2011

International Diplomacy

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Tokyo's Transformation
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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Aug 25, 2011
Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2011
Eric Heginbotham, Ely Ratner, et al.
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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Commanding Democracy in Egypt: The Military's Attempt to Manage the Future
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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Aug 25, 2011
Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2011
Jeffrey Martini, Julie E. Taylor
Nation Building

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Libyan Nation Building After Qaddafi
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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Aug 23, 2011
Foreign Affairs
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins, Frederic Wehrey
Health Care Costs

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California's Prisoner Shuffle
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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Aug 19, 2011
Los Angeles Times
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis
Measuring Health Care Costs

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The Role of Physicians in Controlling Medical Care Costs and Reducing Waste
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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Aug 10, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Robert H. Brook
Health Literacy

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Insurance Expansion and Health Literacy
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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Aug 9, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Laurie T. Martin, Ruth M. Parker
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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The Case for Keeping U.S. Troops in Northern Iraq
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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Aug 3, 2011
CNN
Larry Hanauer
U.S.-European Relations

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Redefining the Transatlantic Relationship—Europe's Paradoxical Pacifism
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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Aug 1, 2011
The European Magazine
Jeremy Ghez
Infrastructure Finance

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Follow the Money
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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Jul 14, 2011
The Montgomery Advertiser
Agnes Gereben Schaefer
International Diplomacy

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Ahmadinejad vs. the Revolutionary Guards
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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Jul 11, 2011
PBS FRONTLINE
Alireza Nader
Patient Safety

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Clinical Decision Support and Malpractice Risk
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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Jul 6, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Michael D. Greenberg, M. Susan Ridgely
Developing Countries

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Africa Needs Its Own Indicators of Scientific Innovation
Policies to stimulate African development require evidence that is difficult to obtain using existing indicators, writes Watu Wamae.
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Jul 6, 2011
SciDev.Net
Watu Wamae
International Diplomacy

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Europe's Ukrainian Test
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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Jun 30, 2011
Project Syndicate
F. Stephen Larrabee, Taras Kuzio
Military Strategy

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Obama on Afghanistan: Strategic Drawdown or Rush for the Door?
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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Jun 23, 2011
The Guardian
Seth G. Jones
Corporate Governance

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How Whistleblower Rule Enables Corporate Compliance
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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Jun 14, 2011
Bloomberg Government
Michael D. Greenberg, Donna C. Boehme