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Suicide Prevention for U.S. Veterans: The Need for Data-Driven Solutions
Sep 22, 2021
Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand

What can be done to prevent veteran suicide in America? Investments in data and science may be the key. Strategies including improving the national mortality data infrastructure and collecting better data on veteran firearm ownership could help save veterans’ lives.
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China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost
Sep 21, 2021
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman

Beijing and Islamabad share a long history of cooperation and have much in common on Afghanistan. Both are poised to benefit strategically from the Taliban's success. But the Taliban's resurrection almost certainly will add some stress to an otherwise positive and productive bilateral partnership.
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Lessons from COVID-19 Infections on U.S. Navy Ships
Sep 21, 2021
Bradley Martin, Trupti Brahmbhatt

The U.S. Navy's handling of the early COVID-19 outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt revealed some cracks in the service's readiness to respond to major medical events. The relative lack of severe consequences in this instance should not prevent the Navy from reviewing those shortfalls and their implications for readiness.
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Summit Gives Biden Chance to Nudge Post-Soviet States Toward Democracy
Sep 20, 2021
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Kenneth Yalowitz

President Biden is likely to invite the thriving Baltic countries to his “summit for democracy” in December. But he might also invite four mid-tier post-Soviet states: Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine—imperfect democracies all. By both praising and nudging this latter set, Biden could give his agenda more meaning.

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Suicide Prevention for U.S. Veterans: The Need for Data-Driven Solutions

Legislative Issue Areas

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International Reference Pricing Would Have Saved the U.S. $83.5 Billion in 2020

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Understanding Russian Grand Strategy

Initial COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in the United States Prevented Nearly 140,000 Deaths

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