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Changing the Way America Goes to War
America's vast power, and the weakness of most of its enemies, has allowed it to get away with a striking absence of deliberative judgment when deciding on war, as the Iraq case makes clear. But that free pass is coming to an end. It's time for the United States to rethink the way it decides on wars of choice.
Bomb blasts and artillery fire thundered across Baghdad as U.S. forces tightened their grip on the capital's fringes, April 6, 2003
Photo by Faleh Kheiber/Reuters

Mental Health Treatment
News Release
Social Marketing Campaign to Reduce Mental Illness Stigma May Have Helped Those in Need
People who recalled seeing or hearing aspects of a social marketing campaign in California intended to reduce stigma about mental health issues were more likely to seek treatment for their symptoms of mental distress than those who did not recall the campaign.
Media Literacy
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Searching for Truth: Q&A with Jennifer Kavanagh
Senior political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh helps lead RAND's work on Truth Decay, the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life. In this interview, she discusses her latest research on how news presentation has changed over time and across platforms.
Transportation Safety
Essay
How to End U.S. Roadway Deaths by 2050
Tens of thousands of people die on American roads every year. Bringing that number down to zero by 2050 is possible. We would have to change how we think about road safety, stop accepting car crashes as accidents, and make smart investments in technology.
Cybersecurity
Report
Cyberspace as a Military Domain: Lessons for NATO
In 2016, NATO identified cyberspace as a new operational domain. What steps has the alliance taken since then to bolster its cyber capabilities? And what are the greatest challenges that still lie ahead?

Commentary
One Country, Two Systems, Lots of Problems
The enormous protests in Hong Kong since spring have led to fresh fears about the viability of China's "one country, two systems" policy. It's an idea that Macau and Hong Kong officially subscribe to and Taiwan fiercely resists—but one increasingly questioned from all sides.
Report
The Nature and Potential of Community Citizen Science
Community citizen science offers unique opportunities to engage the public in science and to enhance civic life. It is used for activities like monitoring ecosystem health and enhancing disaster preparedness. But there are challenges to translating citizen science research into action.
News Release
Young Adults Who Live Near Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Use Marijuana More Often, Have More-Positive Views
Young adults who live in neighborhoods with more medical marijuana dispensaries use marijuana more frequently than their peers and have more-positive views about the drug. The associations were strongest among young adults who lived near dispensaries that had storefront signs.
Research Brief
The Outlook for Russia's Growing Military Power
Russia's military forces have been improving since 2008, enabling operations in Crimea, eastern Ukraine, and Syria. How will Russian capabilities continue to develop over the next 20 years? And what will this mean for U.S.-Russian competition and for the U.S. Army?

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California's unprecedented stigma reduction campaign holds promise for positive change. We found the first evidence that a social marketing effort may be useful for increasing the percentage of people with signs of mental illness who obtain treatment.
Rebecca L. Collins

Senior Behavioral Scientist
Source: RAND News Release
If you're choosing to read only online journalism, then you're getting something that looks different than newspapers, for example. So is journalism less fact-based? Maybe overall, but only because we're looking at these many different types of platforms, which vary in how they present information.
Jennifer Kavanagh

Director, Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, RAND Arroyo Center
Source: RAND Review
America's vast power, and the weakness of most of its enemies, has allowed it to get away with a striking absence of deliberative judgment when deciding on war. But that free pass is coming to an end. It is time to rethink how America makes the decision to embrace wars of choice—before it is too late.
Michael J. Mazarr

Senior Political Scientist
Source: Fox News Channel
The propaganda that the Islamic Republic had been hammering home for 40 years is slowly but surely gaining ground within the population itself. People are increasingly upset with not just their own government but also the United States about the sanctions.
Ariane M. Tabatabai

Associate Political Scientist
Source: NPR
The [U.S.] administration argued maximum pressure would bring Iran to the negotiating table, but instead it brought provocative Iranian actions that are not likely to end without Iran getting something concrete on sanctions relief. Talk about wanting to talk is not likely to be enough.
Dalia Dassa Kaye

Director, Center for Middle East Public Policy
Source: New York Times

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Changing the Way America Goes to War

Social Marketing Campaign to Reduce Mental Illness Stigma May Have Helped Those in Need

Searching for Truth: Q&A with Jennifer Kavanagh

How to End U.S. Roadway Deaths by 2050

Cyberspace as a Military Domain: Lessons for NATO

One Country, Two Systems, Lots of Problems

The Nature and Potential of Community Citizen Science

Young Adults Who Live Near Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Use Marijuana More Often, Have More-Positive Views

The Outlook for Russia's Growing Military Power

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