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  • French President Francois Hollande and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian review troops at the fort of Vincennes, France, July 25, 2016
    Security Cooperation

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    Emergencies: France, Mali, and Turkey Are Playing with Fire

    Michael Shurkin

    Aug 15, 2016

    Breaking Defense

    The leaders of France, Mali, and Turkey have declared formal states of emergency. France's Hollande and Mali's Keïta, while responding to real threats, are risking democracy. Erdogan appears to be targeting democracy and using Turkey's recent failed coup as a pretext.

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  • The U.S. and Japanese flags blend together
    Global Security

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    Don't Weaken the U.S.-Japan Alliance, Strengthen It

    Scott W. Harold

    Aug 14, 2016

    The National Interest

    As long as the United States and Japan stick together, they should have the strength to deter or, if necessary, defeat the threats they face. But if Washington abandons its alliance commitments, the risk of war will rise and America will be less safe.

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  • Aerial view of the Coronado Bridge, which connects San Diego and Coronado, at dusk
    Critical Infrastructure Protection

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    Infrastructure Design Must Change with Climate

    Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert

    Aug 12, 2016

    Orange County Register

    Until recently, infrastructure engineers could use data on past weather to predict future climate. But this is no longer an option. More and more, engineers must consider the effects of climate change. Failure to do so would threaten public safety.

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  • David Shlapak
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    Gaming and Public Policy: Q&A with David Shlapak

    Aug 11, 2016

    David Shlapak discusses how using games in research can help improve decisionmaking across a wide range of areas, including national security, health care, and climate change.

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  • U.S. Marines with their Georgian counterparts preparing for NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, March 24, 2015
    Operational Readiness

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    How Defense Choices Affect Military Readiness

    Chad C. Serena, Colin P. Clarke

    Aug 10, 2016

    Defense News

    Because the U.S. cannot afford to prioritize and defend against every possible threat, it must accept risk with each decision. And the more adaptive the adversary, the more likely it will confound readiness investments made previously to confront it.

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  • Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meet at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, in Beijing, China, April 30, 2016
    International Economic Relations

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    Do Economic Ties Limit the Prospect of Conflict?

    Scott W. Harold

    Aug 9, 2016

    The Cipher Brief

    China has grown stronger economically and militarily over the past 35 years and has become more assertive. Its trade and investment links with Japan are substantial but they have been declining, and are less of a constraint on conflict than before.

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  • Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front fighters enter the back of a pick-up truck in Arsal, Lebanon, December 1, 2015
    Terrorist Organizations

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    What's in a Name? The Rebranding of the Nusra Front

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Aug 8, 2016

    The Hill

    Jabhat al-Nusra, which recently announced that it was severing its affiliation with al Qaeda, is now Jabhat Fateh al-Sham. This means less than meets the eye, but it does say something about the local atmosphere in Syria.

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  • Barbara Hytower, holding a photo of her daughter Jamila who was murdered in Myrtle Beach, stands with other members of South Carolina Mothers Against Violence before the start of a rally, February 25, 2016
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    Domestic Warning Signs of Mass Shootings

    Radha Iyengar Plumb

    Aug 6, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    After shootings, there is inevitably public debate over gun safety, constitutional rights, police tactics, terrorism, race, and politics. But these discussions rarely focus on a common factor among the perpetrators: a history of violence against women.

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  • A worker wears a sign that reads "Shoo Zika!" in Portuguese on his back in Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 31, 2016
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    Health and Safety at the Rio Olympics: It's Not Just About Zika

    Melinda Moore

    Aug 5, 2016

    The Mark News

    The risk of contracting Zika in Rio de Janeiro is low. But there is a broader range of health and safety concerns for which travelers can and should take specific precautions.

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  • The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond alongside the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducting maritime security operations and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom, November 4, 2012
    Security Cooperation

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    Sustaining Britain's Role in NATO After Brexit

    F. Stephen Larrabee, Peter A. Wilson

    Aug 4, 2016

    The National Interest

    In this period of geostrategic uncertainty about the future of the UK during its divorce from the EU, the U.S. should provide robust diplomatic and political support to ensure that Britain remains a major military power within the Atlantic Alliance.

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  • A diplomatic delegation waits for China's President Xi Jinping to arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, March 30, 2016, to attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington
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    Q&A: An Unthinkable War Between the U.S. and China

    Aug 4, 2016

    David Gompert, lead author of a RAND report that explores an unthinkable U.S.-China war answers questions about what the study does — and does not — say about the potential for such a war and its possible outcome.

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  • Women walk near a poster displaying a government message against Ebola, at a maternity hospital in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, August 14, 2014
    Family Planning

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    The Economic Rationale for Investing in Family Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Peter Glick, Sebastian Linnemayr

    Aug 3, 2016

    The World Bank Investing in Health Blog

    Proven benefits to reduced fertility — or to delayed start to childbearing and greater spacing between births — include lower maternal mortality, fewer unsafe abortions, reduced risks from early childbearing, and women's ability to engage in more income-generating opportunities.

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  • The Olympic park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 2, 2016
    Infrastructure Finance

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    The Olympic Legacy — What Can Rio Learn?

    Richard Warnes

    Aug 3, 2016

    StratScope

    Rio will spend $14.4 billion on the Olympics. Like other host cities, it hopes to achieve an “Olympic legacy” to ensure that this investment pays dividends after the games and provides long-term economic, social, sporting, and cultural benefits.

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    A Summer Reading List for Congress

    Aug 2, 2016

    To help Hill staffers make the most of the Congressional recess, RAND has developed a list of must-read research and commentaries that will help ensure policymakers will return ready to hit the ground running.

    Read More »
  • A People's Liberation Army Air Force's long-range strategic bomber H-6K
    China

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    China Signals Resolve with Bomber Flights Over the South China Sea

    Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Cristina L. Garafola @CLGarafola, Astrid Stuth Cevallos, Arthur Chan

    Aug 2, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    Since the PCA tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines' case on July 12, invalidating many of China's claims in the South China Sea, Beijing has sought to demonstrate its military strength in the region. The PLAAF's H-6K has played a key role.

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