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Iran: A Rough Year in 2013 — January 2, 2013
The Mirage of the Arab Spring — January 1, 2013
New 'Rule Book' to Set Parameters for Targeted Killings — December 31, 2012
Big Defense Cuts Are Coming, Regardless of the Fiscal Cliff — December 27, 2012
Shifting the Burden of Mental Health Care: Helping Families — December 21, 2012
Egypt's Constitutional Referendum Was an Opportunity Lost — December 21, 2012
Responding to Newtown — December 21, 2012
Silencing the Science on Gun Research — December 21, 2012
North Korean 'Satellite' May Fall from Sky, but That Won't Deter Kim Jong-Un — December 21, 2012
Wanted: Balance in Defense Cuts — December 20, 2012
In Connecticut, Recovery and Healing Will Take Time — December 20, 2012
More Secure or Less Free? — December 17, 2012
Making Extended Learning Time Worth the Investment — December 14, 2012
What Happens When a 'Food Desert' Gets an Oasis? — December 13, 2012
Did Russia Just Throw Assad Under the Bus? — December 13, 2012
North Korea's Just Getting Started — December 12, 2012
Generations of Terrorism — December 12, 2012
Syria and Chemical Weapons: What Can the U.S. Do Now? — December 12, 2012
Political Impasse in Egypt — December 12, 2012
Fake Boarding Pass Fears Inflated — December 11, 2012
Economy Needs 'Unretired' — December 11, 2012
Bad Stats Skew Defense Needs — December 10, 2012
Syria, the Case for Intervention — December 7, 2012
High Hopes for Philippine Peace Plan — December 6, 2012
Far More U.S. Health Security Research Effort Aimed at Bioterrorism than Natural Disasters — December 3, 2012
Cyber Operations Can Supplement a War, but They Cannot Be the War — December 1, 2012
Civil Society Can Help China Modernise — December 1, 2012
Supporting Families Affected by Military Suicide Should Be a Priority for All — November 29, 2012
Don't Give Up on Egypt's Political Transition Just Yet — November 28, 2012
The Costs of Counterfeiting — November 28, 2012
Afghan Drawdown Numbers May Obscure Larger Questions — November 28, 2012
'New Normal' Requires New Ways to Support Social and 'Human' Recovery — November 26, 2012
Turkey Edges Toward Seeking NATO Support in Syria Crisis — November 21, 2012
Latest Alleged Homegrown 'Terrorists' Fit the Mold — November 20, 2012
America's Trouble with China — November 19, 2012
Obama and Myanmar (Burma): Four Points About Conflict There — November 19, 2012
Will Mexico's New President Continue the War on the Cartels? — November 16, 2012
Generation Ex — November 15, 2012
Obama Trip Could Be Bellwether for U.S.-Asia Relations — November 15, 2012
The Diplomatic Power of Art — November 15, 2012
Short-Term Savings, Long-Term Losses: When Police Departments Respond to Economic Pressure by Cutting Their Forces — November 12, 2012
We Need a Public-Private Approach to Supporting Veterans — November 9, 2012
Chinese-Iranian Ties in the Face of the Nuclear Crisis — November 9, 2012
What Louisiana Can Teach New York and New Jersey — November 8, 2012
U.S. Role in Kirkuk Could Promote Peace, Prevent Conflict in Northern Iraq — November 5, 2012
U.S. President Can Sustain Peace with China, through Deterrence — November 5, 2012
Two Unspoken Issues in the Presidential Energy Debate — November 5, 2012
The National Security Consensus — November 5, 2012
The Paradoxes of China — November 5, 2012
In Wake of Hurricane Sandy, Look to Louisiana for Lessons — November 1, 2012
Russian Nuclear Exercises Display Putin's Misguided Priorities — October 31, 2012
Helping Displaced Students in the Wake of Hurricane Sandy — October 31, 2012
Immigration Needs a Hybrid Fix — October 31, 2012
