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  • Inmates study during their class at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, New York, April 8, 2016
    Prison Reform

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    The Pendulum Swings Back: Support for Postsecondary Education in Prison

    Correctional educational programs can reduce incarceration costs and recidivism. But it's critical that former inmates can connect with reentry services in the community to complete their education.

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    Dec 15, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis

  • French police secure a street near a travel agency where a gunman took seven people hostage in a robbery, in Paris, France, December 2, 2016
    Counterterrorism

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    Crime and Terror in Europe: Where the Nexus Is Alive and Well

    The idea of a crime-terror nexus does appear to be a major threat in Europe, where terrorists and criminals now recruit from the same milieu. Coperation between European law enforcement and intelligence agencies is critical.

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    Dec 15, 2016

    International Centre for Counter-Terrorism

    Colin P. Clarke

  • Metal tooth wheel mechanism concept of inequality and equality

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    Curbing Globalisation Won't Halt the Rise of Inequality

    Globalization may be one of many factors driving inequality. But ending trade agreements and throwing up trade barriers is unlikely to stop this trend.

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    Dec 14, 2016

    E!Sharp

    Stijn Hoorens @StijnHoorens

  • Activists dressed as the artist Vincent van Gogh hold signs that say, "Don't listen to Russian propaganda," outside the Dutch embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, February 5, 2016
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    Beyond the Headlines: RAND's Christopher Paul Discusses the Russian 'Firehose of Falsehood'

    A massive, ingenious, and concerning campaign of propaganda has been pumping westward for years, supporting the Russian agenda in Ukraine and Syria and likely trying to influence the U.S. presidential election.

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    Dec 13, 2016

  • Japan's Self Defence Force holds an opening ceremony of a new military base on the island of Yonaguni in the Okinawa prefecture, March 28, 2016
    International Diplomacy

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    The Risks of an Accelerating Rivalry Between China and Japan

    China and Japan have a long history of antagonism but their competition for influence in Asia has recently expanded in the economic, diplomatic, and security domains. The U.S., although a staunch ally of Japan, has served as a mediator. Weakening the U.S. role could aggravate Sino-Japanese tensions to a destabilizing degree.

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    Dec 12, 2016

    World Politics Review

    Timothy R. Heath

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    How States and Districts Can Leverage the Every Student Succeeds Act to Improve School Leadership

    The Every Student Succeeds Act provides states and districts with new chances to invest in school leadership. A review of interventions can serve as a starting point to enact relevant solutions and build the evidence base for what works.

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    Dec 12, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Rebecca Herman, Susan M. Gates

  • People work out at an outdoor exercise area at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx, New York City, September 13, 2012
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    Putting Health into the Health Care Debate

    How much return is the United States getting for spending over 17 percent of its gross domestic product on health care? Not nearly enough. The health care debate should focus on improving population health and ensuring the country is getting the biggest bang for its bucks.

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    Dec 10, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Jeffrey Wasserman

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    Health Care Delivery Approaches

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    Moving Outpatient Care into the Community

    A prominent feature of NHS England policy, “moving care into the community” means that care traditionally provided in hospitals is moved into primary care, such as general practice. This can benefit patients, but it is also important to look at the costs.

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    Dec 8, 2016

    Nursing Times

    Celine Miani, Eleanor Winpenny

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    Investing in Infrastructure? Don't Forget the Electric Grid

    Leaving the future of America's electricity grid to chance should not be an option. To maximize the potential benefits of a multibillion-dollar smart grid investment, a closer examination of technology and policy is needed.

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    Dec 7, 2016

    Inside Sources

    Aimee E. Curtright @ACurtright, Kathleen Loa

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 1, 2016
    International Diplomacy

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    Can Trump Make a Deal with Putin?

    If executed properly, President-elect Trump's diplomacy could help reverse a destabilizing downward spiral in U.S.-Russian relations and create a vision of what normal relations might entail.

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    Dec 5, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Hans Binnendijk, William Courtney @courtneywmh

  • President Barack Obama meets with members of the National Security Council in the Situation Room of the White House, September 10, 2014
    National Security Organizations

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    Presidential Policy Directive 1: Forming the National Security Council

    If precedent holds, the National Security Council will be defined in the first policy directive that President Trump signs in the early weeks of his administration. Several important questions should be considered.

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    Dec 5, 2016

    The Hill

    Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein, Sarah M. Gerstein

  • Displays at Shango Cannabis shop on the first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in Portland, Oregon, October 1, 2015
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    The Legal Marijuana Middle Ground

    There are many ways to legalize marijuana supply besides the for-profit approach. But to learn what effects various models have, the federal government will have to make it easier for states to implement some middle-ground options.

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    Dec 1, 2016

    USA Today

    Beau Kilmer @BeauKilmer

  • Tired businesswoman in the office
    Sleep

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    Americans Don't Sleep Enough, and It's Costing Us $411 Billion

    Sleep and sleep loss are often considered to be among the most intimate of personal behaviors, but sleep matters to all aspects of society, from an individual's health to the success of the global economy.

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    Nov 30, 2016

    Washington Post PostEverything

    Marco Hafner, Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel

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    Teacher Effectiveness

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    Before We Measure Teaching Quality, We Should Know What It Is

    The lack of an evidence base on teaching quality and its impact in higher education points to a need for more research, made more pressing by the imminent roll-out of the Teaching Excellence Framework, which intends to assess and monitor teaching quality at UK higher education institutions.

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    Nov 29, 2016

    Research Fortnight

    Lucy Strang

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    Wages and Compensation

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    Finding the 'Sweet Spot' in the UK Minimum Wage Debate

    Increases in the UK national minimum wages have not had adverse effects on employment overall. But it's important that the new national living wage and minimum wage aren’t increased to a point that is unsustainable for businesses.

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    Nov 28, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Marco Hafner

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