Wei-chin Lee is Associate Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. His publications have appeared in a number of scholarly journals, including Asian Survey, Asian Perspective, Issues and Studies, Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Ocean Development and International Law, SAIS Review, Studies in Comparative Communism, and World Affairs. His most...

Executive Summary The purpose of this white paper is educational. It is designed to impart a better understanding of what is meant by the term comparative effectiveness and to communicate the complexities that surround it. The primary purpose of comparative effectiveness research is to inform healthcare related decisions. While comparative effectiveness can be a valuable tool to inform the deci...

This is the summary report, which can be accessed at and as well as in the " CSS Environment and Conflict Transformation " Series (www.isn.ethz.ch > " Publishing House " > " Publication Series "). An 18-page summary of this full report can be accessed at the same websites. The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich is a Swiss academic center of com...