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  • Critical Infrastructure Protection

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    Define Acceptable Cyberspace Behavior

    While a U.S.-China cyberspace agreement is a welcome step, it also underscores the greater issues facing the United States and the international community in this largely ungoverned space. A precondition for securing U.S. networks should be the development of an overarching cyber doctrine that defines acceptable behavior and allows the U.S. to defend its networks against threats.

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    Sep 27, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein

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    The U.S.-China Summit Is More Significant for Xi Jinping Than Obama

    The Xi-Obama summit will provide the opportunity to discuss contentious issues like cybersecurity and the South China Sea, as well as other issues, such as climate change and economic cooperation. For Xi, the visit underscores the tremendous importance of messaging to a Chinese audience the narrative of a continued stable and robust partnership with the country that matters most to China politically and economically.

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    Sep 24, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Andrew Scobell, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz

  • International Diplomacy

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    Nuclear Weapons Should Be on the U.S.-China Summit Agenda

    At the impending U.S.-China summit, it would make sense for Obama to put on the table official discussions of strategic nuclear issues between U.S. and Chinese government or military representatives.

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    Sep 23, 2015

    U.S. News & World Report

    Caroline R. Milne

  • China

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    Xi's Visit Exposes Mismatch in U.S and Chinese Expectations

    Chinese President Xi Jinping's U.S. visit this week appears to face serious headwinds. Contrasting U.S. and Chinese priorities will likely lead to disappointment on both sides.

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    Sep 23, 2015

    World Politics Review

    Timothy R. Heath

  • Global Health

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    New Partnerships for Improving Global Health Research

    Partnerships between public and private organizations have become a powerful mechanism for addressing longer-term and structural challenges faced by developing countries that have a high burden of poverty-related diseases.

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    Sep 22, 2015

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    Gavin Cochrane

  • Educational Program Evaluation

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    How Failure Can Feed Success: Using Evidence on 'What Does Not Work' to Improve Services and External Recognition

    Applying practices and interventions requires learning not only about what works, but also what does not. Negative evaluation findings can be disappointing. But acting on the information they provide can present an opportunity to strengthen an organization.

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    Sep 18, 2015

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    Daniel Schweppenstedde, Anne-Marie Reid

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    Syrian Refugees: All You Need to Know

    The world can only absorb so many millions of refugees. The civil war in Syria demands a political solution facilitated by international leadership that will bring stability and enable refugees to return to home.

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    Sep 17, 2015

    Newsweek

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson

  • Military Acquisition and Procurement

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    Lessons from the Past for the Future of the KC-46A

    Analysis suggests that fixed-price contracts have not successfully reduced costs to the DoD associated with developing complex weapon systems. This has implications for the Air Force, given the importance of the ongoing KC-46A program.

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    Sep 16, 2015

    Breaking Defense

    Laura H. Baldwin, Mark A. Lorell, et al.

  • Refugees

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    Putting a Human Face on the Refugee Crisis

    By welcoming and accepting refugees, the West can send their oppressors a message about what it means to be a free democratic society.

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    Sep 15, 2015

    Fox News Channel

    Obaid Younossi

  • Petroleum

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    Why Selling Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Is a Bad Idea

    Some lawmakers are proposing a sell-off of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to finance highway and bridge work. This is a shortsighted strategy.

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    Sep 15, 2015

    The Wall Street Journal

    Keith Crane

  • Affordable Care Act

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    Charging Older Adults Higher Premiums Could Cost Taxpayers

    Under the Affordable Care Act, older adults cannot be charged more than three times as much as 21- to 24-year-olds for the same plan. Changing this rule to 5-to-1 may not be a cost-effective way to encourage enrollment among the young and healthy.

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    Sep 15, 2015

    The Commonwealth Fund Blog

    Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner, Evan Saltzman

  • China

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    Xi in Command: Downsizing and Reorganizing the People's Liberation Army

    Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced that China would reduce the number of troops in its army by 300,000. But that is only a first step in a more ambitious reform and reorganization plan.

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    Sep 14, 2015

    Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS

    Michael S. Chase

  • Iraq

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    Vietnam Teaches Us That Iraq Needs More Than U.S. Combat Advisers

    There are issues that must be examined, understood, and planned for if the United States does not wish to have U.S. advisers left to the cruelties of the Islamic State.

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    Sep 14, 2015

    War on the Rocks

    David E. Johnson

  • China

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    China's Military Modernization: Eric Heginbotham and Michael Chase in Conversation

    Two RAND experts discuss their recent assessments of Chinese military modernization and its implications for U.S. interests in Asia.

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    Sep 14, 2015

    Eric Heginbotham, Michael S. Chase

  • California

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    Creating a Smart Market for California Water

    A smart market approach could reduce the transaction costs of trading water in California, allow the price of water to better match its value, and bring that value to the state.

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    Sep 13, 2015

    Orange County Register

    John F. Raffensperger, Craig A. Bond

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