February 2022

Sleep
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Why the Best Valentine's Day Gift Is a Good Night of Sleep
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Feb 11, 2022
Thrive Global
There are some habits and behaviors that help promote sleep. There are some habits and behaviors that get in the way of sleep. If you and your partner are looking to improve your shared sleep together, you might start by looking at how well, or not well, your individual habits and behaviors are working for you.
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Arctic Region
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U.S. Military May Need to Invest More in Arctic Capabilities
Abbie Tingstad, Scott Savitz
Feb 10, 2022
United Press International
Operating in the Arctic is inherently expensive. Despite this, it could be critical that the United States make the necessary investments to ensure a robust ability to operate in the Arctic to withstand Russian challenges there.
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Child Well-Being
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America's Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Feb 8, 2022
Bloomberg
Amid the debate over whether the success of the expanded child tax credit in reducing poverty is worth its large price tag, many are missing a crucial feature: It was uniquely well-designed to address the increasingly precarious economic reality that millions of Americans experience.
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India
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Modi's Foreign-Policy Juggling Act
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Feb 7, 2022
Foreign Policy
India lives in a difficult neighborhood, and there are no easy, straightforward solutions. But thus far—and especially under Modi—India has managed its foreign-policy challenges with remarkable effectiveness. With new partners and by making some tough decisions, there is a very good chance that it will continue to do so.
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China
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How China Plays by Different Rules—at Everyone Else's Expense
Christopher Paul
Feb 7, 2022
The Hill
A single Chinese state-run firm has secured a controlling interest in at least 33 radio stations in 14 countries. But there is virtually no opportunity for foreign ownership, input, or influence in the Chinese media marketplace. This inequity presents U.S. leaders with an opportunity: Unless China opens its media marketplace to foreign investment and ownership, its firms should be forced to divest their American holdings.
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Russia
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How to Break the Cycle of Conflict with Russia
Samuel Charap @scharap
Feb 7, 2022
Foreign Affairs
Europe might well be on the brink of a major catastrophe. Until Russia, the United States, Europe, and the states stuck in between them reach a consensus on a revised regional order, post-Soviet Eurasia will remain a source of instability and conflict.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NATO's Open-Door Policy, U.S. Health Care Payments, Climate Migrants: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 4, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on NATO’s open-door policy, U.S. health care payments, supporting climate migrants, and more.
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United States Department of Defense
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Trying to Forestall the Next Civilian Casualty Horror
Michael J. McNerney, Gabrielle Tarini @gabbytarini
Feb 3, 2022
Foreign Policy
After civilians are injured or killed, the U.S. Defense Department isn't doing enough to learn from its own failures. The Pentagon needs to devote resources and senior leader attention to an issue that has historically lacked both. Civilian protection should become the singular priority for a critical mass of people across the organization.
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Arctic Region
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A United Strategy Could Reap Rewards for the United Kingdom in the High North
Nicolas Jouan
Feb 2, 2022
The RAND Blog
The multifaceted nature of Arctic policies, stretching from climate security and scientific cooperation to economic development and conflict mitigation, may require a whole-of-government approach from the United Kingdom. Such an approach could be necessary for the United Kingdom to appear a credible partner to Arctic countries and other third parties.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Should NATO Close Its Doors?
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Feb 2, 2022
The Hill
In their current confrontation with Russia, the United States and its allies are defending a dangerously anachronistic principle: that all of Russia's European neighbors should be free to seek NATO membership and that NATO should be free to incorporate them. But maintaining this open-ended process of NATO expansion is likely to produce further conflicts.
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