The Insight of Twitter — October 31, 2012
Should We Ration End-of-Life Care? — October 30, 2012
Rhetorical Questions — October 25, 2012
The Challenges of Libya's Post-Qadhafi Transition — October 25, 2012
Nine Lessons on How to Teach 21st Century Skills and Knowledge — October 24, 2012
A Crucial Difference on Iran — October 23, 2012
Difficult Questions on Today's Terrorist Threat — October 22, 2012
What Drives Income Inequality? — October 22, 2012
Don't Blame Unrest on Arab Spring — October 21, 2012
What the Soviets Can Teach Us About Leaving Afghanistan — October 18, 2012
Why Civilian Military Secretaries Are No Longer Needed — October 18, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Failing to Learn from Mistakes — October 18, 2012
America's Role in the World — October 18, 2012
Confronting a Rising China Begins at Home — October 17, 2012
Israel, Iran, and the Redline Debate — October 17, 2012
Difficult Questions on Afghanistan and Pakistan — October 17, 2012
Health Care Costs Must Be Curbed, No Matter Who Wins — October 16, 2012
Libya and the Future of Liberal Intervention — October 12, 2012
Candy at the Cash Register—A Risk Factor for Obesity and Chronic Disease — October 11, 2012
Expect More Drone Use Like Recent Israeli Episode — October 11, 2012
Bringing the Taliban to the Table: Long-Term Prospects for the Afghan Peace Talks — October 11, 2012
Hands Off Syria? — October 8, 2012
California Improves on Affordable Care Act by Letting RNs Dispense Birth Control — October 8, 2012
The Iranian Regime Is in Trouble — October 3, 2012
Will Iran Close the Strait of Hormuz? — October 2, 2012
Would Iran Turn to Terror? — October 2, 2012
How Would Iran Fight Back? — October 1, 2012
Americans Dying Twice as Fast as French from Treatable Conditions — September 30, 2012
TSA Procedures Need to Be Remade from Scratch — September 28, 2012
Smart Sanctions — September 25, 2012
Do Targeted Killings Work? — September 24, 2012
Preserving Access and Quality in an Era of Rising University Tuition Fees — September 24, 2012
Soda 'Ban' May Actually Increase Freedom of Choice — September 21, 2012
A Year After Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell — September 20, 2012
Panetta Walks Fine Line During China Visit — September 19, 2012
By Fearing Rise of al Qaeda in Syria, U.S. Ignores Greater Threat: Inaction — September 19, 2012
Security Strategies for U.S. Diplomatic Compounds — September 19, 2012
Can Improving the Options Improve Our Choices and Outcomes? — September 18, 2012
New York City Is Right to Treat Soda Like 'Demon Rum' — September 14, 2012
Book Review: 'Notes on a Century: Reflections of a Middle East Historian' by Bernard Lewis — September 14, 2012
The Death of a 'Butterfly' in Kabul — September 13, 2012
Libya's Downward Spiral — September 13, 2012
How Might the Federal Government React if States Legalize Marijuana? — September 13, 2012
Violence in Libya Leaves Unanswered Questions — September 12, 2012
Consider the Evidence — September 11, 2012
How to Tackle Iran — September 6, 2012
Afghan Training Violence: Repairing the Vetting Process Is Key — September 6, 2012
Will China's Nationalism Come Back to Bite Leaders? — September 5, 2012
Supporting Comprehensive Health Care for Women Makes Dollars, and Sense — September 5, 2012
How China Sees America — September 1, 2012
What Will Change Most About Our Routine Physicals Over the Next Decade? — August 31, 2012
Parents: That Summer Job Could Be Teaching Your Youngster to Smoke — August 30, 2012
Concerns Over Protecting Israel's Credibility May Heighten Odds of Iran War — August 29, 2012
Has the Gulf Coast Learned Katrina's Lessons in Time for Isaac? — August 28, 2012
