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October 2012

commentary

Muslim Brotherhood Failing to Learn from Mistakes
The Muslim Brotherhood is falling into the same trap of overreach exhibited by the Egyptian military when the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) held the reins of authority during the first 16 months of the transition, writes Jeffrey Martini.
Oct 18, 2012
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What the Soviets Can Teach Us About Leaving Afghanistan
Afghanistan will fail if it does not have a central government with enough strength, support, and willpower to maintain control of the bulk of its forces, writes Olga Oliker.
Oct 18, 2012
commentary

Confronting a Rising China Begins at Home
As long as the United States holds tight to its values and solves its problems at home, it will be able to manage the rise of China, write Andrew Scobell and Andrew J. Nathan.
Oct 18, 2012
commentary

Israel, Iran, and the Redline Debate
Politicizing the Iran-Israel issue at Monday's presidential debate could prove a setback for efforts to ultimately prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, writes Dalia Dassa Kaye.
Oct 18, 2012
commentary

Difficult Questions on Afghanistan and Pakistan
In Afghanistan, the U.S. military has been fighting the longest war in the nation’s history--and many Americans don't understand why. The final presidential debate on Monday affords President Obama and Governor Romney an excellent opportunity to provide answers, writes Jonah Blank.
Oct 17, 2012
blog

Kellermann Debates Rationing of End of Life Care
Last week, Art Kellermann, M.D., Paul O'Neill-Alcoa Chair in Policy Analysis at the RAND Corporation, participated in a debate on the complex issue of whether to ration end of life care in the United States health care system.
Oct 17, 2012
announcement

Brian Michael Jenkins Selected for World Economic Forum
Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser to the president of the RAND Corporation, has been chosen as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Terrorism.
Oct 17, 2012
commentary

Health Care Costs Must Be Curbed, No Matter Who Wins
Regardless of which candidate wins in November, and regardless of whether “Obamacare” is repealed, amended, or defended by the next Congress, the next president will have to contend with the spiraling cost of health care in the United States—a problem that is growing more acute with each passing year, writes Arthur Kellermann.
Oct 17, 2012
announcement

RAND's Lloyd Shapley Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Lloyd S. Shapley, a longtime RAND researcher who is now an emeritus professor at UCLA, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics jointly with Alvin E. Roth for his work on game theory.
Oct 15, 2012
commentary

Libya and the Future of Liberal Intervention
As a case of military intervention, Libya does not tell us much about how useful the lower-cost, lighter footprint adopted there can be under more challenging conditions, or when the objective is broader and more transformational, as was the case at the outset in Iraq and Afghanistan, writes Christopher S. Chivvis.
Oct 12, 2012
commentary

Candy at the Cash Register—A Risk Factor for Obesity and Chronic Disease
Although placement is a factor that is right in front of our noses, we should consider treating it as a hidden risk factor, like carcinogens in water, because placement influences our food choices in a way that is largely automatic and out of our conscious control, write Deborah A. Cohen and Susan H. Babey.
Oct 11, 2012
commentary

Expect More Drone Use Like Recent Israeli Episode
Practically any country that aspires to an indigenous aviation industry (as most countries do, even if only for national pride) has a reasonably capable, medium-altitude unmanned drone system in development or flying already, writes Ted Harshberger.
Oct 11, 2012
commentary

Bringing the Taliban to the Table: Long-Term Prospects for the Afghan Peace Talks
The Afghan government and the Taliban have signaled that the United States would be the most suitable third-party interlocutor and most effective at holding the parties to their word in any agreement. Yet the U.S. must accept that the timeline must be organically determined by the Afghans and not manufactured to meet a predetermined schedule, writes Jason Campbell.
Oct 11, 2012
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California Improves on Affordable Care Act by Letting RNs Dispense Birth Control
As we look for ways to provide efficient, high-quality and cost-effective healthcare to more Americans, states may study California as a potential model for how to do more to deliver on what the Affordable Care Act has to offer women, while saving money at the same time, writes Chloe Bird.
Oct 9, 2012
commentary

Hands Off Syria?
Given Syria's complex society and external ties, the West should happily settle for a stable government not dominated by Russia or Iran, and not in military conflict with its neighbors, including Israel, writes Harold Brown.
Oct 9, 2012

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