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		<title>Engaging for enduring outcomes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a noble ambition to strive to leave something better than one finds it.  Although the approach is taught in many ways as we age, there aren&#8217;t many companies I know of that hold it in center focus.  Strategic Social &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/11/25/engaging-enduring-outcomes/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Call to action remains valid 10 years after 9/11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[September 11, 2001 changed many things for most people.  Put simply, nearly every aspect of life is more complicated in the post-9/11 world.  We travel differently, access public events and government buildings differently, consider safety and security differently and face &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/09/09/call-action-remains-valid-10-years-911/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/09/09/call-action-remains-valid-10-years-911/</link>
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		<title>Al-Mahdi Army in the Lead Up to USF-I Withdrawal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When USF-I presence is diminished at the end of 2011, Iraqi Security forces (ISF) will be accountable for all security responsibilities in Iraq, a role that many say ISF are not yet  prepared to assume at this point in time.  &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/08/04/al-mahdi-army-lead-usf-i-withdrawal/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/08/04/al-mahdi-army-lead-usf-i-withdrawal/</link>
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		<title>Now is the time to engage, not isolate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The current debate regarding U.S. involvement abroad features emergence of a troubling theme of isolationism.   While attractive to some, the view is dangerously shortsighted and risks sacrificing the potential return on the investments made through military and diplomatic engagement &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/06/29/time-engage-isolate/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does the United States mean what it says?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama spoke words with strong strategic potential last week during his visit to Ground Zero.  In addition to honoring the thousands of people killed in the terrorist attacks, his words provided a cornerstone statement for the United States&#8217; strategy &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/05/12/say/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Political Reform in Qatar: Participation, Legitimacy and Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a surprising announcement in November 1995, the Qatari regime declared its intention to hold elections for the 29-seat Central Municipal Council (CMC), an advisory body attached to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture. All male Qataris over the &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/03/15/political-reform-qatar-participation-legitimacy-security/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/03/15/political-reform-qatar-participation-legitimacy-security/</link>
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		<title>Socio-Cultural Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day I had to drive from Baghdad to Basra.  On the surface it might sound faster to fly, but with delays and limits on transportation upon arrival, I find it easier to drive.  Shortly before my trip began, &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/02/07/socio-cultural-security/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/02/07/socio-cultural-security/</link>
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		<title>Formation of the Fifth Iraqi Government</title>
		<description><![CDATA[List compiled by Dhafra al-Azzawi and Scott Weiner Leadership Prime Minister: Nouri al-Maliki (SLC &#8211; Dawa) Deputy PM &#8211; Rouz Nouri Shawees (KA &#8211; KDP) Deputy PM &#8211; Hussein al-Shahristani (Shia &#8211; Independent) Deputy PM &#8211; Salih al-Mutlaq (Iraqiya &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/01/04/formation-iraqi-government/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/01/04/formation-iraqi-government/</link>
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		<title>Defining Terrorism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A number of recently exposed terror plots and successful attacks are revealing an overlooked dimension in national security.  A small but dedicated number of American religious zealots have been beating the drums of holy war in our midst.  As this &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/01/03/defining-terrorism/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>https://www.strategicsocial.com/2011/01/03/defining-terrorism/</link>
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		<title>How dangerous is al-Awlaki?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Justice Attorney General Eric Holder described the Yemeni-American-born radical cleric Ayman al-Awlaki as “He would be on the same list with bin Laden[1].” Al-Awlaki officially and legally is not affiliated with al-Qaeda yet his radical and violent &#8230; <a href="https://www.strategicsocial.com/2010/12/28/dangerous-al-awlaki/">Read More <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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