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How Americans Consume the News
Where do Americans get their news? What news sources do they view as reliable? And how are choices about news consumption linked to demographics or political affiliation? Results from a national survey provide insights into these questions and more.

Military Strategy
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How to Counter Russia's Gray Zone Tactics
Russia uses gray zone tactics—ambiguous actions that target domestic or international public opinion—across Europe. Wargames found that vulnerability to these tactics varies. And they can be countered by hardening Western societies against Russian propaganda and attempts to undermine democracy.
Social and Emotional Learning
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Measuring School and Classroom Climate
Features of a learning environment, also called school and classroom climate, are associated with higher student achievement. What do educators need to assess these features—and to help create positive, safe, and inclusive environments for students?
Crime and Violence Prevention
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Real-Time Crime Centers Can 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 3 and 17 percent. However, there are risks to the long-term support of the centers.
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Federal Disability Payments Encourage More Caregiving Assistance from Family Members
Federal disability benefits can lead to increases in other support for beneficiaries, such as in-kind assistance from adult children. They also increase the likelihood that children are paid for their in-kind assistance and enable children who provide that assistance to reduce the amount that they work.

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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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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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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?

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

How Americans Consume the News

How to Counter Russia's Gray Zone Tactics

Measuring School and Classroom Climate

Real-Time Crime Centers Can Help Reduce Crime

Federal Disability Payments Encourage More Caregiving Assistance from Family Members

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

Medicare for 50-to-64-Year-Olds

Russian Strategy in the Middle East Is Limited

U.S. Policy Options for Hong Kong

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Raising the Bar: Louisiana's Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes

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