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  • Marines scan the area for insurgent activity during a general support flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan
    Security Cooperation

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    To Defeat ISIS, Focus on Its Real Sources of Strength

    Benjamin Bahney, Patrick B. Johnston

    Dec 4, 2015

    The National Interest

    The threat ISIS poses today is graver than ever for two reasons: its war chest and its ability to attract foreign recruits are both at their peak. Redoubling international efforts to cut off ISIS from these two pillars of its war machine is necessary to sap the group's strength.

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  • A 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief marshals a B-2A Spirit bomber during an orientation flight at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 27, 2015
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    Inside the Fish Bowl: High Stakes Acquisition Protests

    Edward R. Harshberger, Obaid Younossi, Laura H. Baldwin @LauraHBaldwin, Frank Camm

    Dec 3, 2015

    Defense News

    The Boeing-Lockheed Martin team filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office asserting that the U.S. Air Force's selection of Northrop Grumman to build the Long Range Strike-Bomber was fundamentally flawed. Work on the program, valued at approximately $80 billion, is now paused.

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  • A Syrian refugee carries his son through a rainstorm at the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni, November 27, 2015
    Refugees

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    To Undermine ISIS, We Should Welcome Syrian Refugees

    Kim Cragin, Ben Connable

    Dec 3, 2015

    Newsweek

    Demonstrating American goodwill to Syrian refugees is the best way to help defeat ISIS and rehabilitate America's image in the chaotic Middle East.

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  • Civilians walk past a damaged building in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria, October 28, 2015
    Syria

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    Will Syria's Civil War Turn Out Like Spain's Did?

    Scott Savitz

    Dec 2, 2015

    The Washington Post

    The similarities between the Syrian and Spanish civil wars, including foreign involvement and the level of brutality against civilians and captives, suggest that the Syrian war, like the Spanish one before it, could potentially foreshadow future conflicts.

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  • An Armed Forces of the Philippines marine sentry stands watch as the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon arrives in Puerto Princesa to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training
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    Book Review: 'Strategic Asia 2015-16, Foundations of National Power in the Asia-Pacific'

    Timothy R. Heath

    Nov 30, 2015

    War on the Rocks

    Which nations have the resources and motivations to either cooperate with or frustrate Washington's designs? What liabilities and assets reside with each country? The book, Strategic Asia 2015-16, surveys some of the most powerful nations in Asia with such questions in mind.

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    It's Getting Harder and Harder to Live on Top of the World

    Timothy William James Smith

    Nov 30, 2015

    Newsweek

    In September, a relatively new kind of storm, made possible due to larger swaths of ice-free Arctic Ocean, battered Barrow, Alaska, washing away chunks of coastline, threatening businesses, houses, and the freshwater supply. While mitigation efforts are necessary on a macro level, adaptation measures are needed now for such Arctic communities.

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  • A Belgian police officer stands guard outside a school in central Brussels, November 25, 2015
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    Brussels Locked-Down Heartbeat: A View from Within

    Ines von Behr, Sonja Thebes

    Nov 27, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    To understand Molenbeek, the Brussels district that can be linked to most of the terror attacks on European soil in the past 18 months, it's necessary to examine the broader political and cultural context in Belgium.

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  • Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (C) walks with Group Captain David Manning (R) past an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet at Royal Air Force station RAF Northolt in London, November 23, 2015
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    The SDSR: A Step Forward, but Questions Remain

    Hans Pung

    Nov 27, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    The United Kingdom's Strategic Defence and Security Review contains a number of commitments that will be welcomed by defense and security experts. But some unanswered questions will play a critical role in determining the overall success of Britain's security strategy.

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  • President Francois Hollande delivers a speech for the 70th General Conference of UNESCO in Paris, France, November 17, 2015
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    France Is Right to Stay the Course

    Stephanie Pezard @StephaniePezard

    Nov 25, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    President Hollande announced that 30,000 Syrian refugees would be welcomed in France, honoring the commitment France made to its European partners before the Paris attacks. Altering its policy would only give the terrorists what they want.

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    What Happens If the ACA's Tax Credits Are Replaced with Premium Support?

    Evan Saltzman, Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner

    Nov 24, 2015

    The Commonwealth Fund Blog

    As policymakers consider alternatives to reduce the federal government's financial burden from providing subsidies under the ACA, they should consider the consequences for enrollees. Existing premium-support models yield considerable savings for the federal government but could create age and income disparities in coverage.

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  • A man applies a sticker which reads 100% electric next to the logo of the upcoming COP21 Climate Change Conference on a Nissan LEAF electric car in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, November 16, 2015
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    COP 21 Not a Silver Bullet on Climate Change

    Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert

    Nov 24, 2015

    The RAND Blog

    The Paris climate conference cannot provide the engine that will drive a solution to the world's climate change challenge. Rather, it can best serve as a mediator that will help guide and structure the swirling, bottom-up process of radical change that is the best hope of preserving Earth's climate.

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    RAND Is Accepting Applications for Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowships

    Nov 23, 2015

    RAND is accepting applications for up to three Stanton Nuclear Security Fellows. The application deadline is February 8, 2016. The program was created to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders on nuclear security.

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    Educational Program Evaluation

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    A Comprehensive Approach to Early Education

    Gail L. Zellman, M. Rebecca Kilburn

    Nov 23, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    A relatively new approach to improving long-term educational outcomes, called “preschool to third grade,” or P-3, focuses on the youngest students. Hawaii's recent initiative has been successful at raising third-grade reading scores.

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  • Afghan National Army officers stand at attention at the Kabul Military Training Center, Afghanistan, October 7, 2015
    Security Cooperation

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    Improving the U.S. Security Assistance Model

    Michael Shurkin

    Nov 18, 2015

    The Cipher Brief

    The United States often approaches security assistance the same way it did in Vietnam, with the same results. A better way would be to focus on politics and shaping the political context.

    Read More »
  • A man holds a cross that reads "death to the president" as he marches with other protesters who are against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term, June 3, 2015

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    Flirting with Genocide in Burundi: Paying Attention Could Save Lives

    Michael Shurkin

    Nov 18, 2015

    Newsweek

    Burundi has been afflicted by political violence since April. President Pierre Nkurunziza, who helped bring peace to the country in the last decade, is risking everything for the sake of staying in power. He is dragging the country backwards after 10 years of progress.

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