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Examining U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and Strategy Across Africa’s Sahel Region — 2009

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Selection, Wear, and Tear: The Health of Hispanics and Hispanic Immigrants in the United States — 2009

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Security in Mexico: Implications for U.S. Policy Options — 2009

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Could Mexico Fail? — 2009

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Improving Mass Delivery of Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa - 2009

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Radical Islam in East Africa — 2009

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Military Enlistment of Hispanic Youth: Obstacles and Opportunities — 2009

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Other Regional Research at RAND

RAND engages in significant research in the regions of Latin America and Africa. RAND's Latin America work began during the Cold War era with in-depth analysis of U.S.-Cuban relations and has expanded to include issues related to health, education, economics, demographics, and political reform. RAND's work covering Africa encompasses many critical issues related to health, education, and political reform in the developing world.

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BRIC-à-Brac — Jun. 16, 2009

Flags of the participating counties

The leaders of the BRIC countries Brazil, Russia, India, and China hold their first stand-alone summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on Tuesday, June 16, but the timing of this meeting is hardly coincidental, as discussed by Andrew Weiss for ForeignPolicy.com .

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Assessing Mexico's Narco-Violence — May 18, 2009

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Drug-related violence in Mexico has more than doubled over the past 18 months, with a sharp increase in crimes that can only be understood as atrocities, since these are some of the same tactics used by al-Qaeda in Iraq according to Benjamin Bahney and Agnes Gereben Schaefer in this commentary for The San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Swine Flu: A Real Security Threat — Apr. 30, 2009

Mexican migrant workers

In the rush of constant news updates on swine flu, we must recognize that controlling the spread of this disease is not simply a health concern but also one of national security, as discussed by Melinda Moore in this commentary for the Baltimore Sun.

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U.S.-Mexico Strategic Partnership Needed to Help Mexico Improve Its Security Institutions — Apr. 28, 2009

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The United States should forge a strategic partnership with Mexico that emphasizes reform and long-term institution building as a way to battle the ongoing drug war and other security challenges that face Mexico, according to a new RAND Corporation report.

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