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2016

  • Young Chinese faithful shelter from the sun as Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, May 22, 2016
    Taiwan

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    Taiwan Should Not Worry About the Vatican

    Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman

    Oct 5, 2016

    PacNet, CSIS

    Concerns are growing in Taipei over whether the Holy See intends to switch its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. Beijing could be entertaining Vatican requests not out of genuine interest in reestablishing relations, but to put Taiwan on edge.

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    Conversations at RAND: Howard J. Shatz on the International Economy

    Oct 5, 2016

    One of the contentious issues in this year's presidential election campaign is the U.S. role in the global economy. A RAND panel offers strategies for the next president, who will face a troubled landscape.

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  • Digital silhouettes of people
    Data Privacy

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    Rethinking Data Privacy

    Osonde A. Osoba @OsondeOsoba, John S. Davis II

    Oct 5, 2016

    Inside Sources

    Society benefits from the exchange of large-scale data in many ways. Anonymization is the usual mechanism for addressing the privacy of data subjects. Unfortunately, anonymization is broken.

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  • President Richard M. Nixon meeting in the Oval Office with Vice President Gerald R. Ford, Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, and Chief of Staff Alexander Haig, 1973
    Politics and Government

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    The World Has Passed the Old Grand Strategies By

    Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

    Oct 5, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    The international order is in the midst of an epochal shift, and a new administration will have to rethink basic organizing concepts for America's role in the world. The truth about grand strategy today is that the United States badly needs new options.

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  • Sailors and members of the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station clear ice from the hatch of the Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut in the Arctic Ocean, March 19, 2011
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    Being Safer in the Arctic

    Abbie Tingstad, Timothy William James Smith

    Oct 3, 2016

    The National Interest

    The Arctic is more accessible than it once was, but it's still a formidable place to travel. An emergency involving a cruise ship or a downed plane could stress the search-and-rescue system. But modest investments and planning measures can make a big difference.

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  • Handcuffed man standing in a courtroom
    Drug Courts

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    Drug Dependence: Treatment Over Incarceration

    Matthew Davies, Emma Disley, Kristy Kruithof

    Oct 3, 2016

    Criminal Law & Justice Weekly

    Drug dependence imposes significant costs to society and traditional criminal justice responses like imprisonment do not reduce crime. More quality research on alternative sanctions could help police, prosecutors, and judges expand their options while helping users get treatment.

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    Election 2016: The Domestic Issues

    Oct 3, 2016

    RAND offers a unique take on the big domestic issues facing America: research that is independent, reliable, and rigorously nonpartisan.

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    Book Review: 'Bourgeois Equality'

    Charles Wolf, Jr.

    Sep 30, 2016

    The Weekly Standard

    In Bourgeois Equality, economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey advances the theory that ideas — not capital, institutions, innovation, R&D, tax policy, monetary policy, or regulatory policy — are the propelling force behind economic and societal growth.

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  • Russian servicemen on Russian T-90A main battle tanks before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, with the Moscow International Business Center also known as Moskva-City in the background, May 5, 2016
    Russia

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    Russia's Determination to Revise the Post-Cold War Order

    Christopher S. Chivvis

    Sep 30, 2016

    The Cipher Brief

    As long as political will for military measures to contain and deter Russian aggression remains limited, sustaining sanctions against Russia remains the only option to deal with a nation that is determined to revise the post-Cold War political and economic settlement in Europe in its favor.

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  • Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, September 22, 2016
    Iran

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    Whoever Wins the Presidency, the Next Big International Crisis Will Come from Iran

    Alireza Nader

    Sep 29, 2016

    Fox News Channel

    The next U.S. president is likely to meet many international crises after taking office, and Iran may be one of the most challenging. The continuing climate of repression, the next Iranian presidential election, and Khamenei's eventual demise may provide some important opportunities for him or her.

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  • The headquarters of the Democratic National Committee is seen in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2016
    Cybercrime

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    The DNC Hack: Are New Norms Needed?

    Martin C. Libicki

    Sep 29, 2016

    FedScoop

    A new norm that would hold the Russian DNC hack to be unacceptable could not rest on a general prohibition against cyber-espionage or political interference. It would have to combine both prohibitions at once.

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  • Soldier on a train resting his head in his hands
    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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    Invisible Wounds: Closing the Gaps to More Effectively Address These Injuries

    Terri Tanielian @TerriTanielian

    Sep 29, 2016

    George W. Bush Institute

    Too few of the veterans who experience mental health issues get the help they need. Even fewer get the right care. Closing these gaps will require raising awareness about the barriers to care, and changing how the mental health care system is organized and delivers services.

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  • A tank is seen as fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take position during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya, September 22, 2016
    Chemical Terrorism

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    Keep Chemical Weapons Out of Terrorist Hands

    John V. Parachini

    Sep 27, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    As the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front seized territory in Syria and northern Iraq, they came upon military sites with chemical munitions and industrial facilities with toxic chemicals. Reducing such opportunities should be a priority.

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  • Dmitri Dolgov, principal engineer on the software team of Google's Self-Driving Car project, speaks during a presentation in Mountain View, California, September 29, 2015
    Autonomous Vehicles

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    The Brains Behind Autonomous Vehicles May Need a License to Drive

    Isaac R. Porche III

    Sep 27, 2016

    VentureBeat

    Autonomous vehicles require exquisite software. To make this software secure, industry and government should consider educational standards and licensure requirements for the engineers who create it.

    Read More »
  • Students receive their lunch at Salusbury Primary School in northwest London, June 11, 2014
    Disadvantaged Students

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    Free School Meals Are Still the Best Measure of Deprivation

    Alex Sutherland

    Sep 26, 2016

    Schools Week

    Free school meal eligibility is not a perfect measure of student disadvantage, but it's the best there is. Other measures, such as parental education or neighborhood deprivation have also been used, but they are not as good at determining which schools are most in need.

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