Describes the creation of developmentally appropriate criteria used to identify and screen Arabic-language works for children that promote tolerance and critical thinking and the characteristics of the materials that were found. The authors present several examples of works that met the criteria, discuss barriers that prevent the development and dissemination of more such works, and suggest ways to address and overcome these barriers.

This monograph provides strategies to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector and to increase private-sector employment in the Kurdistan Region Iraq. The research is based on a variety of methods, including analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers."

The Internet is a new battleground between governments that censor online content and those who advocate freedom for all to browse, post, and share information online. This report examines how Internet freedom may transform state-society relations in nondemocratic regimes, using case studies of China, Egypt, Russia, and Syria, and also draws parallels between Internet freedom and Radio Free Europe programs during the Cold War.

Iran is one of the United Statesa most important foreign policy concerns. It
has also been an extraordinarily difficult country with which to engage.
Ironically, while the leadership has been hostile to the United States,
Iranian society has evolved in ways friendly to the United States and U.S.
interests. This book assesses current political, ethnic, demographic,
and economic trends and vulnerabilities in Iran. For example, the numbers of
young people entering the Iranian labor force are at an all-time high. The
authors then provide recommendations for U.S. policies that might foster
trends beneficial to U.S. interests. For example, greater use of markets and
a more-vibrant private sector would contribute to the development of sources
of political power independent from the current regime. The authors finally
note a need for patience. Even if favorable trends take root, it will take
time for them to come to fruition.