2015

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Claims of Wellness Cost Savings Are Overblown

Workplace wellness has become a $6 billion industry in the United States. Employers hope wellness programs can help control health care costs, but they are having little if any effect on costs. Companies seeking a healthy ROI should target higher-risk employees.

Soeren Mattke

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Faith-Based Organizations as Force Multipliers

Faith-based organizations are an important community-based resource for veterans who are adjusting to civilian life. What current and potential roles can they play in reintegration?

Laura Werber

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What Does the Future Hold for Atrial Fibrillation?

Longer-term thinking, enhanced public awareness, and more thorough engagement among stakeholders are critical components of a strategy to deal with atrial fibrillation.

Catherine A. Lichten

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Should There Be a Hostage Czar?

In light of recent kidnappings ending in the deaths of American hostages, appointing a 'hostage czar' may seem like a sound idea. But the creation of a high-profile position for hostage issues raises policy questions and comes with operational risks.

Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

blog

Puzzles, Paradoxes, Controversies, and the Global Economy, a New Book by Charles Wolf, Jr., to Be Published by Hoover Press

In a wide-ranging collection of essays first published between 2007 and 2014, Charles Wolf Jr. shares his insights on the world's economies, including those of China, the United States, Japan, Korea, India, and others.

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The USA Freedom Act: The Definition of a Compromise

The USA Freedom Act does not 'balance' privacy and national security, nor is it clear that any legislation can credibly do so. There's no monolithic view of what such a balance should look like.

Sina Beaghley

q&a

How to Solve the Mediterranean's Migrant Crisis

Destroying smugglers' vessels could contribute to reducing illegal migration and impact the business model that makes smuggling so profitable. But it won't stop smuggling altogether.

Giacomo Persi Paoli

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'Better Regulation': Why Timmermans Should Go Beyond the Regulatory Scrutiny Board

Promoting the 'Better Regulation' agenda in the EU could be given a real boost by turning the proposed Regulatory Scrutiny Board into an impartial evidence and scrutiny centre, putting high-quality and objective impact assessment at the heart of the legislative process.

Stijn Hoorens @StijnHoorens

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Will Putin Gamble All on a Broader Ukraine Invasion?

If the Kremlin is contemplating further action in Ukraine, it faces a tough choice. The decision could have an enduring impact on Russia's fortunes.

Denis Corboy, William Courtney @courtneywmh, et al.

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Iraq Is Bankrolling ISIL

Iraq continues to fund ISIL by continuing salaries to the many Iraqi government employees who live in ISIL-controlled territory. That fact is a reminder of how poorly the country has been governed.

Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz

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Who Runs the Islamic State Group?

Despite the Islamic State's notoriety, a wide range of theories are still circulating about who really runs the group.

Benjamin Bahney, Patrick B. Johnston

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China's Emerging Vision for World Order

China's mulling of the risks and benefits of assuming greater global responsibility reveals its judgment that it can't entrust the protection of its interests to U.S. goodwill.

Timothy R. Heath

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Land Power and a Third Offset Through a Wide-Angle Lens

The so-called 'third offset' is intended to guide U.S. defense strategy. The right way to view it is as part of a comprehensive vision for competitive advantage, one in which land power, often minimized in offset analyses, can play a central role.

Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

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Book Review: 'God Is Not Here' by Bill Russell Edmonds

'God Is Not Here' shows how not to send a soldier to war. The experience is searing and often brutal, and only a well-led, well-trained, cohesive unit can help servicemen and servicewomen do their duty and survive both mentally and physically.

Linda Robinson

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China's Island-Building Stirs Fears, but Creates Openings for U.S.

News of proposed Navy patrols nearby disputed islands claimed by China suggests that the United States is toughening its response to Beijing's assertive territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Timothy R. Heath