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In this memo, we look at an obvious but seldom discussed implication of climate change for installation managers: rising temperatures and their implications for installation energy use.
The unemployment rate, an oft-cited labor market statistic, is reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for veterans and nonveterans.1 Popular press, including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, often compares the veteran unemployment rate with the overall national unemployment rate as a way to characterize the civilian economic prospects of veterans.
In stark contrast to most of the past century, long-standing authoritarian regimes in North Africa are no longer guarantors of stability. What began in Tunisia as protests for dignity and economic justice has spread across the Arab World, sparking an upheaval of people power. This upheaval has not brought the same degree of change everywhere, but it has brought a dramatic change in the political landscape and a concurrent shift in the security environment.
Bilateral relations between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam have evolved rapidly since ties were normalized in 1995. One factor drawing the two countries together is the complex relationship both have with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This paper examines the China factor in the relationship between the United States and Vietnam, and assesses the extent to which shared concerns over China encourage and limit cooperation between the two countries.