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Forecasting Future U.S.-China Space Competition
China has ramped up its investments in space. New methodologies for synthesizing research and development efforts by the United States and China can project trends in space capabilities and operations. These approaches can be used to minimize future surprises and help the U.S. avoid falling behind.
Jul 14, 2026

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School District Leaders Are Facing Shrinking Budgets and Fewer Students
Jul 14, 2026
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Winning the AI Pentathlon Requires Endurance
Jul 6, 2026

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Flagpole to Front Lines: A Warfighter-Driven Requirements Process
The U.S. Department of War is operating in one of the most complex and dangerous security environments the U.S. has ever faced. This environment demands a coherent, agile, and integrated approach to the DOW requirements process.
Jun 10, 2026

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Making NATO 3.0 more than a slogan will require taking practical steps to retrench from Europe and rebalance U.S. force structure as well as subordinating competing objectives—territorial gains, trade leverage, changing Europe's domestic politics, and reshaping the Middle East—to rebooting the alliance on terms that best support long-term U.S. interests.

Miranda Priebe

Director, Center for Analysis of U.S. Grand Strategy
Source: Orbis
Despite the increasing interest in the role of psychedelics in the treatment of veterans' health, representative data on the prevalence of use of psychedelics and policy preferences among the U.S. veteran population are limited. This report helps fill this gap and offers ideas for future research on this topic.

Beau Kilmer

Codirector, RAND Drug Policy Research Center
Source: RAND News Release

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Los Angeles' Homelessness Strategy Needs a Next Act
Four years ago, outreach workers in Hollywood knew where to find their unsheltered clients. Most lived in clusters of tents that workers could visit weekly, delivering services and building trust to help ultimately move people inside. But now, more people are living in vehicles and sleeping rough.
Jun 30, 2026

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