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Estimating the Economic Costs of Espionage
(2010)
Economic espionage is a serious threat to the vitality of the U.S. economy. While this is a widely accepted fact, there is no formal way to measure the damage an incident of economic espionage has on the U.S. economy. The ...
Conflict, Earthquakes, and School Outcomes: Two Studies on Nepal
(2017-03-06)
The increased frequency of natural disasters globally has prioritized the need for a
broader understanding of disaster resilience. More recently, on April 25 and May 12 of
2015, two major earthquakes devastated many ...
Youth Employment in Ghana: Conditions and Determinants
(2015-06-11)
Youth employment, and its limitations, is a pertinent problem that most developing nations face. “Youth Employment in Ghana: Conditions and Determinants” is a student-led research project that summarizes and analyzes the ...
Implementation of the Joint Duty Program at CIA: Analysis and Recommendations
(2012)
This report assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the Joint Duty (JD) program as it is currently implemented at the CIA. Over the course of approximately six weeks, the Bush School 2012 Capstone interviewed - in-person ...
Evaluating the Implementation of the National Strategy for Biosurveillance
(2015-05-20)
Biological incidents, both man-made and naturally occurring, represent a significant threat to the national security of the United States. Identifying these crises begins with the detection and reporting of essential ...
U.S. Strategic Options towards Iran: Understanding the U.S.–Iranian Relations through Iranian Domestic Politics
(2014)
The ongoing nuclear negotiations between the P5+1 and Iran have made greater progress on more substantial issues than any previous talks. This report argues that Iran’s unprecedented willingness to negotiate is strongly ...
Pipeline Politics: Natural Gas in Eurasia
(2010)
Eurasia is a major source of oil and natural gas, and events in the region have a great potential to destabilize global security patterns. Supplies of natural gas and oil from Eurasia are vital for the functioning of ...
Framing the Next Nuclear Posture Review: A State-Centric, Strategic Approach
(2017-03-06)
The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released by the Department of Defense (DoD) in
2010, announced an unprecedented shift in the U.S. nuclear policy away from state-based threats
to nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism ...
Exercises and Adversaries: The Risks of Military Exercises
(2017-03-06)
We argue that military exercises can create four types of risk—accidents, hostility,
reciprocity, and crises. The level of risk an exercise creates is determined by two factors. The first
factor is the political environment ...
The 25th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait: A Look at the History, Evolution, and Future of the US-Kuwaiti Relationship
(2017-03-06)
On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. The subsequent liberation by a US-led coalition served as a watershed moment in US-Kuwaiti relations. The Gulf War is often viewed as the onset of the close relationship ...