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Shutdown Could Provide Opening for Adversaries to Corrupt Those Protecting the U.S. Homeland
Every day that the government shutdown continues prolongs the financial hardship for those on the front lines protecting the United States and gives cartels and transnational criminal organizations an opening to try to corrupt the DHS ranks. As negotiations continue to stall, the Trump administration and Congress should consider taking steps to guard against this vulnerability.
A customs and border patrol agent at the San Ysidro port of entry from Mexico in San Diego, California, November 9, 2018
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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Likely Effects of a Precipitous U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Winning may not be an option in Afghanistan, but an early departure of U.S. forces without a peace settlement will mean choosing to lose. The result will be the weakening of deterrence and the value of American reassurance elsewhere, an increased terrorist threat, and the possibility of having to return there under worse conditions.
Social and Emotional Learning

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More Educators Should Set Goals for Social and Emotional Learning

Evidence shows that social and emotional skills predict long-term life outcomes of students. Interventions that improve social and emotional learning (SEL) can also boost academic achievement. Many teachers and principals are setting goals for SEL growth in their schools but 40 percent of them are not.
Community Resilience

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Middle Eastern Communities Can Resist Sectarianism

Sectarian violence in the Middle East has been destructive, but it is still the exception rather than the norm. Communities are generally resilient to the worst sectarian impulses. Lessons from Lebanon, Bahrain, Syria, and Iraq show that there are a range of actions that can curb sectarianism.
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North Korea's Expanding Nuclear Program Drives a Complex Set of Problems

North Korean provocations and threats have created an unstable environment on the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. and its allies must attend to four interconnected problems. Failure to prepare will increase the chance of miscalculation and constrain options to reduce the likelihood or gravity of future conflicts.

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Holistic Representation Can Reduce Incarceration and Save Taxpayer Dollars
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What Does the Emerging Era of International Competition Look Like?
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Restorative Practices Help Reduce Student Suspensions

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It does look like safe [firearm] storage laws can reduce lives lost to suicide and unintentional injury. And you know that's an endorsement, definitely, for safe storage.
Andrew R. Morral

Senior Behavioral Scientist
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Most people substituting cannabis for opioids are not using either drug medicinally. Moreover, research does not suggest that cannabis is a substitute for heroin or fentanyl, the major drivers of the epidemic today.
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

Director, Bing Center for Health Economics
Source: NBC News
I don't think we'll see a sea change in the quality of professional development (PD) [for teachers] until policymakers decide that PD funding cannot be used for a program that lacks sufficient evidence of effectiveness. Until that happens, many PD providers will not be incentivized to improve what they offer.
V. Darleen Opfer

Vice President and Director, RAND Education and Labor
Source: Education Week
They're trying to take advantage of their geography to best defend against China. They [Japan] cannot outspend them. They're not going to outman them. So, what they can do is use their geography to the best of their ability and try to pin China in within the first island chain.
Jeffrey W. Hornung

Political Scientist
Source: Indo-Asia-Pacific Defense Forum
Productivity loss is worsening in Asia. There is not necessarily a deterioration in mental health, because the indicators are broadly the same. But something is deteriorating in the working environment. People are reporting very little control in work, and are not sure of their responsibilities.
Christian Van Stolk

Vice President, RAND Europe
Source: Financial Times

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Shutdown Could Provide Opening for Adversaries to Corrupt Those Protecting the U.S. Homeland

Likely Effects of a Precipitous U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

More Educators Should Set Goals for Social and Emotional Learning

Middle Eastern Communities Can Resist Sectarianism

North Korea's Expanding Nuclear Program Drives a Complex Set of Problems

Pardee RAND Reimagines the Future of Public Policy Problem Solving

Holistic Representation Can Reduce Incarceration and Save Taxpayer Dollars

What Does the Emerging Era of International Competition Look Like?

Restorative Practices Help Reduce Student Suspensions

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