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Pharmaceutical Drugs
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The Unintended Consequences of a Proposed Cure for COVID-19
Samantha McBirney, Sangita M. Baxi @sangitabaxi, Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_, Todd A. Richmond
Apr 29, 2020
The Hill
The very discussion of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as therapeutic options against COVID-19 has decreased their availability for proven treatments, exacerbated global shortages, fueled a rampant counterfeit drug market in Africa, and worsened trade tensions. What can be done to deal with these unintended consequences?
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Women's Health
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Do We Know How to Treat Alcohol Misuse in Women?
Kristie L. Gore, Sydne Newberry, Susanne Hempel
Apr 29, 2020
The RAND Blog
Despite the many clinical trials that have demonstrated the effectiveness and safety of treatments for alcohol use disorder, we still know little about whether men and women respond differently to treatment. Without knowing whether recommended treatments are effective for women, women are vulnerable to the consequences of alcohol misuse.
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North Korea
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North Korea After Kim Jong Un: 'How' Matters More Than 'Who'
Soo W. Kim @mllesookim
Apr 28, 2020
Nikkei Asian Review
With rumors swirling that Kim Jong Un has suffered a health crisis, some are already asking who might succeed him as leader of North Korea. But who is not the most important question. What will matter more is what the new regime does to establish its legitimacy and how the United States and its allies respond.
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Supply Chain Management
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Supply Chain Disruptions Due to COVID-19 and Social Distancing
Aaron Strong, Jonathan William Welburn @jwwelburn
Apr 28, 2020
The RAND Blog
There are significant epidemiological and economic risks and uncertainties with physical distancing policies put into effect in the United States to reduce the growth of COVID-19. We have estimated the economy-wide impacts of a set of these policies to provide a sense of their likely economic toll.
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Media Literacy
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What Americans Think of the News—and What That Means for Democracy
Apr 28, 2020
RAND researchers asked a nationally representative sample of adults about their news-consumption habits. The answers reveal clues about what it might take to address Truth Decay, the decline of facts in U.S. public life.
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International Diplomacy
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How the Global Community Can Cooperate to Defeat COVID-19 and Recover
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
Apr 28, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
The G20 met in an extraordinary virtual summit March 26 to discuss the shared global challenge of COVID-19. G20 countries could show the way for the rest of the world to cooperate on present challenges and prepare for public policy challenges moving forward.
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North Korea
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Why We Really Don't Know What Happens If Kim Jong Un Dies
Soo W. Kim @mllesookim
Apr 27, 2020
The National Interest
The potential changes in the North Korean regime pose more questions than they answer. How prepared are observers and keen watchers from the “outside world” for a North Korean contingency? Should there be a power vacuum in Pyongyang, will U.S. policy toward the DPRK remain largely as-is?
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Firearms
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U.S. Gun Policy, Reopening Schools, Prepping for a Hurricane: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 24, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on what scientific evidence says about the effects of U.S. gun laws, how schools may have to change when they reopen, preparing for a COVID-19 hurricane, and more.
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Economics
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The Second Wave of COVID Consequences
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist, Jeffrey B. Wenger
Apr 24, 2020
The RAND Blog
Economists closely watch measures of consumer confidence because they are highly predictive economic indicators. New consumer data reveals likely long-term and prolonged economic fallout.
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Employment and Unemployment
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Protecting Household Employers and Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Shanthi Nataraj @ShanthiNataraj, Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Apr 23, 2020
The Hill
As the federal government extends aid to people put out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic, it could do more to help one group of employers and the vital American workers they employ: hundreds of thousands of nannies, housekeepers, and others employed in private homes.
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Firearms
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New Insights on Gun Policy in America
Apr 22, 2020
RAND's Gun Policy in America initiative aims to establish a shared set of facts about gun policies. Recently, researchers completed an update and expansion of their synthesis of all available scientific evidence on the effects of 18 classes of gun laws.
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Law Enforcement
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Reactivating Retirees for Police Service in Times of Crisis
Bob Harrison
Apr 21, 2020
Police One
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of police officers and deputies have been exposed to or tested positive for the coronavirus. Gaps in personnel coverage could be filled by easing restrictions on the hiring of retired police officers rather than relying on existing resources.
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Law Enforcement
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The Great Reset: Policing in 2030
Bob Harrison
Apr 20, 2020
Police One
Scenarios of possible futures can help planners envision what the future could be, and plan ways to optimize opportunities or mitigate damage. Trends regarding retail operations, hotels, tax revenues, fines and forfeitures, and autonomous vehicles are all happening today. We've imagined how they might extend into the future.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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Inventions Birthed by Necessity of Coronavirus
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Apr 20, 2020
Domestic Preparedness Journal
If necessity is the mother of invention, the new coronavirus is quickly birthing a lot of innovations. Parts of U.S. society may be forever changed by this pandemic. The national emergency will eventually end, but the longer it lasts, the less likely that the pre-pandemic business-as-usual ways will return.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Justice System and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources for Policymakers
Bethany Saunders-Medina
Apr 20, 2020
The RAND Blog
From closed courts to increased risk for first responders, the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced new challenges for the justice system. RAND research provides insights that may be helpful as decisionmakers try and address some of these issues.
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Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

The RAND Blog

The Unintended Consequences of a Proposed Cure for COVID-19

Do We Know How to Treat Alcohol Misuse in Women?

North Korea After Kim Jong Un: 'How' Matters More Than 'Who'

Supply Chain Disruptions Due to COVID-19 and Social Distancing

What Americans Think of the News—and What That Means for Democracy

How the Global Community Can Cooperate to Defeat COVID-19 and Recover

Why We Really Don't Know What Happens If Kim Jong Un Dies

U.S. Gun Policy, Reopening Schools, Prepping for a Hurricane: RAND Weekly Recap

The Second Wave of COVID Consequences

Protecting Household Employers and Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

New Insights on Gun Policy in America

Reactivating Retirees for Police Service in Times of Crisis

The Great Reset: Policing in 2030

Inventions Birthed by Necessity of Coronavirus

The Justice System and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources for Policymakers

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