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  • Security Cooperation

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

    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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    Aug 15, 2016

    Breaking Defense

    Michael Shurkin

  • Global Security

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

    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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    Aug 14, 2016

    The National Interest

    Scott W. Harold

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection

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    Infrastructure Design Must Change with Climate

    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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    Aug 12, 2016

    Orange County Register

    Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert

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    Gaming and Public Policy: Q&A with David Shlapak

    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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    Aug 11, 2016

  • Operational Readiness

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    How Defense Choices Affect Military Readiness

    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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    Aug 10, 2016

    Defense News

    Chad C. Serena, Colin P. Clarke

  • International Economic Relations

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    Do Economic Ties Limit the Prospect of Conflict?

    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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    Aug 9, 2016

    The Cipher Brief

    Scott W. Harold

  • Terrorist Organizations

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

    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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    Aug 8, 2016

    The Hill

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

  • Domestic Violence

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    Domestic Warning Signs of Mass Shootings

    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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    Aug 6, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Radha Iyengar Plumb

  • Brazil

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    Health and Safety at the Rio Olympics: It's Not Just About Zika

    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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    Aug 5, 2016

    The Mark News

    Melinda Moore

  • Security Cooperation

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    Sustaining Britain's Role in NATO After Brexit

    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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    Aug 4, 2016

    The National Interest

    F. Stephen Larrabee, Peter A. Wilson

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    Q&A: An Unthinkable War Between the U.S. and China

    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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    Aug 4, 2016

  • Family Planning

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

    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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    Aug 3, 2016

    The World Bank Investing in Health Blog

    Peter Glick, Sebastian Linnemayr

  • Infrastructure Finance

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    The Olympic Legacy — What Can Rio Learn?

    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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    Aug 3, 2016

    StratScope

    Richard Warnes

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    A Summer Reading List for Congress

    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.

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    Aug 2, 2016

  • China

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    China Signals Resolve with Bomber Flights Over the South China Sea

    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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    Aug 2, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Cristina L. Garafola @CLGarafola, et al.

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