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Kubinka Tank Museum, Russia. <br>CREDIT: <a href="http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5:Isu152_Kubinka.jpg" target=_blank">Russian Wikipedia</a>

NOV 3, 2008 Article

After Georgia: Russia, NATO, and the CFE

Can the CFE Treaty assist in reestablishing security in the North Caucasus or has both its credibility and utility been undermined permanently?

Chomp! Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/2978372236/">Robert Donovan</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 30, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Fair Trade Trick-or-Treat

Children usually don costumes on Halloween to collect candy, but this year households will find a dark surprise when they open their doors: thousands of ...

Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/wwworks/2959833537/">Woodley</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 29, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Financial Crisis Hurts U.S. Soft Power

The financial crisis could spell the end of America's global economic leadership, but working with other nations and building new institutions of governance may reinvigorate ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/1062694623/">Capt. Darrick Lee</a>, U.S. Air Force (PD).

OCT 29, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: United States Experiments with African Command

Was it auspicious timing or a bad omen that Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian arms shipment the day before the U.S. military launched AFRICOM, ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23065375@N05/2234742693/">ThinkPanama.com</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 27, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Medical Tourism Causes Complications

Medical tourism has started to globalize an industry long considered immune to outsourcing, increasing the need to reform public health programs.

Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradipo/1435739708/" target="_blank">Philip Brewer</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC</a>).

OCT 24, 2008 Article

Beyond Microfinance: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Poverty Alleviation

Although microfinance has helped millions of individuals to survive, it doesn't create much real economic growth, says Michael Strong. But some organizations are moving beyond ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/wili/2202129234/">Ville Miettinen</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 22, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Lovers with Borders

Young international couples find the strict Danish immigration policies rotten, but a new ruling from the European Union could ease cross-border marriages.

Landmine Museum in Cambodia. Photo by <br><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jystewart/1319431362/">James Stewart</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 22, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Rats and Robots Sniff Out Landmines

A small-but-growing number of private humanitarian efforts, some using rats and robots, are helping to address the global problem of landmines.

Oil spill. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/esqenzo/320311357/">Jay-P</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 16, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: A Slick Solution for Oil Markets

Although oil prices are declining, the global oil market is out of whack and prices remain high, causing economic suffering around the world. To get ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/29107673@N04/2898272979/in/set-72157608017685359/">Green Jobs Now</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

OCT 15, 2008 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Green Jobs Transition Must Accelerate

Jobs will be created by the transition from a high-carbon economy to an energy-efficient one, but the transformation will have to be rapid and global ...