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Author:: Devlin Hanson and Margaret Simms
Publication Date:: 05-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Urban Institute
Abstract:: This brief updates Perspectives on Low - Income Working Families brief 9, " Children of Immigrants: National and State Characteristics" (Fortuny et al. 2009) and Perspectives on Low - Income Working Families brief 17,"Children of Immigrants: 2008 State Trends Update "(Fortuny 2010) . This brief presents da ta highlights from the 2010 and 2011 American Community Surveys. The statistics presented in this brief and others can be accessed through the Children of Immigrants Data Tool web site. Also, interactive maps showing these statistics over time and across states can be found at the Children of Immigrants Interactive Map website.
Topic:: Economics, Human Welfare, and Immigration
Political Geography:: North America

Author:: Benjamin Edwards, Serdar Yilmaz, and Jameson Boex
Publication Date:: 03-2014
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Urban Institute
Abstract:: Sierra Leone is a small West African country with approximately 6 million people. Since 2002, the nation has made great progress in recovering from a decade-long civil war, in part due to consistent and widespread support for decentralization and equitable service delivery. Three rounds of peaceful elections have strengthened democratic norms, but more work is needed to cement decentralization reforms and strengthen local governments. This paper examines decentralization progress to date and suggests several next steps the government of Sierra Leone can take to overcome the remaining hurdles to full implementation of decentralization and improved local public service delivery.
Topic:: Human Welfare and Reform
Political Geography:: Africa

Author:: Julia Gelatt, Gina Adams, and William Monson
Publication Date:: 03-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Urban Institute
Abstract:: As immigration has risen over the past 40 years, many communities across the United States have been changed in some way by their immigrant populations .Immigrants make up growing shares of business owners, workers, and parents across many cities and rural areas, while children of immigrants make up growing shares of school populations. Some communities have been experiencing high levels of immigration for decades and others are facing new influxes of immigrant communities. In many communities, the mix of national origins of immigrants has been shifting.
Topic:: Demographics, Human Welfare, and Immigration
Political Geography:: United States and North America

Author:: Ehud Yaari
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Hamas seems intent on using Hezbollah's "bullets plus ballots" approach to gain a military and political foothold in the West Bank, the PA, and the PLO.
Topic:: Terrorism, Military Strategy, and Armed Struggle
Political Geography:: Middle East

Author:: Michael Knights
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: The loss of government control in a major city may be just the wakeup call Iraqi politicians need to embrace a more ambitious reconciliation agenda.
Topic:: Security, Terrorism, Military Strategy, Armed Struggle, Governance, and Sectarianism
Political Geography:: Iraq and Middle East

Author:: David Schenker
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Military coordination with Hezbollah may be providing a quick fix, but the country's long-term strength can only be achieved with a reconstituted March 14 coalition.
Topic:: Terrorism, Military Strategy, Armed Struggle, and Governance
Political Geography:: Middle East and Lebanon

Author:: Aaron Y. Zelin
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: The Mosul crisis highlights how ISIS has established a potent cadre of foreign jihadists who freely operate across the rapidly disappearing Iraq-Syria border.
Topic:: Islam, Terrorism, and Armed Struggle
Political Geography:: Iraq, Middle East, and Syria

Author:: Phillip Smyth
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Iran's proxy groups have been working closely with Iraqi government forces for some time and will likely become more important to Baghdad in light of recent events.
Topic:: Islam, Terrorism, Armed Struggle, and Sectarian violence
Political Geography:: Iraq, Iran, and Middle East

Author:: Nima Gerami
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Iran's compartmented nuclear program and fears of sabotage have complicated efforts to address IAEA concerns about the program's suspected military side.
Topic:: Nuclear Weapons, Treaties and Agreements, and Nuclear Power
Political Geography:: Iraq, Iran, and Middle East

Author:: Lori Plotkin Boghardt
Publication Date:: 06-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract:: Washington should use the State Department's upcoming annual "Trafficking in Persons" report to amplify international calls for strategic Persian Gulf partners to reform their expatriate labor practices.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Human Rights, and Labor Issues
Political Geography:: Washington

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