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    Pakistan's Tribal Deals Aren't Working

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Pakistan's Tribal Deals Aren't Working, in International Herald Tribune.

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    Dec 28, 2006

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    Seth G. Jones

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    Globalization's Unequal Discontents

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    Afghanistan Needs Help

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    In Bahrain, Democracy in Action or Just Divide and Rule?

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    Dec 15, 2006

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    Frederic Wehrey

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    U.S. Doesn't Need the Draft

    Published commentary by RAND staff: U.S. Doesn't Need the Draft, in United Press International.

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    Dec 11, 2006

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    Bernard D. Rostker

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    Changes From Command Transfer

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    N Korea Policy Options

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    Nov 28, 2006

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    Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang, in the Asian Wall Street Journal.

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    Nov 21, 2006

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    Charles Wolf, Jr.

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    Grand Strategy for the Middle East

    Published commentary by RAND staff: Grand Strategy for the Middle East, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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    Robert E. Hunter

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    The EU Should Put Up or Shut Up in Afghanistan

    Published commentary by RAND staff: The EU Should Put Up or Shut Up in Afghanista, in Project Syndicate--an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.

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    Nov 18, 2006

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    Robert E. Hunter

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    Gates's Opportunity at Defense

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    Gregory F. Treverton

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    Winning Back the Turks

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    Nov 14, 2006

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    F. Stephen Larrabee

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    A Laid-Off Child Is a Terrible Mind to Waste

    Published commentary by RAND staff: A Laid-Off Child Is a Terrible Mind to Waste, in Rediff.

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    Nov 10, 2006

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    Krishna B. Kumar

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    Paying for Our Transportation Needs

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    Oct 25, 2006

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    Martin Wachs

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