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U.S. Religious Congregations Offer Mental Health Support

Nearly a quarter of congregations in the United States provide mental health programming. Greater coordination between those congregations and mental health providers could foster more integrated and holistic care, which may lead to improved recovery outcomes.

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The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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How ISIS Is Transforming

The campaign to counter ISIS has made significant progress but predictions of the group's demise are premature. What the world is witnessing is the transition from an insurgent organization with a fixed headquarters to a clandestine terrorist network dispersed throughout the globe.
Health Care Reform

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Do Americans Expect Too Much from Health Insurance?

Americans expect affordable coverage for pre-existing conditions, access to routine services, and for the health care system to protect them from financial risk from accidents or illness. As a product designed primarily for risk protection, insurance may not be the most efficient or affordable approach to achieving these objectives.
Military Personnel Retention

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How the Army Can Retain Its Cyber Expertise

Projected earnings for information security analysts with characteristics similar to those of enlisted soldiers are comparable with military pay. But retention efforts may be hampered by soldiers' perceptions of civilian opportunities.
Migrants

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Addressing Europe's Migrant Crisis Takes More Than Stopping the Boats from Libya

Treating migration from Libya as a border security issue has reduced migration across the Mediterranean. But efforts to keep migrants in Libya are fraught with risks, exacerbate a massive human rights problem, and do not address Libya's long-term economic and political stabilization.
Autonomous Vehicles

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How Should Autonomous Vehicles Be Regulated?

Autonomous vehicles could greatly reduce the risk of crashes. But the safety benefits are not yet proven and may not be known until AVs are widespread. What kind of regulatory approach could help balance innovation, risk, and uncertainty?
Information Operations

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How Hezbollah Came to Dominate Information Warfare

Hezbollah's information warfare portfolio includes newspapers, social media outlets, television programming, and a major internet presence. Its websites reflect the group's diverse agenda and aim to be multi-generational in their approach, offering information about social services as well as a video game to engage youth.
Global Security

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What Are the Trends in Armed Conflicts? What Do They Mean for U.S. Defense Policy?

Until the wars in Syria and Ukraine, armed conflict in the world had been decreasing for decades. Future projections show continued decline, but the U.S. military has an important role in deterring conflict, underpinning peacekeeping coalitions, and possibly in responding to proxy wars by other powers.
Marijuana

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Considering Cannabis Legalization in Canada

If Canada legalizes marijuana, policymakers will face complex choices that will have unpredictable consequences. Those considering alternatives to prohibition should be cautious and build flexibility into the regulations they propose.
The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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When the Islamic State Comes to Town: Iraq and Syria from Space

Using satellite imagery and a novel analytic approach, RAND experts developed a fine-grained, data-driven assessment of economic life inside ISIL's caliphate.

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Laura S. Hamilton

Associate Director, RAND Education
Source: Education Week
If, heaven forbid, war erupted on the Korean Peninsula, the end result would not only be lots of death and destruction, but ultimately the unification of the Korean Peninsula under Seoul. ...this would be very destabilizing and very worrisome from China's perspective.
Andrew Scobell

Senior Political Scientist
Source: Indo-Asia-Pacific Defense Forum
French Army culture is relevant for armed forces interested in becoming more expeditionary, learning how to be effective at mission command, or simply making the most of small forces. But the risk is great... mission command requires placing a lot of trust in young officers.
Michael Shurkin

Senior Political Scientist
Source: War on the Rocks
Concerns about confidentiality and embarrassment in seeking services are probably among the biggest barriers that LGBTQ students face in being motivated to get connected to services on campus.
Lisa Padilla

Behavioral and Social Scientist
Source: NBC News
I fear that the U.S. is positioning itself to be isolated by constantly questioning an agreement it negotiated. Criticizing Iran's commitment without any evidence of wrong-doing could prove to be damaging to U.S. credibility.
Alireza Nader

Senior International / Defense Researcher
Source: Newsweek

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