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  • Top row: Howard Shatz and Jeffrey Hiday; Bottom row: Sarah Weilant, Krishna Kumar, and Peter Glick
    Employment and Unemployment

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    RAND Joins Coalition to Tackle Youth Unemployment

    Oct 9, 2014

    The RAND Corporation has joined the World Bank and other corporate and civil society leaders to establish Solutions for Youth Employment, a global coalition that acts to address the pervasive challenges of youth employment.

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  • A teenage election volunteer helping a senior man use a touch screen
    Democracy

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    With Midterm Elections Less Than a Month Away, New Survey Data Shows Many Voters Have Made Up Their Minds

    Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard

    Oct 9, 2014

    The RAND Blog

    Survey responses indicate many U.S. voters already know how they'll cast their ballots in the upcoming midterm elections. But RAND's unique methodology provides an interesting perspective on those who don't lean strongly toward Republican or Democratic candidates.

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  • A burial team wearing protective clothing prepares to enter the home a person suspected of having died from Ebola in Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 28, 2014
    Global Health

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    Ebola Outbreak: Putting the Public Back in Public Health

    Melinda Moore

    Oct 9, 2014

    The Hill

    Medical and public health systems are crucial to controlling the transmission of Ebola and treating patients. But the public's role in becoming aware and engaged, both in West Africa and the United States, cannot be overstated.

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  • A justice scale with more money on one side than the other
    Politics and Government

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    New Survey Data Indicates Increasing Polarization in the Ways Democrats and Republicans View the Role of Government in Reducing Income Inequality

    Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard

    Oct 9, 2014

    The RAND Blog

    Today, Democrats are more than six times likelier than Republicans to believe the U.S. government should play a role in reducing income inequality. This is not due to differences in age, gender, education, or income distributions among the two parties.

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  • U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a briefing from top military leaders while visiting U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, September 17, 2014
    Military Strategy

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    The New Global Juggling Act

    Andrew R. Hoehn

    Oct 7, 2014

    U.S. News & World Report

    Areas that have long been a focal point for defense planning -- Europe, the Middle East and East Asia -- are all facing profound and unsettling change, and the United States may no longer have the luxury of choosing among regions.

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  • A man holds up a knife as he rides on the back of a motorcycle in celebration after Islamic State militants took over Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria, August 24, 2014
    Terrorism Financing

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    Hit the Islamic State's Pocketbook

    Patrick B. Johnston, Benjamin Bahney

    Oct 6, 2014

    Newsday

    The Islamic State is the world's richest terrorist group, with estimated assets of $1 billion to $2 billion. Airstrikes may disrupt the flow of oil and profits, but they won't lead to the group's financial ruin anytime soon. The Islamic State will bring in an estimated $100 million to $200 million this year.

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  • Afghan national security adviser Hanif Atmar (front R) and U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham sign the bilateral security agreement as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (back 3rd R) and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah (back 3rd L) look on, in Kabul, September 30, 2014
    Afghanistan

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    The Future Lies in Afghanistan's Hands

    S. Rebecca Zimmerman

    Oct 3, 2014

    U.S. News & World Report

    With the signing of international security agreements this week, there's been a resurgence of hope that a bright future for Afghanistan is possible. But that future will ultimately be determined only by the Afghans.

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  • A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter launches mortar shells towards Zummar, controlled by the Islamic State, near Mosul, September 15, 2014
    The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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    Does ISIL Represent a Threat to the United States?

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Oct 3, 2014

    The Hill

    There are legitimate questions about how to best go about preventing ISIL from consolidating its control over Iraq and Levant. But this is very different from arguing that ISIL is not a threat and that the United States therefore should stand aside as it does so.

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  • High school student and teacher using digital tablet
    Childhood Trauma

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    How Schools Can Help Students with Traumatic Stress

    Oct 2, 2014

    Schools are in a unique position to recognize traumatic stress in children. But first, adults throughout the school system -- including teachers, staff, administrators, school resource officers, and parents -- must be aware of the issue, know how to detect signs of trauma exposure, and create a supportive environment.

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    Workforce Diversity

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    The Realities of Silicon Valley's Lack of Workforce Diversity

    Lawrence M. Hanser, Nelson Lim

    Oct 2, 2014

    San Francisco Chronicle

    Major Silicon Valley tech firms have released statistics indicating their workforces are largely made up of white men. Corporate America is on the receiving end of a complex chain of social and educational factors that continue to leave minorities behind in terms of college graduation, and both minorities and women behind in terms of STEM degrees.

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  • A pack of cigarettes with a warning label in Montreal, Canada, June 28, 2007
    Smoking Cessation

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    Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Are Scary, but Do They Work?

    Deborah M. Scharf, William G. Shadel @william_shadel

    Sep 30, 2014

    The Health Care Blog

    'Graphic warning labels' pair gruesome images with warnings about the dangers of smoking, covering anywhere from 30 to 80 percent of cigarette pack 'faces' (the front and back). Do they prevent people from starting to smoke or cause current smokers to quit?

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  • Offenders read and write papers inside the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary library located in the Darrington Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison in Rosharon, Texas
    Recidivism

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    Using Education to Stop the Prison Revolving Door

    Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis

    Sep 30, 2014

    AL.com

    Providing education and vocational training to inmates is a cost-effective way to reduce recidivism rates, thus shrinking prison populations and easing the strain on prison budgets. Education is far less expensive than incarceration.

    Read More »
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov shake hands at a news conference in Moscow, August 29, 2014
    Iran

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    Why Iran Can't Walk Away from Nuclear Talks So Easily

    Alireza Nader

    Sep 26, 2014

    The National Interest

    If the public inflexibility of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif isn't mere diplomatic posturing, they would be gambling not only with their own political futures, but the futures of 80 million Iranians as well.

    Read More »
  • Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby briefs reporters on airstrikes on ISIL  targets in Syria, Sept. 25, 2014
    Military Doctrine

    commentary

    An Inconvenient War

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Sep 25, 2014

    The Hill

    Congress has not addressed President Obama's plans to take other military steps against ISIS. Some members of Congress do not want to vote on the use of military force until after the upcoming elections. Among these are some who fear their vote could cost them votes.

    Read More »
  • A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes against ISIL targets Sept. 23, 2014
    Counterterrorism

    commentary

    War with ISIS: What Does Victory Look Like?

    Andrew Liepman, Philip Mudd

    Sep 25, 2014

    CNN

    We should start the campaign with an achievable definition of victory and a reasonable expectation about what that will take. We want to degrade ISIS so its ability to attack us and our interests is minimized, and to aid allies — particularly Iraqis and Middle Eastern governments who are willing to commit even limited forces.

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