Taking Syria Seriously — August 25, 2012
A Year After the Fall of Tripoli, Libya Still Fragile — August 23, 2012
The Virtues of a '9 to 5' Job — August 23, 2012
Gate Crashing the Opposition: Why Washington Should Leave Regime Change to the Iranians — August 22, 2012
Drone Strikes Keep Pressure on al-Qaida — August 18, 2012
What Pussy Riot Teaches Us — August 18, 2012
Abandoning the Euro Would Devastate Greece — August 17, 2012
School Principals Respond to Performance-Based Evaluation System — August 15, 2012
Conflict with China: What It Would Look Like, How to Avoid It — August 14, 2012
Changing of the Guard in Egypt — August 14, 2012
Beijing Unflustered by Cool Ties With Seoul — August 14, 2012
America and India: Growing Partners in Afghanistan — August 10, 2012
Four Years on, Hard Feelings Linger Between Russia and Georgia — August 9, 2012
'Socialized' or Not, We Can Learn from the VA — August 8, 2012
Victims of Terrorism-by-Mistaken-Identity — August 8, 2012
Step Up Opposition Support — August 8, 2012
The Right Way to Help Syria's Rebels — August 8, 2012
Fiasco in the Levant — August 8, 2012
Syrian Scenarios — August 7, 2012
Lessons of 1st Carmageddon in L.A. — by the Numbers — August 2, 2012
What It Would Take to Intervene in Syria — July 27, 2012
Will More Employers Drop Coverage Under the ACA? Don't Bet on It — July 27, 2012
Bedside Manners: Obesity Is Not All Your Fault — July 27, 2012
Al Qaeda's War for Syria — July 27, 2012
Syria's Chemical Weapons, and Beyond — July 25, 2012
Drawing Right Lessons from the Olympic Security Debacle — July 25, 2012
The Olympics and Terrorism: Why the Games Remain an Appealing Target — July 25, 2012
Auditing U.S. Security Force and Economic Assistance Spending in Iraq — July 19, 2012
How Does Arab Spring Compare to Third Wave Transitions? — July 18, 2012
North Korean Defense Chief's Retirement Has Hallmarks of Purge — July 17, 2012
PIP Mandate Keeps Michigan's Auto Premiums High — July 17, 2012
Important Facts about Marijuana Legalization — July 12, 2012
Getting in the Access Loop: Mentorship for Publishing African Health Research — July 12, 2012
The Turkish-Iranian Alliance That Wasn't — July 11, 2012
Strengthen the Bond — July 11, 2012
Revisiting 100% Inspection — July 6, 2012
Pro-Growth Austerity — July 2, 2012
Assessing the Iranian Sanctions — July 2, 2012
Time to Focus on Healthcare Costs — June 29, 2012
Why Aren't Americans Listening to Disaster Preparedness Messages? — June 29, 2012
Time to Shift Talk to Health Care Costs — June 28, 2012
Gulf States Among Top in New HIV, AIDS Cases — June 27, 2012
Egypt’s New President Has the Mandate—What about the Power? — June 25, 2012
Children Left Behind with Brown's Cuts to Programs — June 24, 2012
The Egyptian Military Wins Again — June 22, 2012
Be Hungry or Be Sick? Proposed Medi-Cal Co-Pay Could Force the Choice for Many — June 20, 2012
Debating Hillary — June 20, 2012
Putin's Waiting Game — June 19, 2012
The Case for a Cyber-Security Safety Board: A Global View on Risk — June 18, 2012
Preventing Military Suicides Is a Nationwide Effort — June 14, 2012
Unraveling the IT Productivity Paradox—Lessons for Health Care — June 14, 2012
We Need to Know What Physicians Are Thinking — June 14, 2012
Getting the Threat Right — June 12, 2012
Bloomberg Right That Portion Control Works — June 10, 2012
Setting International Norms on Cyberwar Might Beat a Treaty — June 8, 2012
Repatriating Part of Saddam Statue Could Promote Democracy — June 7, 2012
Getting Over the Privacy Hurdle to Mileage-Based Road Fees — June 6, 2012
Anatomy of a War Game — June 6, 2012
The Inequality Debate — June 4, 2012
