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Water Resources Management
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More Than Stormwater: How Green Infrastructure Offers Multiple Benefits for Los Angeles Communities
Joan Chang, Kristin Warren, Jonathan Lamb, Pau Alonso García-Bode
Jan 29, 2020
The RAND Blog
California faces water supply shortages, which are worsened by climate change. Applying a systems framework is essential to addressing complex problems for the sustainability of water resources.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Is Coronavirus Another SARS?
Jennifer Bouey @BoueyHuang
Jan 28, 2020
The World Post
In 2002, the SARS pandemic infected more than 8,000 people and killed 774. How is the coronavirus outbreak similar? And how is it different?
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Substance Abuse
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Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Don't Help Mother or Baby
Laura J. Faherty @LauraFahertyMD
Jan 28, 2020
Tennessee Justice Center
About half of all U.S. states now have policies that criminalize substance use during pregnancy, consider it grounds for civil commitment, or consider it child abuse or neglect. But research suggests that punitive policies aren't beneficial for infants or their mothers.
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Education Reform
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What LAUSD Can Learn from the New York City Community Schools Initiative
William R. Johnston
Jan 28, 2020
Los Angeles Times
A study of New York City's community schools found improved academic performance, higher attendance, and other positive outcomes for disadvantaged students. This model could benefit similar efforts underway in Los Angeles, where 80 percent of students live in poverty.
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Security Cooperation
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Japan's North Korea Challenge in 2020
Naoko Aoki
Jan 27, 2020
East Asia Forum
North Korea began 2020 by announcing a shift toward a more hard-line foreign policy approach. While this is bad news for all countries in the region, it is particularly unwelcome for Japan.
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Wildfires
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Australia's Fires, Artificial Intelligence, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 24, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on Australia's devastating fires, how artificial intelligence could manipulate the masses, the fentanyl crisis, and more.
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Low-Intensity Conflict
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The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory
Raphael S. Cohen
Jan 22, 2020
War on the Rocks
Captures and strikes are important accomplishments and the countless nameless professionals who carry them out deserve the credit for executing them. But leaders are charged with something larger and should be judged by a higher standard: namely, seeing beyond the illusion and producing actual strategic victories.
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Information Operations
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Artificial Intelligence and the Manufacturing of Reality
Christopher Paul, Marek N. Posard @mnposard
Jan 20, 2020
Strategy Bridge
Humans carry flaws in deciding what is or is not real. The internet and other technologies have made it easier to weaponize and exploit these flaws. And artificial intelligence will likely be used to exploit these weaknesses at an unprecedented scale, speed, and level of effectiveness.
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Wildfires
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Australia's Fires: Respond Now, but Also Measure Toll on People for the Future
Melissa L. Finucane @MelissaFinucane
Jan 20, 2020
The RAND Blog
As an Australian, Melissa Finucane has watched with anguish as massive bushfires devastated wide swaths of her home country. As a researcher who studies community resilience, she can't help but think of how much blood, sweat, tears, and money will be required to recover.
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China
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How Washington Could Make Beijing Listen on Xinjiang
Mollie Saltskog, Colin P. Clarke
Jan 17, 2020
Foreign Affairs
In autonomous Xinjiang, at least one million ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs, and other Muslim minorities have been incarcerated by the Chinese government. What can the United States and its allies do to help defuse this humanitarian crisis?
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Turkey
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U.S.-Turkish Relations, Airports, Opioids: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 17, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the future of the U.S.-Turkish partnership, helping America's commercial airports meet rising demand, the opioid crisis, and more.
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Iran
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Iran Claws Back Its Regional Influence
Jordan R. Reimer @Jordan_R_Reimer
Jan 17, 2020
The World Post
Last year, Iran faced protests at home as well as in Iraq and Lebanon, where thousands rallied against Tehran's regional hegemony. But with its recent machinations and the fallout over the killing of Soleimani, Iran has succeeded in changing the regional conversation.
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Indonesia
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Why Is China Pressing Indonesia Again Over Its Maritime Claims?
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jan 16, 2020
World Politics Review
China sparked a major maritime confrontation with Indonesia near the South China Sea in December when dozens of Chinese fishing vessels, along with a coast guard escort, entered waters off the Natuna Islands. What drove Beijing to stake out its sovereignty claims against Indonesia at this particular time? And what can Indonesia and other regional neighbors expect of Chinese behavior going forward?
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Mental Health and Illness
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Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace
Michael Whitmore
Jan 13, 2020
Employee Benefits
Much of the mental health support provided by employers focuses on individual staff members, but it is equally important to consider how an organization itself may need to change to effectively support employees. If an organization is serious about improving staff mental health, assessing the working culture honestly and implementing appropriate changes could be one necessary step.
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China
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China's Footprint in Europe
Ali Wyne, Scott W. Harold @ScottWHarold
Jan 13, 2020
ChinaFile
Tensions between Washington and Brussels may be helping China find a more receptive audience for its Belt and Road initiative. One of the central challenges for the United States and Europe will be to forge a more united approach to China's resurgence.
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Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

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The RAND Blog

More Than Stormwater: How Green Infrastructure Offers Multiple Benefits for Los Angeles Communities

Is Coronavirus Another SARS?

Policies That Punish Pregnant Women for Substance Use Don't Help Mother or Baby

What LAUSD Can Learn from the New York City Community Schools Initiative

Japan's North Korea Challenge in 2020

Australia's Fires, Artificial Intelligence, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap

The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

Artificial Intelligence and the Manufacturing of Reality

Australia's Fires: Respond Now, but Also Measure Toll on People for the Future

How Washington Could Make Beijing Listen on Xinjiang

U.S.-Turkish Relations, Airports, Opioids: RAND Weekly Recap

Iran Claws Back Its Regional Influence

Why Is China Pressing Indonesia Again Over Its Maritime Claims?

Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace

China's Footprint in Europe

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