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2014

  • Afghan security forces arrive at the site of a blast in Kabul November 18, 2014
    Security Cooperation

    commentary

    What's the Plan? The NATO Coalition in Afghanistan

    Jason H. Campbell @JasonHCampbell

    Nov 19, 2014

    War on the Rocks

    The imminent changes to the NATO mission in Afghanistan will be profound and, more crucially, carry unpredictable outcomes. After January 1, the removal of tens of thousands of coalition troops will trigger an inevitable period of adjustment as all sides involved in the conflict press for a new equilibrium that tilts in its favor.

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  • U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye at a joint news conference in Seoul, April 2014
    Weapons of Mass Destruction

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    N.K. WMDs Carry Catastrophic Potential

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

    Nov 19, 2014

    The Korea Herald

    The failure of the United States and South Korea to prevent North Korea from gaining significant quantities of weapons of mass destruction saddles those governments with serious military responsibilities, should North Korea go to war or should its government collapse.

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  • A physical therapist greeting a patient in a hospital rehab gym
    Veterans Health Care

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    Military Turns to Collaborative Care to Treat PTSD, Depression

    Charles C. Engel @CharlesEngel

    Nov 19, 2014

    Psychiatric News

    Collaborative care has been an important part of Army efforts to reach out to those struggling with PTSD and depression. It has brought a science-based solution to an essential military problem and has helped thousands of men and women in uniform in ways that also nudge the larger mental health system toward greater effectiveness for all Americans.

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  • Michael Rich, Francis Fukuyama, Sheila Bair, Nicolas Berggruen, and Simon Sinek at RAND's Politics Aside 2014
    Politics and Government

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    What Makes a Good Leader? Ask Pope Francis, or Lady Gaga

    Nov 18, 2014

    What makes an effective state? What makes a good leader? Panelists at RAND's Politics Aside event discussed leadership, governance, and how the service part of democracies has become too politicized.

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  • A doctor with a patient preparing for a computerized tomography (CT) scan
    Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care

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    Knowing When to Say Yes to Medical Technology

    Emmett B. Keeler

    Nov 18, 2014

    The Health Care Blog

    CT lung cancer screening turns out to be like many new medical technologies: It improves health but is quite expensive. Moreover, it needs implementation that targets those most likely to benefit and provides them the care they need efficiently.

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  • Susan Dentzer, Leonard Schaeffer, Sue Siegel, David Goldhill, and Bob Kocher at RAND's Politics Aside 2014
    Health Care Delivery Approaches

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    Innovations in Health Care: New Treatments, Changing Systems

    Nov 18, 2014

    From the Affordable Care Act and new advances in medical technology to the impact of the aging population, panelists at RAND's Politics Aside discussed a wide-range of topics affecting America's health care system today and into the future.

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  • U.S. President Barack Obama and opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi hold a press conference after their meeting in Yangon, Myanmar, November 14, 2014
    Myanmar

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    Myanmar's Slow Path to Democracy

    Peter Chalk

    Nov 17, 2014

    al Jazeera

    The U.S. and its allies must act decisively and provide a strong foundation for Myanmar's long-term transformation. A failure to carefully guide the country's successful transition to a civilian rule would be a missed opportunity for the Obama administration and, more important, for Myanmar's 51 million citizens.

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  • Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in Beijing, November 11, 2014
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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    A Thaw in Asia

    Timothy R. Heath, Michael S. Chase

    Nov 17, 2014

    U.S. News & World Report

    Chinese President Xi Jinping's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week raised hope for the near term that the leaders of both countries can ease tensions between Asia's two largest economies.

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  • Dayan Candappa, Carlos Slim Helu, and Saad Mohseni at RAND's Politics Aside 2014
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    The Risks and Rewards of Emerging Markets

    Nov 16, 2014

    Emerging markets may offer challenges ranging from corruption to the threat of violence, but the rewards can be worth the risks, experts said during a panel discussion at RAND's Politics Aside event.

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  • Karen Elliott House, Brian Michael Jenkins, Dalia Dassa Kaye, James Dobbins, and Seth G. Jones at RAND's Politics Aside 2014
    The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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    ISIS in Perspective

    Nov 15, 2014

    While ISIS poses a threat to the U.S., violence from the group is not likely to be aimed directly at the American homeland any time soon, according to a panel of experts who discussed the Middle East at RAND's Politics Aside event. But an attack could be mounted against the U.S. if ISIS were to establish a nation from the territory it holds in Syria and Iraq.

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  • Judith Rodin at RAND's Politics Aside 2014
    Community Resilience

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    Investing in Resilient Cities

    Nov 15, 2014

    It's time to change the paradigm from disaster response and recovery to building resilient communities, said Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, at RAND's Politics Aside event.

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  • Richard Danzig, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, and Michael E. Leiter at RAND's Politics Aside 2014
    Cybersecurity

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    Setting Standards for Cyber Security

    Nov 14, 2014

    Developing international norms and standards about appropriate cyber security activity by nations, groups, and even individuals is key to governing online activity in the future, said NSA Director Adm. Michael S. Rogers during a panel discussion at RAND's Politics Aside event.

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    Space Talk Launches Politics Aside

    Nov 14, 2014

    Hundreds of guests packed the Cary Grant Theatre at Sony Studios Thursday night to kick off RAND's biennial Politics Aside event with a panel discussion on space technology, policy, and leadership.

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  • Afghan policemen in Kabul
    Afghanistan

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    Afghanistan After America: A Fragile Stability

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Nov 14, 2014

    The Mark News

    Since 2011, the United States, the Afghan government, and the Taliban have engaged in intermittent and often indirect talks about peace negotiations. It may be stalemate on the battlefield that eventually forces the parties to break this stalemate over the shape of a peace process.

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  • Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd in the holy city of Qom, October 2010
    International Diplomacy

    commentary

    Ignore Flap Over Obama Letter

    Alireza Nader

    Nov 14, 2014

    CNN

    While it is not surprising that the alleged letter from President Obama to Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei has upset domestic critics of the nuclear negotiations, the alleged correspondence has also unsettled Israel and Saudi Arabia, which fear a 'bad' deal with Iran and even secret collusion between Washington and Tehran. But such concerns seem unfounded.

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