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    Military Recruitment

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    Go Slow on Arming Recruiters

    Ben Connable

    Jul 31, 2015

    The Hill

    Several important voices have argued for arming military recruiters in the wake of the recent shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Giving them a chance to fight back against an active shooter may be a sound proposition, but practicalities of military recruiting suggest a patient and thoughtful policy review.

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  • Firemen work around the World Trade Center after both towers were attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001
    Terrorism Threat Assessment

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    The 1970s and the Birth of Contemporary Terrorism

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jul 30, 2015

    The Hill

    While terrorism worldwide has increased over the past four decades — and the threat of terrorism continues to dominate Americans' fears — the 14 years since 9/11 have been tranquil on the home front compared to the violent 1970s.

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    Medicare

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    Medicare at 50: How Reforming End-of-Life Care Could Benefit It for Years to Come

    Erin Audrey Taylor

    Jul 30, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    As Medicare turns 50, skyrocketing health care costs and the aging of baby boomers both threaten the program's long-term viability. One solution that could go a long way would be to change the way the program handles and pays for end-of-life care.

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  • Protestors block trucks at the gate of a private-contractor company hired to shut off the water to residential customers with unpaid bills in Detroit, Michigan
    Public Utilities

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    What Durban Can Teach Detroit: Getting Customers to Pay Their Water Bills

    Julia Pollak

    Jul 29, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    South Africa is proving that governments in poor cities can provide water and collect payment without turning off the water spigot. Detroit and Baltimore might consider exploring models like this that have been successfully tested in even more challenging settings.

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    Immigrants and Emigrants

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    Should Undocumented Immigrant Youth Pay In-State Tuition to Attend College?

    Robert Bozick

    Jul 28, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Undocumented children are entitled to free primary and secondary public education everywhere in the United States, regardless of their legal status. But when they finish high school, their options for college vary depending on the state in which they live.

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  • Protesters wave Armenian national flags during a rally against a hike in electricity prices in Yerevan, Armenia July 1, 2015
    International Diplomacy

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    It's Time to Reboot Our Relationship with Russia and Iran's Neighbors

    Denis Corboy, William Courtney @courtneywmh, Richard Kauzlarich

    Jul 28, 2015

    Newsweek

    In implementing the prospective Iran nuclear agreement, the West cannot forget its engagement in the vulnerable South Caucasus. The Iran deal changes the equation for all three countries and perhaps opens new opportunities.

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  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the Asian African Conference in Jakarta, April 22, 2015
    Iran

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    Post Deal, Can Rouhani Deliver on Promises of Reform?

    Alireza Nader

    Jul 24, 2015

    Al-Monitor

    Rouhani was elected president because he offered hope; he claimed that the nuclear agreement would be the key to unlock or solve Iran's problems. But it will take more than that to make Iran a better place to live. Can he achieve his people's dreams? Is he even willing?

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    El Chapo's Prison Escape Should Come as No Surprise

    Scott Savitz

    Jul 24, 2015

    Fox News Channel

    Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman's Sinaloa Cartel and similar criminal organizations have long used tunnels to literally undermine security along the U.S.-Mexico border.

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    War on the Web

    Morten Bay, Isaac R. Porche III

    Jul 23, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    While the U.S. Cyber Command is preparing the nation's defenses for the coming ramp-up in cyberwarfare-like attacks, the messages spread instantly by hordes of attackers through social media may not be receiving the attention they deserve.

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    Threat Assessment

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    Reports of Global Disorder Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Jul 22, 2015

    Foreign Policy

    Deterring Russia, channeling growing Chinese power, and working with others to dismantle the Islamic State are daunting challenges, but not greater than rebuilding post-World War II Europe, containing the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War, and promoting democratic governance throughout much of the modern world.

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    Pay as You Go

    Liisa Ecola

    Jul 22, 2015

    Politico

    Using vehicle miles traveled as a means of distributing the cost of maintaining America's roads and bridges may not be the only answer, but it represents the kind of innovative thinking that is necessary at a time when this sector of the American transportation infrastructure is desperately in need of a fix.

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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Vienna, Austria, July 14, 2015
    Iran

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    Iran Deal or No Deal

    William Courtney @courtneywmh, Alireza Nader

    Jul 22, 2015

    War on the Rocks

    A U.S. rejection of the Iran nuclear agreement would send the wrong message, not only to Iran but also to America's closest allies, and it would not serve American interests in the region.

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    Diet and Eating Habits

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    Junk Food: Why People Can't Control Themselves and What to Do About It

    Deborah A. Cohen

    Jul 21, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Americans consumed far less junk when it wasn't so widespread. Consumption accelerated when marketers discovered they could stimulate 'impulse buys.'

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  • Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a July 14, 2015 news conference that Israel would not be bound by the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran
    International Diplomacy

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    Peace in the Middle East: America's New Post-Iran Deal Challenge

    Dalia Dassa Kaye, Jeffrey Martini

    Jul 20, 2015

    The National Interest

    It is no surprise that the final Iran nuclear deal was met with opposition in Israel and Saudi Arabia. For all the talk about whether or not this is a good deal, negotiating with Iran was the original sin from their perspective.

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  • Syrian refugee students raise their hands as they attend class in a UNICEF school at the Al Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan, March 11, 2015
    Refugees

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    Help Syria Avoid a 'Lost Generation'

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Tom Ling, Marie-Louise Henham, Jennie Corbett

    Jul 17, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Young Syrian refugees are brimming with potential, but lack the educational and livelihood pathways through which to channel their energy and aspirations. As the international community looks for ways to end the violence in the region, it must not overlook the plight or the potential of these children.

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