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  • Syrian refugee children who crossed into Jordanian territory with their families, January 14, 2016
    Refugees

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    Battered by War, Syrian Refugee Kids Need to Be Taught

    Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson, Louay Constant

    Jan 15, 2016

    Newsweek

    More than 700,000 Syrian refugee children are not receiving formal education. Host countries are struggling to create enough spaces to accommodate them in schools, and there are no formal programs to teach children who have missed years of instruction.

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  • Russian servicemen walk in formation as they take part in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, April 16, 2015
    Military Strategy

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    The Strange Debates of Strategy

    Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

    Jan 14, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    The United States and its allies confront a specific form of statecraft; not new, in all its characteristics, but real and relevant. And most observers who have looked at the problem tend to agree that the U.S. is ill-prepared for such tactics, in part because it simply has not thought of them as a coherent approach worthy of a tailored response.

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  • Leader of a group of armed protesters Ammon Bundy talks to the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 8, 2016
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    Oregon Standoff Shouldn't Have an Anti-Terrorism Twist

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Jan 13, 2016

    Slate

    Dwight and Steven Hammond were charged under a law enacted to fight terrorism, not rein in wayward ranchers. Anti-terrorist laws should not be used to strengthen prosecutors' hands in nonterrorist prosecutions—it makes national security needs look like an instrument of oppression.

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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter stands with Col. Otto Liller as he is greeted by Iraqi Major General Falah al Mohamedawi (L) at the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service Academy in Baghdad, July 23, 2015
    Counterterrorism

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    Solving the Geometrical Problem of Terrorism

    Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein

    Jan 13, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Think of terror organizations as being composed of four elements, organized in concentric circles with the leaders at the center bull's eye, operational elements in the second ring, supporters in the third, and sympathizers in the fourth. Neutralizing each group will require different strategies.

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  • U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the conclusion of his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, January 12, 2016
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    State of the Union 2016: Insights on Obama's Last Address

    Jan 13, 2016

    RAND research, analysis, and expertise provide context for many of the issues discussed in President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address, including the threat of ISIS, global climate change, and bringing peace to Syria.

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    Modifying the ACA's Family Subsidy Rules to Help Ensure Affordability

    Amado Cordova, Sarah A. Nowak, Evan Saltzman

    Jan 12, 2016

    The Commonwealth Fund Blog

    The ACA encourages workers to retain employer coverage by restricting their eligibility for marketplace subsidies. Modifying the policy could help 700,000 people gain coverage and lower spending for 1.6 million who are insured but face high health care costs under current ACA policy.

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    Military Strategy

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    Artillery Returns to the Battlefield in the War Against ISIL

    James T. Quinlivan

    Jan 11, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    Together with increased air attacks, the Syrians and their Russian advisors seek to revitalize combined arms forces, and artillery is critical to their vision.

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  • Pakistani Taliban fighters, who were arrested by Afghan border police, stand during a presentation of seized weapons and equipment in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 5, 2016
    Afghanistan

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    Pakistan Holds the Key to Peace in Afghanistan

    Zalmay Khalilzad, James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Jan 11, 2016

    Newsweek

    Sustained and intensified U.S. pressure on Pakistan offers the only viable path to advancing the Afghan reconciliation process in a way that does not turn Afghanistan into a launching pad for terrorism and extremism.

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    How Will Technology Change Criminal Justice?

    Jan 7, 2016

    In perhaps no other field does society have as direct a stake in getting technology right as in policing. How will technology change the work that law enforcement agencies do and the communities they serve?

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    Taking an Interest: What Makes Someone Respond to a Survey

    Catherine L. Saunders

    Jan 5, 2016

    Statistics Views

    Researchers have two main reasons for caring about non-response. First, it is important to ensure that survey findings are unbiased and representative, and second, concern about survey non-response is a key reason given by those who ignore or chose not to act on the findings of research.

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  • Georgy Kvirikashvili, who was nominated for the post of Georgia's prime minister on December 25 after Irakly Garibashvili resigned, delivers a speech on December 28, 2015
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    Georgia Needs Support from the U.S. and the West

    Denis Corboy, William Courtney @courtneywmh, Kenneth Yalowitz

    Jan 5, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    Georgia is poised to make big changes to reinvigorate its democracy and economy, but it needs support to deter risks and advance progress. With one-fifth of its territory occupied by Russia and facing risks every day, Georgia needs more Western aid, including military training, technology, and defensive arms.

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  • A student raises his hand during a class at the California Institution for Men in Chino, California
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    The Case for Correctional Education in U.S. Prisons

    Jan 3, 2016

    Inmates who participate in any kind of educational program behind bars are up to 43 percent less likely to reoffend and return to prison. They also appear to be far more likely to find a job after their release.

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