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Analyzes the impact of planned cuts in defense spending by European members of NATO: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland.

Nigeria is an important oil producer, but security shortfalls impede oil production and new investment. Important new finds of oil and natural gas have been reported in the territorial waters of Nigeria and nearby nations. Making the offshore petroleum infrastructure more secure would promote additional oil field investment, leading to greater production. The U.S. Air Force has expertise that could help build local security capabilities.

Describes a federal freight policy designed to address growing challenges faced by the U.S. freight network and suggests ways in which these policy could be efficiently and sustainably funded.

Examines (1) the status of communities' capability to deliver medical countermeasures within 48 hours of a federal decision to deploy assets and (2) whether the Cities Readiness Initiative has improved communities' capability to meet that goal.

An econometric assessment of the effectiveness of incentive pays for retaining remotely piloted aircraft pilots and sensor operators.

Describes the creation of developmentally appropriate criteria used to identify and screen Arabic-language works for children that promote tolerance and critical thinking.

Describes the education and labor market initiatives under way in four Arab nations--Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates--to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy.

Current unrest in the Malay-Muslim provinces of southern Thailand hascaptured growing national, regional, and international attention. Thispaper assesses the current situation and its probable direction.

A comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among servicemembers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

This analysis of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on a range of historical examples from World War I to the struggle against global Jihad to inform escalation-related decisionmaking.

Analyzes the post-Cold War shift in the relative roles of ground and air power in major operations and their joint implications.

Analyzes the political impact of the rapidly growing economic relationship between mainland China and Taiwan and evaluates the prospects of Beijing exploiting the relationship by employing economic coercion against Taiwan.

Examines how terrorists make technology choices and how the United States can use that knowledge to discourage terrorists' use of advanced conventional weapons.

Should the United States tap into its vast deposits of oil shale?

How much of an increase in mission effectiveness does the Link 16 communications system provide in prosecuting air-to-air combat and how can the observed increase in actual performance be attributed to the advantages of network-centric operations?

Discusses the primary literature and empirical findings related to three major factors that affect military personnel productivity: experience, training, and ability.

What is the best and most cost-effective way for the Army to use contractors on the battlefield?