Challenges Facing the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Expansion
Aside from the massive cost of constructing a physical barrier along the entire U.S.-Mexico border, factors such as private…
August 23, 2017 3351 Results
President Trump’s Afghan Strategy: The ‘Forever War’ Will Continue
In his first prime-time address to the nation, President Trump committed the United States to a sustained and, indeed…
August 22, 2017 
Factional Politics in the Iran–Iraq War
On September 22, 1980, Saddam Hussein initiated what became one of the longest wars of the twentieth century — a war of…
August 9, 2017 
The Venezuelan Election Crisis
View fellow Francisco Monaldi's assessment of the road ahead for Venezuela, a country rich in oil and gas that President…
August 4, 2017 
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013: What Does It Mean for the NTDs?
The Global Burden of Disease Study is a landmark World Health Organization initiative that systematically quantifies the…
August 3, 2017 
5 Takeaways From the Trump Opioid Commission Report — And What It Leaves Out
The Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis appointed by President Trump released its report on Monday…
August 3, 2017 
Public Health and Economic Consequences of Vaccine Hesitancy for Measles in the United States
This article, published by JAMA Pediatrics, examines how vaccine hesitancy may impact the number of annual measles cases in…
July 27, 2017 
Valuing the Air Quality Effects of Biochar Reductions on Soil NO Emissions
Regional air quality and health cost models are used to assess how reductions in soil nitric oxide (NO) emissions from the…
July 26, 2017 
Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Complex Systems Analyses: Emerging Opportunities to Enhance Urban Water Security
The authors present a vision for enhancing the efficiency and resiliency of urban water systems and discuss ways to overcome…
July 25, 2017 
Data, Power, and Conservation: The Early Return to Information Technologies to Manage Energy Resources
Nonresident scholar Julie Cohn explores the history of the electric power industry and the turn to information technologies…
July 20, 2017