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Transatlantic Relations After Obama

The Obama era will be remembered as the time when America's leadership role in Europe began to shift. Europeans got more freedom of action, but could no longer outsource their foreign and military responsibilities to Washington. Whether Clinton or Trump is elected president, Europe will have to do more.

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What Ukraine Urgently Needs to Defend Itself

Many think that the United States should do more to help Ukraine defend itself. Analysis points to the potential of U.S. support for fundamental reform of Ukraine's security sector.
Military Education and Training

Commentary

China's Air Force Is Fixing Its Shortcomings

The prevailing view among Western observers is that Chinese fighter pilots lack the tactical mindset to engage and prevail in a dynamic, unscripted combat environment. But the PLAAF appears to have undertaken major reform in how it trains its pilots.
Teachers and Teaching

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Louisiana Teachers Think About and Implement State Standards

State education leaders' efforts to align instruction with standards appear to be making a difference. Louisiana teachers regularly consult classroom resources that address state standards, and are teaching in ways that differ from the norms in other states.
Developing Countries

Essay

The Hot Spots of the World

Scarcity of food, energy, and water endangers the lives of millions. So RAND created a tool with the potential to help make aid initiatives more effective.
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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CERP Projects in Afghanistan Proved Effective

Projects under the Commander's Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan ranged from rehabilitating a local well to hydro dam and reservoir restoration. The ability of the U.S. military to provide humanitarian relief and reconstruction services enhanced the operational effectiveness of U.S. forces there.
European Union

Journal Article

The Costs of Re-establishing Border Controls in Europe

The Schengen Agreement in 1985 led to the ending of border controls across 26 European nations. In addition to the economic costs of reintroducing border controls, which would be billions, the social and political costs — such as crime and trust — would be substantial.
Politics and Government

Report

Voters' Support for Key Issues Changed

Voters' opinions of both major-party candidates remain low, but their attitudes on two issues have shifted. Support for building a fence along the Mexican border has decreased while support for providing a legal way for illegal immigrants already in the United States to become citizens has increased.
Military Strategy

Report

As Anti-Access and Area Denial Capabilities Grow, U.S. Needs New Strategy

A U.S. military strategy based primarily on an ability to deploy troops anywhere it feels necessary will face heightened costs and risks in critical regions by 2025, owing to other nations' improved abilities to deny access. The U.S. should embrace a multipronged strategy to prevent aggression.
Arctic Region

Commentary

Will the Breakdown in U.S.-Russia Cooperation Reach the Arctic?

Over the last few decades, the U.S. and Russia have often found common ground on Arctic affairs, at least in such areas as search and rescue and environmental integrity. The Arctic has the potential to remain resistant to tensions building elsewhere.

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The collapse and the fall of Mosul would increasingly add validity to the narrative that [Islamic State militants] are losing.
Seth G. Jones

Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center
Source: Associated Press Radio
While the PLAAF appears to have undertaken major reform in how it trains its pilots, success will ultimately depend on breaking the service's deep-seated institutional and cultural barriers.
Lyle J. Morris

Senior Project Associate
Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology
[re: Prop 64] Some people are opposed to intoxication, others are opposed to the government telling them what they can put in their bodies. Some people are so frustrated at the Drug War that they will vote to chip away at it.
Beau Kilmer

Codirector, RAND Drug Policy Research Center
Source: Los Angeles Times
From the study, it is clear that a re-establishment of border controls [in Europe] would come at a high economic cost and undo much of the positive social and political developments made in the past ten years.
Marco Hafner

Research Leader
Source: RAND News Release
Operations in which the Commander's Emergency Response Program was nested improved economic conditions and security for Afghans, and was associated with increases in intelligence gathering, coalition freedom of movement and engagements with the enemy.
Daniel Egel

Economist
Source: RAND News Release

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What Ukraine Urgently Needs to Defend Itself

China's Air Force Is Fixing Its Shortcomings

Louisiana Teachers Think About and Implement State Standards

The Hot Spots of the World

CERP Projects in Afghanistan Proved Effective

The Costs of Re-establishing Border Controls in Europe

Voters' Support for Key Issues Changed

As Anti-Access and Area Denial Capabilities Grow, U.S. Needs New Strategy

Will the Breakdown in U.S.-Russia Cooperation Reach the Arctic?

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