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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in front of Palais Coburg, the venue for the Iran nuclear talks, Vienna, Austria, July 5, 2015
    International Diplomacy

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    Here's What Will Happen If the Iran Deal Falls Through

    Dalia Dassa Kaye

    Jul 7, 2015

    Foreign Affairs

    Even a strong nonproliferation agreement that prevents all pathways toward the Iranian bomb won't magically transform the Middle East. But on balance, the region would be better off with a good nuclear deal than without one.

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  • Identify theft illustration
    Cybersecurity

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    U.S. Needs a New Electronic Identity-Protection Strategy to Prevent 'Hybrid Warfare' Attacks

    Daniel Gonzales @gonzadan

    Jul 6, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    The U.S. government needs to develop a strategy to protect its citizens that includes a unique identifying number or code and a method for protecting these identity keys in online transactions.

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  • A checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2012
    Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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    Afghanistan After the Drawdown

    Stephen Watts, Sean Mann

    Jul 6, 2015

    Lawfare

    If neither victory nor a political settlement are likely in the short term, and if complete withdrawal is unpalatable, then the United States must ensure that its support of Afghanistan remains politically sustainable.

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  • A contractor captures biological data of a local man in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, December 14, 2014
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    A Frontline Civilian's Invisible Wounds of War

    S. Rebecca Zimmerman

    Jul 6, 2015

    Los Angeles Times

    For frontline civilians, daily life built around war often involves waking up on a remote base and working side by side with soldiers in hazardous places. They often don't get the care and support that they need, whether in an area of crisis and instability, or when they return home.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening of the Army-2015 international military forum in Kubinka, Russia, June 16, 2015
    Global Security

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    The Baltic Balance: How to Reduce the Chances of War in Europe

    Christopher S. Chivvis

    Jul 2, 2015

    Foreign Affairs

    Recent announcements of increased U.S. military support in the Baltics are a positive step in addressing a major new challenge to European security.

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  • Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives to attend the closing statement for the Asian-African Conference in Jakarta April 23, 2015
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    Who Benefits from Iran Sanctions Relief?

    Alireza Nader

    Jul 2, 2015

    The National Interest

    More than $100 billion of Iranian oil proceeds are “frozen” in foreign bank accounts under the current sanctions regime. The repatriation of Iran's money would no doubt boost a flagging economy.

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  • Juba, South Sudan, February 2014: Internally displaced persons in South Sudan find a safe shelter at the UN House IDP Camp
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    Family Planning Must Be Part of the Humanitarian Response in Africa's Conflict Zones

    Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik

    Jul 1, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    Worldwide, nearly 800 women die every day due to mostly preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than half of these deaths occur in fragile states torn by armed conflict and generalized violence.

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    Jul 1, 2015

    RAND's Wendy Troxel, an expert on sleep, hosted an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit to answer questions about how to improve sleep health, what to do about a snoring partner, and more.

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  • Customers in line at a food truck
    Diet and Eating Habits

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    Putting Health to the (Taste) Test

    Jul 1, 2015

    Researchers teamed up with a dozen Los Angeles lunch trucks to test healthier menu items—chicken breasts and grilled fish alongside the usual tacos and hamburgers.

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  • Pro-Euro protestors hold Greek national flags during a rally in front of the parliament building, in Athens, Greece, June 30, 2015
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    The Political Solution to the Greek Financial Crisis

    Charles P. Ries @charles_ries

    Jun 30, 2015

    FOX News Channel

    The outcome of Greece's financial crisis will have broad consequences for its already-devastated economy and, to a considerable extent, for the rest of Europe. The core problem is less about economics than about politics.

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  • Chinese currency
    China

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    China's Foreign Aid Offensive

    Charles Wolf, Jr.

    Jun 29, 2015

    The Weekly Standard

    China has given an average of $174 billion per year in foreign assistance for the last six years. How will the scale of its foreign aid change in the future?

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  • A U.S. Army crew chief scans his sector from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan, May 8, 2015
    Military Personnel

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    Understanding the U.S. Military's Morale 'Crisis'

    Raphael S. Cohen

    Jun 29, 2015

    Lawfare

    The military's discontent may stem from dissonance between the commitment to, and pride in, the mission in Iraq and Afghanistan and the knowledge that these sacrifices have not yielded the desired results. Those wars arguably have prompted a crisis of confidence within the military itself.

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  • Flowers at the beachside of the Imperial Marhaba resort, which was attacked by a gunman in Sousse, Tunisia, June 28, 2015
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    After Attacks in France, Tunisia, and Kuwait, West Must Do More to Fight Surge of Terrorist Attacks

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jun 29, 2015

    New York Daily News

    The terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, and Kuwait are just the latest warnings that ISIS is turning its campaign into a global enterprise.

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  • Senior Colonel Yang Yujun holds a copy of the annual white paper on China's military strategy, Beijing, China, May 26, 2015
    China

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    The 'Holistic Security Concept': The Securitization of Policy and Increasing Risk of Militarized Crisis

    Timothy R. Heath

    Jun 27, 2015

    China Brief

    Reflecting critical developments under the Xi administration, China's recent 'Military Strategy' white paper signals a turn toward a potentially more coercive phase of China's rise.

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    Criminal Justice

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    In the Interest of Justice

    K. Jack Riley @K_Jack_Riley

    Jun 26, 2015

    As the line between criminal justice and national security continues to blur, K. Jack Riley offers three principles that can help young criminology practitioners and scholars.

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