2011

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
commentary
A Recipe for Military Disaster: Mixing Idealism and Realism
Harold Brown
Apr 30, 2011
The Washington Post
In many cases, idealism and realism conflict, as evidenced by U.S. military interventions over the past four decades, writes Harold Brown.
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Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
essay
Gays in the Military: New Facts Conquer Old Taboos
Bernard D. Rostker, Susan D. Hosek, Mary E. Vaiana
Apr 29, 2011
RAND's updated research on sexual orientation and U.S. military personnel policy played a role in the likely repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' But it also tells a story of how public opinion has shifted on the issue since we first studied it in 1993.
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Incarceration
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Prison as Indoctrination Center
Arturo Munoz
Apr 26, 2011
NYTimes.com
The Taliban view incarceration foremost as a means to attract new recruits and enhance the jihadist resolve and ideological purity of their own members, writes Arturo Munoz.
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
commentary
Expect Regime Change in Libya, Yemen
Julie E. Taylor
Apr 25, 2011
CNN
The countries in a possible "second wave" of Arab revolutions have dim prospects for consolidated democracies. Other than tribes, Libya essentially has no civil society, and it has a long-isolated educated class. Yemen has civil society organizations but fewer well-educated individuals, writes Julie Taylor.
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United Nations
commentary
Odd Man Out at Sea
Thad W. Allen, Richard L. Armitage, John J. Hamre
Apr 25, 2011
New York Times
The United States has yet to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. As a result, the U.S., the world's leading maritime power, is at a military and economic disadvantage, write Thad W. Allen, Richard L. Armitage, and John J. Hamre.
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Public Health
commentary
Worth Its Weight in Gold?
Roland Sturm
Apr 21, 2011
Public Service Review: European Union
In terms of healthcare use and chronic health conditions, obesity is comparable to aging 20 years, with the health of a 30 year old resembling that of a 50 year old, writes Roland Sturm.
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
commentary
Time to Arm Libyan Rebels: Here's How
Angel Rabasa
Apr 13, 2011
Christian Science Monitor
The long-term objective of a train-and-equip program for the Libyan revolutionary government would be to create a professional military force in a post-Qaddafi Libya that could support democratic institutions free of extremist elements, writes Angel Rabasa.
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Employment and Unemployment
commentary
The Facts About American 'Decline'
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Apr 13, 2011
Wall Street Journal
It's fashionable among academics and pundits to proclaim that the U.S. is in decline and no longer No. 1 in the world. The declinists say they are realists. In fact, their alarm is unrealistic, writes Charles Wolf, Jr.
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United Nations
commentary
Industry Insights: What's So Hard About Stopping Piracy?
Laurence Smallman
Apr 11, 2011
Earth Imaging Journal
Containing persistent maritime disorder might be more fruitful and could lay the foundations for a successful transition to better use of the sea once the societal factors—an even longer term problem—have been resolved, writes Laurence Smallman.
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Water Transportation
commentary
Kowtowing to Pirates' Ransoms Fuels Maritime Piracy
Laurence Smallman
Apr 11, 2011
Bloomberg Government
Instead of fanning piracy, international businesses need to heed policy. Ransoms in the short term can only lead to more problems in the long term, writes Laurence Smallman.
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United Nations
commentary
The Allies in Libya: A New Paradigm for Intervention?
Robert E. Hunter
Apr 10, 2011
European Affairs
What has been happening in North Africa this year, in what seems to be the leading edge of a great wind of change sweeping the Arab world, will require the Europeans (along with the U.S. and others) to be deeply and durably engaged there — economically, politically and in humanitarian terms, writes Robert E. Hunter.
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United Kingdom
commentary
Obama's Calculated Gamble on Libya Strategy
F. Stephen Larrabee
Apr 4, 2011
CNN
Pushing the European allies, especially Britain and France, to take more responsibility in managing crises would reduce the costs and burdens on the United States while providing an incentive for the Europeans to take defense more seriously, writes F. Stephen Larrabee.
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Nation Building
commentary
Afghanistan's Reasons for Optimism
Craig Charney, James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Apr 1, 2011
The Washington Post
Afghans in general are much more optimistic about their future than we Americans are about ours, write James Dobbins and Craig Charney.
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Global Climate Change
commentary
Climate Scientists Should Wear Adam Smith Ties
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert
Mar 30, 2011
Bloomberg Government
If it were really possible to explain millions of years of Earth data with a theory that doesn't also imply a recent human influence on the climate, some ambitious, self-interested team of scientists somewhere in the world would seek scientific renown by doing so, writes Robert Lempert.
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Libya
commentary
Arm the Libyan Rebels to Fight Gadhafi
Angel Rabasa
Mar 24, 2011
CNN
What the United States did in Bosnia might hold the key for an effective response to the crisis in Libya, writes Angel Rabasa.
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2011

A Recipe for Military Disaster: Mixing Idealism and Realism

Gays in the Military: New Facts Conquer Old Taboos

Prison as Indoctrination Center

Expect Regime Change in Libya, Yemen

Odd Man Out at Sea

Worth Its Weight in Gold?

Time to Arm Libyan Rebels: Here's How

The Facts About American 'Decline'

Industry Insights: What's So Hard About Stopping Piracy?

Kowtowing to Pirates' Ransoms Fuels Maritime Piracy

The Allies in Libya: A New Paradigm for Intervention?

Obama's Calculated Gamble on Libya Strategy

Afghanistan's Reasons for Optimism

Climate Scientists Should Wear Adam Smith Ties

Arm the Libyan Rebels to Fight Gadhafi

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