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Pandemic Preparedness and Responses to the 2009 H1N1 Influenza: Crisis Management and Public Policy Insights

"Social scientists have also seen potential for theoretical insights based on 2009 H1N1 experiences. They can step back from the “what works best” question that animates evaluations to seek meanings or explanations among the pandemic experiences. ..." – By Erik Baekkeskov
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North Korea: The Korean People’s Army in the Shadow of Its Supreme Leader
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"The dictatorship in Pyongyang has used the ever-present threats from external hostile forces as well as potential domestic enemies as a rationale for beefing up the armed forces. ..." – By Seongji Woo
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