Prescription Drug Shortages: Reconsidering the Role of Medicare Payment Policies — May 29, 2012
Okinawa Remains an Intractable Thorn for US and Japan — May 25, 2012
Three Challenges Still Await NATO — May 24, 2012
Medical Records Immune to Tornado in Joplin, Mo. — May 23, 2012
DoD Renewable Fuels Investment Premature — May 23, 2012
What's on the Menu? A Status Quo That Needs to Change — May 23, 2012
Iran's Buying Time—and That's Fine — May 22, 2012
Putin's NATO Dis: Cold Winds from Moscow — May 17, 2012
NATO's Shrinking Resources — May 17, 2012
Emergency Departments, Medicaid Costs, and Access to Primary Care—Understanding the Link — May 16, 2012
Questions After the First U.S. Bank Takeover by a Chinese State-Controlled Company — May 15, 2012
Should Boeing Fear the PRC's Aerospace Industry? Not in This Decade but Maybe Later — May 13, 2012
Celebrating Birth Control on Mother's Day? Not as Counterintuitive as It Sounds — May 11, 2012
A Flood of Innovation: Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan — May 11, 2012
A Final Word on the NDAA — May 6, 2012
The Next War — May 3, 2012
Obama Learned from Bush's Mistakes and Successes — May 2, 2012
Is the War on Terror Over? Not Yet. — April 30, 2012
Al Qaeda Is Far from Defeated — April 29, 2012
Think Again: Al Qaeda — April 23, 2012
The Marijuana Exception — April 20, 2012
Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail,' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson — April 20, 2012
Cairo's Candidate Shuffle — April 19, 2012
Iran's Calculations in New Diplomatic Talks — April 17, 2012
Russia Protests Are Overblown by West—Putin Is Here to Stay — April 17, 2012
The Path to the Right Active/Reserve Mix: You Need to Understand Cost Per Output — April 16, 2012
Terror's 'Invisible Women' — April 4, 2012
History Favors More Time — April 3, 2012
Will Khamenei Compromise? — April 2, 2012
The Real Cost of Healthcare — March 29, 2012
Using Patient Surveys to Rate Hospitals — March 22, 2012
What Happens Without Individual Mandate? — March 21, 2012
Promoting Success: Using Data to Inform Decision Making — March 21, 2012
No Data? Big Problem. — March 20, 2012
RAND Expert Says Evidence for Climate Change Is Overwhelming — March 8, 2012
The Return of Putin — March 8, 2012
Three Ways to Improve Airport Screening — March 7, 2012
U.S. and Israel Need to Agree on Strike Against Iran — March 5, 2012
Five Myths about Vladimir Putin — March 4, 2012
Will Anything Change After This Weekend's Russian Election? — March 3, 2012
Military Families: What We Know and What We Don't Know — March 2, 2012
Bringing Libya Under Control — February 25, 2012
Khamenei: The Nuclear Decision-maker — February 23, 2012
Do Physicians Need a 'Shopping Cart' for Health Care Services? — February 22, 2012
Israel's Risky Option on Iran — February 21, 2012
Syria Is Trending Toward the Libya Model — February 14, 2012
Colleges Can Learn from For-Profits' Emphasis on the Consumer — February 9, 2012
The NDAA Makes It Harder to Fight Terrorism — February 1, 2012
US Control of Contractors in Iraq Is Vital — February 1, 2012
Al Qaeda in Iran — January 29, 2012
Is Regime Change in Iran the Only Solution? — January 26, 2012
Passionate, Pragmatic, Prudent: A New RAND President and RAND at Its Best — January 13, 2012
Negotiating Peace in Afghanistan Without Repeating Vietnam — January 13, 2012
Do Israelis Really Want to Bomb Iran? — January 12, 2012
Narrowing the Economic Achievement Gap: The Role of Housing — January 11, 2012
Iran's Self-Destructive Gamble — January 6, 2012
Two Years and Counting: How Will the Effects of the Affordable Care Act Be Monitored? — January 4, 2012