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International Economic Relations
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A Free Trade Agreement Still Comes with Costs
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries, Marco Hafner
Oct 23, 2020
UK in a Changing Europe
Major issues must be resolved before any UK-EU agreement on post-Brexit trade and economic relations is completed. There will be substantial costs associated with even a zero-tariff trade deal.
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Democracy
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Ensuring the Safety and Integrity of the Vote
Jennifer Kavanagh @jekavanagh, Quentin E. Hodgson @QHodgson
Oct 23, 2020
The Baltimore Sun
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the U.S. election into disarray coming on top of disruptions to traditional campaigning and the increased burden on election officials. Still, with careful planning, the election can be held with integrity, while keeping the American electorate safe. But it will require everyone to help.
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Civic Education
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Think Tanks in the Era of Truth Decay
Michael D. Rich @michaeldrich
Oct 22, 2020
Truth Decay is the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life, and it cuts much deeper than any political party or demographic. It's why nonpartisan think tanks like RAND are as important now as they have ever been.
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Information Operations
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Russian Propaganda, Domestic Terrorism, America's Electric Grid: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 16, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on how Americans react to Russian memes on Facebook, the possibility of domestic terrorism during election season, protecting the U.S. electric grid, and more.
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Oceania
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PIF Fragmentation May Alter U.S.-China Competition in the Pacific
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 14, 2020
The Diplomat
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) may be on the verge of fragmentation, and if it happens, the consequences for U.S.-China geostrategic competition could be significant. A divided PIF would likely present several opportunities and challenges for China and the United States as their competition ramps up in Oceania.
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Liability Risk Management
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Creating the Right Incentives for State and Local Governments to Reduce Disaster Costs
Jason Thomas Barnosky, Noreen Clancy, Lloyd Dixon
Oct 14, 2020
The Hill
In the United States, federal, state, and local governments share responsibility for paying for losses from disasters. As the frequency and severity of disasters has increased, so have the losses. It's worth considering whether the current risk-sharing approach is appropriate.
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Social Services and Welfare
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Learning from Existing Novel Approaches to Solving the Adult Social Care Crisis Is Better Than Reinventing the Wheel
Tom Ling, Jon Sussex, Susie Finlayson
Oct 14, 2020
The RAND Blog
The growing gap in the UK between the need for social care for older people and the provision of support arises not only from a crisis of funding, but also from a failure to learn from what is already being done well. Closing the gap might be achieved by learning from creative approaches already being tried and then implementing them.
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Energy Security
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The Downside of a Lean Electric Grid
Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg @aclarkginsberg
Oct 13, 2020
The Hill
The electric grid is central to U.S. national security. Recent disasters provide an example of the downsides of leanness. It's more costly to be less lean, but given our dependence on the electric grid and the increasing prevalence of disasters, safety and resilience may be greater priorities.
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China
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China's Friends Are Few and Unreliable
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 12, 2020
Nikkei Asia
Amid escalating competition, China and the United States are actively shoring up their diplomatic relationships in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Compared to the United States, China's friends are certainly not as numerous, nor are they as reliable. That is a major challenge for Beijing.
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Mental Health Treatment
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College Students Need Mental Health Support
Lisa Sontag-Padilla
Oct 12, 2020
The RAND Blog
Rising mental health problems in the United States have long made health advocates and providers worried about the need for additional support for struggling college students. The pandemic has only exacerbated this concern.
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Military Strategy
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The United States Can Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies
James Ryseff
Oct 9, 2020
War on the Rocks
Close collaborators in any AI alliance must be able to usefully contribute to the work and be trustworthy enough to share in cutting-edge technical advancements. While achieving this close collaboration with allies may be difficult, it will be essential if the United States hopes to achieve the data dominance needed to succeed in future combat.
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Information Operations
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Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 9, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on evidence of interference in the 2020 election on Twitter, U.S. insulin prices compared to those of other countries, how parents can help their kids' education stay on track during the pandemic, and more.
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Joint Operations
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Two Vignettes: How Might Combat Operations Be Different Under the Information Joint Function?
Christopher Paul
Oct 8, 2020
Mad Scientist Laboratory Blog
RAND researcher Christopher Paul employs storytelling to illustrate two distinct approaches to Joint Combat Operations. While both vignettes result in the expulsion of adversary forces and the restoration of territorial integrity, they take different approaches to kinetic and informational power.
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Military Strategy
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Grand Strategy Is Total: French Gen. Andre Beaufré on the Nuclear Age
Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin
Oct 8, 2020
War on the Rocks
Gen. André Beaufre, the father of contemporary French strategic thought, epitomizes better than anyone the traits that make modern French military theory unusually rich. He is also a key for accessing a rich and distinctly different way of thinking about war with direct applications for today, whether one is pondering Afghanistan or how to deal with China.
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Disaster Recovery Operations
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HSOAC Hosts Seminar Series on Improving Equity in Disaster Policy
Max Izenberg
Oct 7, 2020
The RAND Blog
Natural and biological hazards, and critically the human response to these hazards, have the potential not only to exacerbate existing population inequities but also to create them. To better understand the equity implications of disaster policies, the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center invited several experts to share their knowledge.
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Vaccine Hesitancy Is High Among Black Americans, Including Health Care Workers

Arts Policy During the Pandemic: What Are We Measuring, and What Can We Know?

Use Wargaming to Sharpen the Tactical Edge

Strategies for Minimizing Cyber Security Risks

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Lightening Body Armor

The RAND Blog

A Free Trade Agreement Still Comes with Costs

Ensuring the Safety and Integrity of the Vote

Think Tanks in the Era of Truth Decay

Russian Propaganda, Domestic Terrorism, America's Electric Grid: RAND Weekly Recap

PIF Fragmentation May Alter U.S.-China Competition in the Pacific

Creating the Right Incentives for State and Local Governments to Reduce Disaster Costs

Learning from Existing Novel Approaches to Solving the Adult Social Care Crisis Is Better Than Reinventing the Wheel

The Downside of a Lean Electric Grid

China's Friends Are Few and Unreliable

College Students Need Mental Health Support

The United States Can Achieve AI Dominance with Its Allies

Election Interference on Twitter, Insulin Prices, Remote Learning: RAND Weekly Recap

Two Vignettes: How Might Combat Operations Be Different Under the Information Joint Function?

Grand Strategy Is Total: French Gen. Andre Beaufré on the Nuclear Age

HSOAC Hosts Seminar Series on Improving Equity in Disaster Policy

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