May 2012

Female Populations
commentary
Celebrating Birth Control on Mother's Day? Not as Counterintuitive as It Sounds
Chloe E. Bird @ChloeBirdPhD
May 11, 2012
Ms. Magazine
Reliable birth control contributed to economic development by reducing women's risk of dropping out of school associated with early childbearing and high fertility rates, contributing in turn to increases in women's labor force participation, the continuity of their careers, and the standard of living of women, children and families, writes Chloe Bird.
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Louisiana
commentary
A Flood of Innovation: Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan
Michael D. Rich @michaeldrich
May 11, 2012
RAND Review
RAND President and CEO Michael Rich writes about how RAND computer models and empirical analyses are helping protect and restore the Louisiana coast.
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Counterterrorism
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A Final Word on the NDAA
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
May 7, 2012
Foreign Affairs
While I have no doubt of Levin's determination to protect the constitutional rights of American citizens, incremental adjustments and seemingly small compromises, each sensible under the circumstances, can have a cumulative effect that erodes the very liberty we are trying to protect, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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International Diplomacy
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The Next War
Douglas A. Ollivant, Radha Iyengar Plumb
May 7, 2012
Foreign Policy
To prepare for the interventions to come in the next decade, the United States must adapt the lessons from its experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan and use them to generate a new, more realistic, and feasible doctrine, write Radha Iyengar and Douglas A. Ollivant.
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Employer Sponsored Health Insurance
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Would the Affordable Care Act Lead to Reductions in Employer-Sponsored Coverage?
May 4, 2012
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate, one of the questions being debated is what effect the mandate would have on employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. A factor to consider in this is the effect the ACA would have on small businesses, which employ the majority of America's private-sector workforce.
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Security Cooperation
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Examining the Relationship Between China and Iran
May 3, 2012
The partnership between China and Iran presents challenges to U.S. interests, including dissuading Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability.
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Counterterrorism
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Is the War on Terror Over? Not Yet.
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
May 2, 2012
National Journal
Over time, al Qaeda could just fade away. Always resilient, it may morph to survive. Developments on any of several fronts might even enable it to rise again. In a long contest, surprises must be expected, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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International Diplomacy
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Obama Learned from Bush's Mistakes and Successes
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
May 2, 2012
U.S. News & World Report, Debate Club
On-the-job training is a necessary element of the American presidency, but so should be learning from the accomplishments, as well as the mistakes, of one's predecessor, writes James Dobbins.
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