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August 2010

Nation Building

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A To-Do List for Shoring Up Haiti
It is not enough to raise stronger buildings. What Haiti truly needs is a more resilient and effective government, write James Dobbins and Laurel Miller.
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Aug 23, 2010
Los Angeles Times
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins, Laurel E. Miller
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Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality
Pay for performance, transparency, and other innovative ways of compensating physicians will work only if, at the same time, the system for providing care is changed to one that has clear objectives and provides specific tools to help physicians achieve those objectives, writes Robert H. Brook.
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Aug 18, 2010
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Robert H. Brook
Military Budgets and Defense Spending

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Budget Cuts Are Cracking the West's Defenses
Washington would be wise to work closely with Britain and France to ensure that their budget cuts do not threaten how the allies will, together, address common threats and security challenges, write F. Stephen Larrabee and Peter A. Wilson.
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Aug 17, 2010
Christian Science Monitor
F. Stephen Larrabee, Peter A. Wilson
Nuclear Weapons and Warfare

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This May Be a Key Year, but Alas Not a Decisive One
As observers laud the new START treaty for bringing back a framework that will make substantial U.S. and Russian nuclear reductions possible, they must recognise that lowering numbers is not the same as stripping nuclear weapons of their values, writes Olga Oliker.
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Aug 1, 2010
Europe's World
Olga Oliker

Ensuring that Government Use of Technology Serves the Public

Advancing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Six Different Ways: Ukraine Lessons for Japanese Defense Planners

Teacher Well-Being, Russian PMCs, AI Conspiracy Theories: RAND Weekly Recap

Ukraine is running out of ammo. The West doesn’t have enough.

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

August 2010

A To-Do List for Shoring Up Haiti

Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality

Budget Cuts Are Cracking the West's Defenses

This May Be a Key Year, but Alas Not a Decisive One

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