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January 2011

Missile Defense

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The Kremlin's Bold Missile Defense Gambit
Russia's proposal for joint missile defense represents a potential game-changer for the Kremlin's relations with the West, writes Andrew Weiss.
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Jan 27, 2011
The Moscow Times
Andrew S. Weiss
Transportation Security

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Why Terrorists Attack Airports
Attacks on airports give terrorists the symbolic value they seek and guarantee the attention of the international news media, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Jan 25, 2011
CNN
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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Q and A: Alternative Fuels for Military Applications
Questions and answers regarding the RAND report: Alternative Fuels for Military Applications
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Jan 25, 2011
The RAND Blog
International Economic Relations

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China's Next Buying Spree: Foreign Companies
What is significant about China's acquisitions over the past few years is the change they represent from the negligible amounts in the past, writes Charles Wolf, Jr.
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Jan 24, 2011
Wall Street Journal
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Vaccination

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Vaccine Myths Could Cost Lives: They Don't Give You Autism, and They'll Hardly Ever Make You Sick
This year's seasonal flu shot incorporates vaccine for H1N1. It's safe, and it's vitally important to get it, write Art Kellermann and Katherine Harris.
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Jan 13, 2011
New York Daily News
Arthur L. Kellermann, Katherine M. Harris
International Economic Relations

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Iran Overhauls Subsidies in the Face of Sanctions
The Iranian regime plans to replace nearly $100 billion of government subsidies on fuel, electricity, and food with more targeted assistance to needy Iranians. If successful, the overhaul would be a major and historic change, one designed to save the government money in the wake of international sanctions, writes Alireza Nader.
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Jan 13, 2011
RAND.org and GlobalSecurity.org
Alireza Nader
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Is Choice of Physician and Hospital an Essential Benefit?
The movement toward reporting results of surgeons and hospitals will probably lead to a society in which the wealthy receive care from the better hospitals and physicians, writes Robert H. Brook.
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Jan 12, 2011
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Robert H. Brook
Nuclear Weapons and Warfare

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Book Review: 'Fallout' by Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz
Anyone concerned about nuclear proliferation or interested in the world of espionage will want to read Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz's provocative new book, "Fallout: The True Story of the CIA's Secret War on Nuclear Trafficking," which tells a fascinating story whose characters come straight out of a spy novel, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Jan 9, 2011
Los Angeles Times
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins