2010

Gasoline
commentary
Among Potential Deficit Remedies, Don't Rule Out Raising Gas Tax
Martin Wachs
Dec 25, 2010
Detroit Free Press
A proposed 15-cents-a-gallon gas tax is worth a second look. Among various painful options put forward in the Deficit Reduction Commission's draft report, this tax hike may be well justified, write Martin Wachs.
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Cyber Warfare
commentary
Stuxnet Is the World's Problem
Isaac R. Porche III
Dec 9, 2010
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The highly sophisticated Stuxnet computer worm suspected of sending Iran's nuclear centrifuges into self-destruction mode forces a difficult debate on whether longstanding firewalls in our country's democracy should be breached for the sake of national security, writes Isaac Porche.
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Iran
commentary
A WikiLeaks Disconnect
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Dec 6, 2010
Los Angeles Times
Given domestic pressures and intra-Arab rivalries, all Arab states hedge in their policies toward Iran, seeking to rein in Iranian influence but also being mindful of the permanence of Iranian power and the costs of antagonizing it, writes Dalia Dassa Kaye.
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Law Enforcement
commentary
Alert Public and Cops Foiled the Most Terrorism Schemes
John S. Hollywood, Kevin J. Strom
Nov 24, 2010
The Charlotte Observer
The recent foiled plot by a naturalized citizen to bomb Washington-area metro stations has national counterterrorism officials warning that the U.S. faces not only risks from abroad, but also homegrown terrorism, write John S. Hollywood and Kevin J. Strom.
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Turkey
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The US Midterm Elections and US-Turkish Relations
F. Stephen Larrabee
Nov 23, 2010
Hürriyet Daily News and Economic Review
Some Turkish commentators have written off Obama as a lame duck and advised the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan government to begin reconsidering relations in the post-election period. However, foreign policy played virtually no role in the election, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.
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Nuclear Disarmament
commentary
Alternative to Futile Negotiations with N.K.
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
Nov 23, 2010
The Korea Herald
Clearly, it's time for a new strategy, one that North Korea has been loathe to discuss: hasten Korean unification under South Korea's leadership, writes Bruce Bennett.
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Iran
commentary
Revolutionary Guards Criticize Ahmadinejad
Alireza Nader
Nov 5, 2010
PBS.org and USIP
Ahmadinejad, who has been opposed by the reformists and the pragmatic conservatives, is increasingly viewed as a divisive figure even within the principlist (fundamentalist) camp, writes Alireza Nader.
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International Diplomacy
commentary
Find the Right Balance Between Civilian and Military: Don't Just Strip the DoD of Capabilities to Inform, Influence, and Persuade
Christopher Paul
Oct 31, 2010
MountainRunner Institute
All parties would like to see greater U.S. capability to inform, influence, and persuade abroad, with the Department of State as the robust leader of American public diplomacy and the Department of Defense as a valued and supporting partner, writes Christopher Paul.
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Counterinsurgency
commentary
Your COIN Is No Good Here
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Oct 26, 2010
Foreign Affairs
One can legitimately argue for reducing the United States' commitment to the Afghan war, but it makes no sense to denigrate the tactics and techniques best designed to counter an insurgency, writes James Dobbins.
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Traffic Accidents
commentary
A Risk to Themselves
David S Loughran
Oct 20, 2010
New York Times
Drivers 65 and older are only 16 percent more likely per mile driven to cause a traffic accident than are drivers ages 25–64. And their total contribution to the nation's traffic accidents is surprisingly small, writes David S. Loughran.
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Terrorism Threat Assessment
commentary
Our Foes Cannot Destroy This Nation
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Sep 27, 2010
NationalJournal.com
We have come through wars, depressions, natural and man-made disasters, indeed higher levels of domestic terrorist violence than that we face today, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Public Health Preparedness
commentary
Flu and Far Between
Melinda Moore
Sep 22, 2010
Public Service Review: European Union
In a world where viruses travel as fast as jets, it becomesimportant for governments to share timely informationand accelerate the production and delivery of vaccines, writes Melinda Moore.
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Africa
commentary
An Old Scourge Needs a Modern Solution
Peter Chalk
Sep 3, 2010
International Herald Tribune
Piracy is a crime at sea, but it starts on land. To thwart the Somali piracy career path, the world community should put funds toward protecting local fishing grounds and building a national coast guard capability in Somalia, writes Peter Chalk.
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Nation Building
commentary
A To-Do List for Shoring Up Haiti
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins, Laurel E. Miller
Aug 23, 2010
Los Angeles Times
It is not enough to raise stronger buildings. What Haiti truly needs is a more resilient and effective government, write James Dobbins and Laurel Miller.
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commentary
Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality
Robert H. Brook
Aug 18, 2010
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Pay for performance, transparency, and other innovative ways of compensating physicians will work only if, at the same time, the system for providing care is changed to one that has clear objectives and provides specific tools to help physicians achieve those objectives, writes Robert H. Brook.
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2010

Among Potential Deficit Remedies, Don't Rule Out Raising Gas Tax

Stuxnet Is the World's Problem

A WikiLeaks Disconnect

Alert Public and Cops Foiled the Most Terrorism Schemes

The US Midterm Elections and US-Turkish Relations

Alternative to Futile Negotiations with N.K.

Revolutionary Guards Criticize Ahmadinejad

Find the Right Balance Between Civilian and Military: Don't Just Strip the DoD of Capabilities to Inform, Influence, and Persuade

Your COIN Is No Good Here

A Risk to Themselves

Our Foes Cannot Destroy This Nation

Flu and Far Between

An Old Scourge Needs a Modern Solution

A To-Do List for Shoring Up Haiti

Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality

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