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# How NATO Can Be an Antidote to Brexit

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## The Aspen Institute


Jun 28, 2016 4:00 PM UTC

**1\.** [**The antidote to Brexit? A strong NATO.**](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/an-antidote-to-brexit/2016/06/27/77057af0-3c94-11e6-84e8-1580c7db5275%5Fstory.html)

By the editorial board of the Washington Post

**2\.** [**This may be the best way to train teachers, but can we afford it?**](http://hechingerreport.org/may-best-way-train-teachers-can-afford/)

By Sarah Gonser in the Hechinger Report

**3\.** [**Why our food is the single biggest election issue not on the table.**](https://www.aspeninstitute.org/aspen-journal-of-ideas/food-single-biggest-election-issue-not-table/)

By Dariush Mozaffarian at Aspen Ideas

**4\.** [**Let’s not forget about mental health.**](http://democracyjournal.org/arguments/lets-not-forget-about-mental-health/)

By Rebecca Heilwell in Democracy

**5\.** [**Why don’t fathers apply for cash assistance?**](http://www.urban.org/urban-wire/why-fathers-often-dont-apply-cash-assistance)

By Heather Hahn at the Urban Institute

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