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November 2009

Terrorism Threat Assessment

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A Year After Mumbai, Lashkar's Threat Has Only Grown
One year ago, 10 gunmen from a Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba laid siege to Mumbai. Lashkar's main enemy is India, but it has also waged a peripheral jihad against the United States and its allies since shortly after 9/11, writes Stephen Tankel.
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Nov 25, 2009
RAND.org
Stephen Tankel
Afghanistan

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When Generals and Ambassadors Feud
In 2007 in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker set a model for civil-military collaboration: They never let daylight show between their positions. General McChrystal and Ambassador Karl Eikenberry have diverged from this model, writes James Dobbins.
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Nov 13, 2009
Foreign Policy
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Globalization

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The Fall of the Wall: A World Restored?
The fall of the Berlin Wall retains its status as an epoch-making event inmodern world history, even as it passes from recent into truly historical memory, writes Christopher Chivvis.
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Nov 10, 2009
CNN.com
Christopher S. Chivvis
Afghanistan

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Our Man in Kabul
The last thing Karzai, NATO, and the United States can afford is the emergence of a renewed northern alliance, writes James Dobbins.
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Nov 4, 2009
Foreign Affairs
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Nation Building

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Karzai's Second Term a Test for International Community
Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins his second term with his country on the brink of chaos. To establish control, two major elements of reform are necessary, writes Terrence Kelly.
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Nov 2, 2009
RAND.org
Terrence K. Kelly

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

November 2009

A Year After Mumbai, Lashkar's Threat Has Only Grown

When Generals and Ambassadors Feud

The Fall of the Wall: A World Restored?

Our Man in Kabul

Karzai's Second Term a Test for International Community

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