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Artificial Intelligence and the Manufacturing of Reality
Humans carry flaws in deciding what is or is not real. The internet and other technologies have made it easier to weaponize and exploit these flaws. And artificial intelligence will likely be used to exploit these weaknesses at an unprecedented scale, speed, and level of effectiveness.

Medicare
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Medicare Surgical Payments Should Be Updated to Reflect Postoperative Care That Is Actually Provided
Medicare appears to be overpaying surgeons for many medical procedures. Federal officials should incorporate ways to more objectively measure the amount of postoperative care surgeons provide to patients.
Wildfires
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Australia's Fires: Respond Now, but Also Measure Toll on People for the Future
As an Australian, Melissa Finucane has watched with anguish as massive bushfires devastated wide swaths of her home country. As a researcher who studies community resilience, she can't help but think of how much blood, sweat, tears, and money will be required to recover.
Macroeconomics
Report
Systemic Risk in the Broad Economy
After the 2008 financial crisis, research and policy focused on the risk that heavily interconnected networks could fuel the spread of economic crises—a problem known as systemic risk. A new analysis considers systemic risk in other sectors like technology, telecommunications, and health care.
Turkey
Report
Turkey's Nationalist Course and How It Affects U.S.-Turkish Relations
America's longstanding partnership with Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, has become strained in recent years. Their interests are not as aligned as they once were, and tensions between Turkey and Europe have exacerbated these strains. What can be done to sustain the U.S.-Turkish relationship?

Essay
Fentanyl: The Most Dangerous Illegal Drug in America
America's fentanyl crisis is unlike previous drug epidemics and is likely to get worse. Deaths involving it and other synthetic opioids have surged from around 3,000 in 2013 to more than 30,000 in 2018. Solving the problem requires innovative approaches and unprecedented resources.
Report
U.S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing
Passenger air travel is at an all-time high, and demand for it is expected to rise. Will current levels of spending under existing federal policies be sufficient to enable commercial airports to make the infrastructure investments needed to meet that demand?
Report
Many Detainees with Mental Illness Could Be Safely Diverted to Community Care
In June 2019, more than 5,500 people in Los Angeles County jails were in mental health housing units and/or were taking psychotropic medications. Based on legal and clinical factors, 61 percent of these individuals were likely eligible for release into community-based treatment.
Report
Understanding Russia's Hostile Measures and How to Counter Them
Russia has used hostile measures to sow disorder, weaken democratic institutions, and undermine NATO cohesion. But it also has a long track record of strategic shortfalls and even ineptitude. Exploring opportunities to deter, prevent, and counter Russia's behavior is critical in both the gray zone and conventional war.

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Artificial Intelligence and the Manufacturing of Reality

Medicare Surgical Payments Should Be Updated to Reflect Postoperative Care That Is Actually Provided

Australia's Fires: Respond Now, but Also Measure Toll on People for the Future

Systemic Risk in the Broad Economy

Turkey's Nationalist Course and How It Affects U.S.-Turkish Relations

Fentanyl: The Most Dangerous Illegal Drug in America

U.S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing

Many Detainees with Mental Illness Could Be Safely Diverted to Community Care

Understanding Russia's Hostile Measures and How to Counter Them

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Built to Last: Planning and Funding Resilient Infrastructure

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