2011

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
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Commanding Democracy in Egypt: The Military's Attempt to Manage the Future
Jeffrey Martini, Julie E. Taylor
Aug 25, 2011
Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2011
The SCAF's attempts to curtail dissent and the democratic process have fueled doubts about its true intentions. Will the military fulfill its promise to support democracy? Or will it seek to replace Mubarak's rule with its own or that of a friendly autocrat? write Jeffrey Martini and Julie Taylor.
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International Diplomacy
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Tokyo's Transformation
Eric Heginbotham, Ely Ratner, Richard J. Samuels
Aug 25, 2011
Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2011
The U.S. response to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami showcased its lasting commitment to Japan, as well as the unique logistical and material capabilities that the U.S. military forces stationed in the Pacific can provide, write Eric Heginbotham, Ely Ratner, and Richard J. Samuels.
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Nation Building
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Libyan Nation Building After Qaddafi
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins, Frederic Wehrey
Aug 23, 2011
Foreign Affairs
If Libya is to have a chance of replacing Qaddafi with something better, the United States, its allies, and the rest of the international community will need to pivot very quickly from the rather straightforward requirements of war fighting to taking seriously the complex and demanding tasks of peace building, write James Dobbins and Frederic Wehrey.
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Health Care Costs
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California's Prisoner Shuffle
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis
Aug 19, 2011
Los Angeles Times
The state needs to deal with prison overcrowding and inadequate medical care for prisoners in ways that don't simply transfer the burden to county criminal justice systems and the healthcare safety nets of local communities, writes Lois Davis.
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Measuring Health Care Costs
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The Role of Physicians in Controlling Medical Care Costs and Reducing Waste
Robert H. Brook
Aug 10, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Because the budget crisis is really a crisis, it behooves physicians to answer the waste question as rapidly as possible. Without an answer, there is no hope that an appropriate policy process for reining in health care costs will be identified, writes Robert H. Brook.
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Health Literacy
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Insurance Expansion and Health Literacy
Laurie T. Martin, Ruth M. Parker
Aug 9, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
The ongoing evolution of the health care system is leading US households toward greater responsibility for their own well-being. With this responsibility, however, comes an increasing need to be able to find, trust, use, and act on relevant information to make informed choices, write Laurie T. Martin and Ruth M. Parker.
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
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The Case for Keeping U.S. Troops in Northern Iraq
Larry Hanauer
Aug 3, 2011
CNN
Both Iraqi and Kurdish officials have expressed concern that ethnic violence will break out in the north once U.S. troops withdraw. Though many state publicly that the U.S.
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U.S.-European Relations
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Redefining the Transatlantic Relationship—Europe's Paradoxical Pacifism
Jeremy Ghez
Aug 1, 2011
The European Magazine
While Europeans dislike a ubiquitous America which is always ready to prove its power, they seem to dislike an isolationist America even more, writes Jeremy Ghez.
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Infrastructure Finance
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Follow the Money
Agnes Gereben Schaefer
Jul 14, 2011
The Montgomery Advertiser
If the U.S. does not improve its ability to track federal spending and develop reliable measures of effectiveness, precious federal disaster aid will continue to be at risk of being squandered, writes Agnes Gereben Schaefer.
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International Diplomacy
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Ahmadinejad vs. the Revolutionary Guards
Alireza Nader
Jul 11, 2011
PBS FRONTLINE
Khamenei and Jafari are unlikely to allow the political faction loyal to Ahmadinejad to win elections for parliament in 2012 and the presidency in 2013, writes Alireza Nader.
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Patient Safety
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Clinical Decision Support and Malpractice Risk
Michael D. Greenberg, M. Susan Ridgely
Jul 6, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
From the standpoint of policy makers, the basic challenge is to ensure that liability concerns do not derail the clinical value of new CDS technology, write Michael Greenberg and M. Susan Ridgely.
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Developing Countries
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Africa Needs Its Own Indicators of Scientific Innovation
Watu Wamae
Jul 6, 2011
SciDev.Net
Policies to stimulate African development require evidence that is difficult to obtain using existing indicators, writes Watu Wamae.
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International Diplomacy
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Europe's Ukrainian Test
F. Stephen Larrabee, Taras Kuzio
Jun 30, 2011
Project Syndicate
The EU should conclude the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with Ukraine only if the Yanukovych administration demonstrates clear commitment to European values, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Taras Kuzio.
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Military Strategy
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Obama on Afghanistan: Strategic Drawdown or Rush for the Door?
Seth G. Jones
Jun 23, 2011
The Guardian
Most major plots and attacks, including 9/11 and 7/7, were directly linked to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. Travel there has been essential to improving bomb-making skills, receiving strategic and tactical guidance, and undergoing religious indoctrination, writes Seth Jones.
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commentary
How Whistleblower Rule Enables Corporate Compliance
Michael D. Greenberg, Donna C. Boehme
Jun 14, 2011
Bloomberg Government
The kerfuffle over Dodd-Frank conceals broad agreement that corporate fraud and misconduct are bad and that internal compliance mechanisms are intended to protect companies as well the community at large from bad behavior, write Michael Greenberg and Donna Boehme.
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