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Real-Time Crime Centers Help Reduce Crime
District-level strategic decision support centers used by police in Chicago enabled novel responses to crime incidents that were not previously possible. Crime reductions varied between three and 17 percent. However, there are risks to the long-term support of the centers.
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With Chaos in the Streets of Iran, Here’s How the United States Could Help the Iranian People
The Iranian people deserve American support. But current U.S. policies are hurting the cause that Iranians are fighting for while failing to achieve any strategic objectives.
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U.S. Policy Options for Hong Kong
After six months of escalating police violence and protester resistance, matters in Hong Kong have come to a head. What steps could the United States consider to reduce the prospect of a resurgence in violence?
Health Insurance Markets
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Medicare for 50-to-64-Year-Olds
Allowing Americans aged 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare would lower health care premiums for the group. But it would also drive up costs for younger people who buy health insurance on Affordable Care Act exchanges.
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Russian Strategy in the Middle East Is Limited
The unrest in Syria and the Arab Spring gave Russia the opportunity to increase its economic and political activities across the Middle East. But the strengths of Moscow's strategy in the short term—its transactionalism, its balancing of multiple partners—may turn out to be its undoing in the long term.

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What's Being Done to Fight Disinformation Online
With the rise of the internet and social media, false or intentionally misleading information can spread further and faster than ever before. What tools exist to fight disinformation online?
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Punishing Pregnant Women for Substance Use Is Linked to Higher Rates of Newborns Experiencing Opioid Withdrawal
State policies that impose punitive action against pregnant women who use illicit substances are associated with higher rates of infants being born with opioid withdrawal. This suggests that policymakers should instead focus on public health approaches that bolster prevention and expand access to treatment.
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Did No One Audit the Apple Card Algorithm?
Complex, opaque technologies like artificial intelligence provide significant benefits to society. But those don't eliminate the need for accountability and transparency.
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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Early Assistance After Disasters
After human-made disasters, early assistance from potentially responsible parties can sometimes fill gaps that are not always addressed by NGOs and first responders. But is providing such assistance a good strategy in terms of reducing future litigation or improving public opinion?

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Real-Time Crime Centers Help Reduce Crime

With Chaos in the Streets of Iran, Here’s How the United States Could Help the Iranian People

U.S. Policy Options for Hong Kong

Medicare for 50-to-64-Year-Olds

Russian Strategy in the Middle East Is Limited

What's Being Done to Fight Disinformation Online

Punishing Pregnant Women for Substance Use Is Linked to Higher Rates of Newborns Experiencing Opioid Withdrawal

Did No One Audit the Apple Card Algorithm?

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Early Assistance After Disasters

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