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June 2011

International Diplomacy

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Europe's Ukrainian Test
The EU should conclude the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with Ukraine only if the Yanukovych administration demonstrates clear commitment to European values, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Taras Kuzio.
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Jun 30, 2011
Project Syndicate
F. Stephen Larrabee, Taras Kuzio

Military Strategy

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Obama on Afghanistan: Strategic Drawdown or Rush for the Door?
Most major plots and attacks, including 9/11 and 7/7, were directly linked to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. Travel there has been essential to improving bomb-making skills, receiving strategic and tactical guidance, and undergoing religious indoctrination, writes Seth Jones.
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Jun 23, 2011
The Guardian
Seth G. Jones
Corporate Governance

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How Whistleblower Rule Enables Corporate Compliance
The kerfuffle over Dodd-Frank conceals broad agreement that corporate fraud and misconduct are bad and that internal compliance mechanisms are intended to protect companies as well the community at large from bad behavior, write Michael Greenberg and Donna Boehme.
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Jun 14, 2011
Bloomberg Government
Michael D. Greenberg, Donna C. Boehme
Terrorist Organizations

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Osama a Wizard of Illusion and Rhetoric
Bin Laden was chairman of the board, not CEO, using his moral authority to urge his tiny army forward, pointing out new ways to kill Americans, encouraging followers to think outside the typical terrorist playbook, writes Brian Michael Jenkins.
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Jun 1, 2011
Providence Journal
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins