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  • Communication Systems

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    How RAND Helped Cable TV Spread Far and Wide

    In the late 1960s and early '70s, RAND released a series of reports about cable television — the technology, federal and state regulation, and its use in education. The researchers' interactive vision for cable TV was a lot like the internet.

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    Aug 25, 2017

  • Health Insurance Cost Sharing

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    Four Steps That Could Stabilize the Health Insurance Market

    Congress will soon discuss options to stabilize the individual market and ensure that all Americans have access to affordable coverage. Policymakers could encourage enrollment, make targeted investments to lower premiums, fund cost-sharing reductions, and enforce the individual mandate.

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    Aug 25, 2017

    The Hill

    Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner

  • Nuclear Weapons and Warfare

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    'Game of Thrones' Dragons, Nuclear Weapons, and Winning Whatever the Cost

    HBO's hit series “Game of Thrones” may be fantasy, but it explores many challenges that are familiar to real-world leaders. The military use of dragons and the dilemma these beasts pose is one recent example.

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    Aug 24, 2017

    Scientific American

    Michael Shurkin

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    What Afghanistan Needs to Move Forward: A Political Solution

    Although the U.S. military's role in maintaining stability has been crucial, a real solution needs to consider Afghan politics first. The United States and the international community should push for parliamentary elections to build confidence between the government and the people.

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    Aug 24, 2017

    U.S. News & World Report

    S. Rebecca Zimmerman

  • Cybercrime

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    Gaming Policy in Cyberspace

    Hacked devices and intellectual property theft are a rich hunting ground for policy development. The challenge posed by Internet-connect devices is only getting worse as the number of online devices continues to grow.

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    Aug 23, 2017

    Policyforum.net

    Michelle Price, Igor Mikolic-Torreira

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    The Post–Arab Spring Experience: Q&A with Shelly Culbertson

    It's too early to say whether the Arab Spring will turn out to be a success or not. The Arab Spring was about people deciding what they did not want and rising up against it, but they hadn't worked out what they did want. Many of them still have hope.

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    Aug 23, 2017

  • Afghanistan

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    Trump's New Afghanistan Strategy: Governing from the Center?

    The president has embraced a national security establishment strategy for Afghanistan with a veneer that does not alter its essence. The result is likely to disappoint some of his supporters and to be criticized by his opponents, but it will also secure a measure of bipartisan support.

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    Aug 22, 2017

    The Hill

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

  • Arms Proliferation and Control

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    How We Can Keep Iran from Becoming the Next North Korea

    The United States brokered an agreement to constrain North Korea's nuclear program 25 years ago, but hard-liners abandoned it with vague intentions of coercing the North into something better. They never did, and now a runaway North Korean program poses real danger. This offers a powerful reason to preserve the Iran nuclear deal.

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    Aug 22, 2017

    Fortune

    Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

  • North Korea

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    Understanding North Korea

    How should the United States respond to North Korea's provocative behavior? Even the best military options could be cataclysmically bad, but there are nonmilitary options to convince Kim Jong Un that the costs of his provocations outweigh any benefits.

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    Aug 18, 2017

  • Counterterrorism

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    When the Car Is a Terror Weapon, Can We Prepare for Attacks?

    Soft targets are notoriously difficult to protect from terrorism. Terrorists' latest shift to using vehicles to conduct attacks only compounds the problem.

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    Aug 18, 2017

    The Globe and Mail

    Colin P. Clarke

  • Information Operations

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    The Islamic State May Be Failing, but Its Strategic Communications Legacy Is Here to Stay

    The Islamic State's caliphate is collapsing but its legacy will live on virtually because of its information operations. The scale of the menace presented by the group today pales in comparison to other global challenges, yet it manages to dominate and terrorize the public mind.

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    Aug 17, 2017

    War on the Rocks

    Colin P. Clarke, Charlie Winter

  • Personalized Learning

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    What Emerging Research Says About the Promise of Personalized Learning

    Personalized learning could lead to improved student outcomes. But those implementing this approach should temper their expectations for how big these benefits will be—and be patient while the benefits emerge. It's also important to consider the challenges of implementation.

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    Aug 16, 2017

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    John F. Pane @JohnFPane

  • Global Climate Change

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    Another Casualty of Climate Change: Peace

    The connection between human conflict and climate change is no mere coincidence. Drought, temperature and tensions rise in tandem, with the implicit threat of violent conflict not far behind.

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    Aug 15, 2017

    Project Syndicate

    Gulrez Shah Azhar

  • Mental Health and Illness

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    Why the IPS Success Story Needs to Be Unpicked

    The Individual Placement and Support model, which helps people with severe mental illness gain employment, has been a major statistical success. Why does it work and how it might be applied to other vulnerable populations?

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    Aug 15, 2017

    The RAND Blog

    Joanna Hofman @JoannaBHofman

  • Chemical Weapons and Warfare

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    Assad's Attacks Should Not Be Repeated, Forgotten, or Excused

    Despite signing the Chemical Weapons Convention treaty in October 2013, Assad has continued chemical attacks on the Syrian opposition. To counter Assad and others who might turn to the use of chemical weapons, the U.S. could collaborate with other major powers to bolster the international ban on them.

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    Aug 15, 2017

    Foreign Policy Concepts

    Ted Clark

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