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  • Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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    Security from the Bottom Up

    If the Afghan government is to have a chance of defeating the Taliban, its national-security forces must successfully leverage the country's many competing factions, village by village, writes Seth G. Jones.

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    Oct 7, 2011

    TIME

    Seth G. Jones

  • Health Legislation

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    Next Big Obstacle for Obama's Affordable Care Act? It's Not Just the Supreme Court

    The success of the Affordable Care Act to enroll those newly eligible in an appropriate insurance plan depends on clear communication to individuals who have limited health literacy, write Laurie T. Martin and Ruth M. Parker.

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    Oct 3, 2011

    Christian Science Monitor

    Laurie T. Martin, Ruth M. Parker

  • Highway Transportation

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    A System Under Strain

    Our transportation future will be multi-layered and complex—bounded by transportation infrastructure that is under-funded on the one hand and ever-expanding congestion and capacity constraints on the other, writes Johanna Zmud.

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    Sep 30, 2011

    Innovation America, Aug/Sept 2011

    Johanna Zmud

  • Al Qaida

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    Awlaki's Death Hits al-Qaeda's Social Media Strategy

    Though Awlaki will be difficult to replace—since he effectively coupled both propaganda and operations—al-Qaeda will continue to plan attacks overseas against Western targets, writes Seth Jones.

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    Sep 30, 2011

    BBC

    Seth G. Jones

  • Afghanistan

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    Don't Overestimate Afghanistan Pessimism

    Multiple polls commissioned by independent news and other organizations consistently reveal an Afghan population that sees improvement in its well-being, has a favorable view of its government and is optimistic about its future, writes James Dobbins.

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    Sep 29, 2011

    Reuters blog, The Great Debate

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

  • Teacher Incentives

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    The Debate over Teacher Merit Pay: A Freakonomics Quorum

    Motivation alone does not improve schools. Even if incentives inspire staff to improve practices or work together, educators may not have the capacity or resources to bring about improvement, writes Julie Marsh.

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    Sep 20, 2011

    Freakonomics

    Julie A. Marsh

  • Counterterrorism

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    Is It Time to Withdraw from Afghanistan?

    Without the support of U.S. troops, the Afghan government would likely collapse to Taliban forces, backed by neighboring Pakistan, writes Seth G. Jones.

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    Sep 19, 2011

    The New York Times Upfront

    Seth G. Jones

  • Counterterrorism

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    The Transatlantic Impact of 9/11

    By June 2002 the EU and its 15 member states had passed into law its first Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism. It set out legally binding actions to facilitate and harmonize counterterrorism efforts across the EU, writes Lindsay Clutterbuck.

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    Sep 13, 2011

    RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org

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  • Transportation Security

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    The Unmentionable Costs of Airline Security

    For most of the past decade, the U.S. has pursued policies with very little regard to the costs they impose on travelers or the net reduction in risk that they generate, writes K. Jack Riley.

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    Sep 13, 2011

    Bloomberg Government

    K. Jack Riley

  • Iran

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    Iran's Growing State of Civil Disobedience

    A typical Iranian has many reasons to disobey the government, whether he or she is young, an ethnic minority, a poor teacher or laborer, or a struggling student, writes Alireza Nader.

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    Sep 8, 2011

    PBS FRONTLINE

    Alireza Nader

  • Counterterrorism

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    Five Myths about 9/11

    Fear has made al-Qaeda the world's top terrorist nuclear power, yet it possesses not a single nuke. This is a lesson in how terrorism works, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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    Sep 2, 2011

    The Washington Post

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

  • Transportation Security

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    Is it Time to Consider a New Approach to Airline Security?

    It may be possible that the development and deployment of improved security technologies and reconfigurations of security checkpoints will keep security one step ahead of terrorist adversaries, but it also may be an appropriate time to explore fundamentally new approaches, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.

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    Sep 1, 2011

    The Ripon Forum

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

  • Modeling and Simulation

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    All Models Fail in Certain Situations

    Perhaps fiscal and monetary policies have not been effective in the U.S. because the underlying problems may be structural. A key problem facing the technology-laden globalized U.S. economy is the gap between skills that employers demand and the unemployed have.

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    Aug 31, 2011

    Financial Times

    Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_

  • Emergency Preparedness

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    Quake a Disaster 'Drill' D.C. Flunked

    Fortunately for the nation's capitol, Hurricane Irene and the East Coast earthquake proved to be relatively minor events, as far as disasters go. But before everyone breathes a sigh of relief, it would be wise to reflect on how people responded to what were essentially dress rehearsals for much bigger events, write Lynn E. Davis and Arthur L. Kellermann.

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    Aug 29, 2011

    CNN

    Lynn E. Davis, Arthur L. Kellermann

  • Racial Equity

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    Dropping Out, Imprisoned or Killed: Disparities in Outcomes Faced by Young African American Men

    Boys and men of color—in particular, young African American men—are particularly vulnerable to racial and ethnic disparities. That such disparities exist should surprise no one. Nor should the fact that such disparities diminish the life chances of those affected, writes Lois M. Davis.

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    Aug 26, 2011

    Tavis Smiley on PBS

    Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis

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