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    Sleepless in the City

    Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel

    Jul 17, 2015

    The Huffington Post

    An alarming number of American city dwellers face sleepless nights, followed inevitably by days of productivity-sapping fatigue and, ultimately, the possibility of more serious health consequences. There are some things they can do to better their chances of falling and staying asleep.

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  • U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors as they fly over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., March 3, 2011
    Military Acquisition and Procurement

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    Lessons from a Long History of Acquisition Reform

    Laura H. Baldwin @LauraHBaldwin, Cynthia R. Cook @CynthiaRCook

    Jul 17, 2015

    The Hill

    Congress and the DoD have a long history of efforts to improve the way weapon systems are acquired. Now, significant changes to DoD acquisition policies and processes are again being proposed in the House and Senate in an attempt to get needed military capabilities to soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines faster and cheaper.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arriving for the opening of the Army-2015 international military forum in Kubinka, Russia, June 16, 2015
    Arms Proliferation and Control

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    We Face a New, Dangerous Age of Nuclear Weapons Rivalry

    Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

    Jul 16, 2015

    Newsweek

    Escalating competition among major powers is amplifying the role of nuclear weapons in defense policies, including more easily used — and thus especially dangerous — tactical nuclear forces. Before it becomes too late, the U.S. should design and lead a new campaign to control nuclear risk.

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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reacts as he delivers a statement on the Iran deal at the Vienna International Center, Austria, July 14, 2015
    Iran

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    Iran Deal Not a Panacea, but a Pragmatic Necessity

    Alireza Nader

    Jul 15, 2015

    USA Today

    The nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the P5+1 prevents Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability in the near future while giving some space for Iranian proponents of change.

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  • An elderly man in a hospital bed visits with his family
    End of Life Care

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    Let People Make Their Own End-of-Life Decisions

    Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia @AhluwaliaPhD, Neil S. Wenger, Karl Lorenz

    Jul 15, 2015

    Newsweek

    Major advances in health technology have helped people to live longer, but not necessarily better, lives. Medicare recently announced plans to reimburse providers for time spent counseling patients and their caregivers about the kind of care patients would want to receive near the end of their lives.

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  • A poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and others behind Iranian, Syrian, Lebanese, and Hezbollah flags during Resistance and Liberation Day celebrations in Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, May 25, 2014
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    How Global Terror Network Will Get a Boost from Iran Nuclear Deal

    Colin P. Clarke

    Jul 15, 2015

    FOX News Channel

    Iranian sponsorship of terrorist organizations cannot be divorced from the negotiations because the sanctions that will be lifted provide new sources of funding to reinforce the Iran threat network. A global strategy to address the Iran threat network is essential to stability in the region.

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  • Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets soldiers after delivering remarks on his Force of the Future initiative in Fort Drum, N.Y., March 30, 2015
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    A 'Measured Approach' to Managing Military Officers

    Peter Schirmer, Dwight Phillips

    Jul 15, 2015

    Breaking Defense

    Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's “Force of the Future” initiative may mean far-reaching changes in how military personnel are recruited, evaluated, assigned, promoted, retained, separated, and compensated. What is needed is a map that shows potential paths to reach the objectives.

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  • A U.S. Army sergeant assists Iraqi army soldiers as they practice Military Operations in Urban Terrain procedures at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq
    Military Force Planning

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    Training Foreign Military Forces: Quality vs Quantity

    S. Rebecca Zimmerman

    Jul 15, 2015

    War on the Rocks

    The American model for large-scale development of partner nation armies is failing. The massive push for numbers and the attendant dilution of training is at odds with building a cohesive army with the will to stand and fight, predicated upon an unproven assumption that a “large footprint” is itself a decisive strategy.

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  • Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif waves after a plenary session at the UN building, Vienna, July 14, 2015
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    The Iran Nuclear Deal: RAND Experts Answer Questions About the Days Ahead

    Jul 14, 2015

    Diplomats have reached a nuclear agreement with Iran. Now, the United States faces important policy decisions that will help shape the days ahead and the relationship that emerges between Iran and the other parties involved.

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  • Lady using a modern vending machine
    Nutrition Policy

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    After Trans Fats, Target America's Overeating

    Deborah A. Cohen

    Jul 10, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    In June, the FDA gave manufacturers three years to remove artificial trans fat from the food supply. This is an important step, but solving the problem of diet-related chronic diseases is much more complex than banning a single additive.

    Read More »
  • A J-31 stealth fighter of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force landing
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    RAND Conference Examines Chinese Aerospace Training and Leadership

    Lyle J. Morris @LyleJMorris

    Jul 10, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    To help foster a better understanding of the aerospace component of China's military modernization efforts, participants from the U.S. Air Force, the DoD, and the public policy research and academic communities gathered for the inaugural China Aerospace Studies Institute conference.

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  • U.S. soldiers rush a building during a platoon live-fire demonstration for Iraqi army trainees and officers on Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 5, 2015
    Counterterrorism

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    An Authorization for the Fight Against the Islamic State

    Christopher S. Chivvis, Andrew Liepman

    Jul 9, 2015

    The Hill

    The U.S. military is conducting some 2,000 airstrikes a month against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria but progress is slow and the terrorist group has expanded far beyond those two countries. Congress needs now more than ever to take up the issue of authorizing the use of military force.

    Read More »
  • Medicins Sans Frontieres health workers disinfect protection clothes and boots outside the isolation unit at ELWA hospital in Monrovia August 23, 2014
    Emergency Preparedness

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    Ebola and Syria's Chemical Weapons Show U.S. Can Leave Nothing to Chance

    Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein

    Jul 9, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    There are key takeaways from the Ebola outbreak, Syria's chemical weapons, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The U.S. and its international partners should view these events as learning opportunities that could help improve preparedness and response capabilities before the next crisis strikes.

    Read More »
  • University students working in a laboratory
    Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

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    What's Next for REF?

    Catriona Manville

    Jul 8, 2015

    Open Forum Events

    In 2014, the research of 154 UK universities was evaluated, accounting for the efforts of 52,061 academic staff members. For the first time, the impact that the research had on wider society was part of the assessment. As we approach the next assessment period, there is opportunity for discussion to tweak and refine future measures of impact.

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  • Vehicles driving toward Mt. Hood in Oregon
    Transportation Funding

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    How to Improve Oregon's Mileage-Fee Experiment

    Liisa Ecola, Laura Patton

    Jul 7, 2015

    The Oregonian

    Oregon is rolling out the nation's first large-scale pilot to examine switching to a mileage fee instead of the gas tax. The trial is a welcome next step toward understanding how mileage fees can be deployed.

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