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  • Students pledging allegiance to the American flag
    Education Legislation

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    Strengthening Our Democracy Starts in School

    Anna Rosefsky Saavedra

    Dec 17, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    The teaching of civics and other social studies courses has hit hard times in most states, driven in part by accountability systems that reward schools for math and reading scores. Yet civic education is critical to the stability of our democracy and seems warranted now more than ever.

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  • Environmentalists hold a banner which reads in part, "For the Climate," near the Eiffel Tower during the World Climate Change Conference 2015
    Global Climate Change

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    COP21: Ambition and Momentum

    Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert, Debra Knopman, Jordan R. Fischbach

    Dec 17, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Negotiators in Paris achieved a historic breakthrough by adopting a fundamentally different, and likely more effective, institutional framework to address climate change. It builds on two concepts missing from past attempts to forge a global treaty: voluntary participation and adaptive policymaking.

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  • A row of Iranian flags in front of the Tehran skyline
    Iran

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    Iran: A Rising Cyber Power?

    Martin C. Libicki

    Dec 16, 2015

    The Cipher Brief

    Iran has several reasons to develop its cyber capabilities, but the broader overall motivation remains the same: Iran has accumulated enemies, which in turn has impelled it to develop techniques to keep them at bay.

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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un addresses the fourth conference of artillery personnel of the KPA in Pyongyang, December 5, 2015
    North Korea

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    Does North Korea Really Have an H-Bomb?

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

    Dec 16, 2015

    CNN

    Kim Jong Un has claimed that North Korea has an H-bomb. Whether this claim is accurate, or an exaggeration, remains to be seen. But it does highlight how the country's leadership culture requires Kim to periodically demonstrate his power.

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  • The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp passes the guided-missile destroyers USS Cole and USS James E. Williams on its way to the pier in New Orleans, Louisiana
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    Climate Change Is a National Security Issue, but Not for the Reasons You Think

    Neil Berg, Nicholas E. Burger

    Dec 16, 2015

    War on the Rocks

    All U.S. policy decisions can and should be guided by clear evidence. Climate change policy is no exception. The United States should focus on addressing the clearest vulnerabilities, such as securing coastal defense infrastructure.

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  • U.S. President Obama departs after his remarks and a tour of the Philippine Navy's BRP Gregorio Del Pilar at Manila Harbor, Philippines, November 17, 2015
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    Obama Doubles Down on Maritime Capacity Building in Southeast Asia

    Lyle J. Morris @LyleJMorris

    Dec 15, 2015

    Asia Pacific Bulletin

    By contributing to coast guard capacity building by donating ships and funding, the United States has found an important and politically viable avenue to bolster maritme security to partners and allies in Southeast Asia.

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  • Protesters from the online activist group Anonymous
    Counterterrorism

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    Anonymous vs. ISIS: Wishing the Vigilante Hackers Luck Against the Murderous Jihadists

    Michael A. Brown, Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein

    Dec 14, 2015

    New York Daily News

    While ISIL uses the Internet to recruit fighters and incite violence, the Anonymous counter initiative could lower the volume of the online echo chamber, and yield support for the war against ISIL and its extremist ilk.

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  • Paramedics pushing a patient on a gurney into a hospital
    Emergency Preparedness

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    Saving Lives After Tragedy

    Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson

    Dec 14, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Natural and man-made mass-casualty incidents are a growing threat. Evaluating successes and shortcomings after each crisis can contribute to the design and implementation of robust and resilient response systems and ensure the best possible outcomes for individuals and impacted communities.

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  • Woman paying cash for prescription medications at pharmacy
    Health Care Price Competition

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    Bringing Sky-High Prescription Drug Prices Down to Earth

    Erin Audrey Taylor

    Dec 10, 2015

    KevinMD.com

    Increased competition among drug companies and improved bargaining power of insurers and consumers could help keep high prescription prices in check.

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  • Army National Guard Infantry Soldiers and Reserve Officer Corps Training cadets conduct an air assault mission using UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and foot patrols at Camp Grayling, Michigan
    Military Force Planning

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    Understanding the Abrams Doctrine: Myth Versus Reality

    Conrad C. Crane, Gian Gentile

    Dec 9, 2015

    War on the Rocks

    As the NCFA finishes up its work on the future of the Army it is worthwhile to note that the strategic context in which the Army operates and is organized has changed over time, resulting in different calculations of costs and risks.

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  • Soldiers from 7th Special Forces Group Airborne are suspended by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training event Eglin Air Force Base, February 5, 2013
    Counterterrorism

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    ISIS vs Special Ops

    Linda Robinson @RobinsonL100

    Dec 8, 2015

    Foreign Affairs

    However critical to the fight against ISIS, using special operations forces for raids represents only half of the needed military adjustment. The other half is the effort to build indigenous forces capable of taking and holding territory in Iraq and Syria.

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  • President Barack Obama speaks about counterterrorism and the U.S. fight against the Islamic State, December 6, 2015
    Domestic Terrorism

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    If Terrorism Is Homegrown, a Visa Overhaul Won't Keep Americans Safe

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Dec 7, 2015

    The Guardian

    Despite being the focus of renewed scrutiny, only three people involved in terrorist incidents have entered the United States via the visa waiver program in the past quarter-century.

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  • Coleman Moshi, during a hike up to the first base camp of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
    Africa

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    Africa Succeeds in Meeting Many Long-Term U.N. Development Goals

    Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik

    Dec 7, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Over the past decade and half, Africa has made great strides toward meeting the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, eight objectives that included halving extreme poverty rates, providing universal primary education, and ending the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015.

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  • Internet of Things graphic
    Emerging Technologies

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    Keeping Hackers Away from Your Car, Fridge, and Front Door

    Lillian Ablon

    Dec 7, 2015

    The National Interest

    In the ever-growing Internet of Things, attackers already outpace the defenders. If developing solutions for software liability doesn't become more of a priority, there may be no winning this technological war.

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    Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

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    Analysing 'High Performance' Research Units in Higher Education

    Catriona Manville

    Dec 4, 2015

    Open Forum Events

    The characteristics that are central to high performance are people—as in recruiting and retaining the best—and the culture and values within the department, coupled with the leadership displayed.

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