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October 2010

International Diplomacy

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Find the Right Balance Between Civilian and Military: Don't Just Strip the DoD of Capabilities to Inform, Influence, and Persuade
All parties would like to see greater U.S. capability to inform, influence, and persuade abroad, with the Department of State as the robust leader of American public diplomacy and the Department of Defense as a valued and supporting partner, writes Christopher Paul.
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Oct 31, 2010
MountainRunner Institute
Christopher Paul
Counterinsurgency

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Your COIN Is No Good Here
One can legitimately argue for reducing the United States' commitment to the Afghan war, but it makes no sense to denigrate the tactics and techniques best designed to counter an insurgency, writes James Dobbins.
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Oct 26, 2010
Foreign Affairs
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Traffic Accidents

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A Risk to Themselves
Drivers 65 and older are only 16 percent more likely per mile driven to cause a traffic accident than are drivers ages 25–64. And their total contribution to the nation's traffic accidents is surprisingly small, writes David S. Loughran.
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Oct 20, 2010
New York Times
David S. Loughran