Mar 26, 2010

    National Journal

    Elizabeth A. McGlynn

  • Transportation Security

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    What We Can Learn from the Christmas Day Bombing Attempt

    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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    Mar 26, 2010

    The Washington Post

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins, Bruce Butterworth, et al.

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