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An Affordable Energy Transition Will Require Supportive and Sensible Regulation
The transition to decarbonize the grid and to electrify end uses to reduce emissions will be challenging, and customer bills may increase in the short term. Regulators can help to keep utilities financially healthy and make a smoother energy transition possible.
Nov 13, 2023
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Why the Oct. 7 Attack Wasn't Israel's 9/11
There are some basic strategic lessons to be learned from the U.S. response to 9/11 that are applicable to Israel's unfolding operation in Gaza. But in many key ways, the two conflicts couldn't be further apart.
Nov 13, 2023
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How New York City Can Make Housing More Affordable
With few vacancies, rents in New York City have become some of the most unaffordable in the world. People with subsidized housing vouchers often have nowhere to go to use them. Housing production is a critical part of any solution to housing affordability—in New York and elsewhere.
Nov 10, 2023
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Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics in Treating PTSD and Depression Among Veterans
Clinical trials have shown that psychedelics can have a positive effect on mental health conditions like PTSD or depression for some people. Enthusiasm for these treatments has grown among veterans and providers who work with military populations. The VA should invest in research and provide guidance on psychedelics.
Nov 8, 2023
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Chinese Strategists Evaluate the Use of 'Kamikaze' Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War
Chinese strategists are watching drone and loitering munition use closely in the Ukraine War, suggesting that they are likely already considering how to refine offensive tactics and improve defensive countermeasures. They are clearly thinking about this question in the context of a Taiwan scenario.
Nov 7, 2023
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China's Gray-Zone Tactics Show the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Is Working
The United States should continue to offer military assistance and training to the Philippines so that Manila can increasingly counter China on its own while Washington continues to remind and warn Beijing that Article V must not be violated. This is the least risky option that also holds the greatest chance of success.
Nov 7, 2023
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NATO Needs a Plan for Military and Nonmilitary Instruments of Power to Work Together
To adapt to changes in warfighting, NATO is developing a multi-domain operations warfighting concept. But for this concept to be successful, it must include a plan to manage military operations' increasing reliance on and interaction with nonmilitary instruments of power.
Nov 6, 2023
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Winning the Irregular World War
If the United States hopes to prevail in an asymmetrical world war, it must upgrade its abilities to provide self-defense and resistance support to its allies and partners, and better coordinate its disparate efforts to counter Russia and China across departments and agencies.
Nov 6, 2023
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What Israel's Ground Offensive Can—and Cannot—Accomplish
Weeks after terrorist attacks left 1,400 Israelis dead, Israel has started its much-anticipated ground offensive in Gaza. But what can such an operation hope to achieve, and why launch such a campaign now?
Nov 6, 2023
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Why Are U.S. Military Families Experiencing Food Insecurity?
Around a quarter of active-duty service members qualify as “food insecure.” But what's causing that, how to fix it—even what it means—is not clear. Food insecurity is a multifaceted problem that needs multifaceted solutions.
Nov 6, 2023
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Terror and the Secondary Trauma of Social Media
As graphic images from Israel and Gaza proliferate on social media, it is likely that these images are having significant negative impacts on the mental health and well-being of many. Mitigating their impact on global mental health might require making hard choices and doing the work to forge community bonds that prioritize everyone's well-being.
Nov 4, 2023
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Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence
U.S. military forces no longer enjoy the kind of comprehensive superiority that was the foundation of victories over adversary states. Re-establishing a credible posture against aggression by highly capable adversaries will call for sustained, coordinated efforts by the United States, its allies, and its key partners to rethink their approaches to defeating aggression and to recast important elements of their military forces and postures.
Nov 3, 2023
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The History of Hostage Negotiations Tells Us Empathy Isn't Enough
History offers no prescriptions on how to bargain for human life. The circumstances of each case differ, but lessons can be learned.
Nov 3, 2023
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The Black Sea and the Changing Face of Naval Warfare
Uncrewed surface vessel and uncrewed underwater vessel technologies will continue to mature and be employed for an ever-wider range of missions. Today's struggles in the Black Sea may herald a changing face of naval warfare, in which large warships are increasingly vulnerable even to nations that lack substantial navies.
Oct 31, 2023
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Japan's Play for Today: Too Much? Just Right? Or Never Enough?
Japan is pushing ahead on a broad array of initiatives meant to strengthen the Self-Defense Forces' deterrent power across multiple domains. But there are bound to be limits in manpower, resources, capacity, or capabilities that will place limits on what the end point of Japan's buildup ultimately looks like.
Oct 31, 2023

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The greater Houston region is upheld as a model of how to address homelessness. The region reduced homelessness by over 63 percent in 10 years by better coordinating across agencies. It also invested in a housing-first approach, which provides permanent supportive housing to people experiencing homelessness without requiring people to be sober, take medications for their mental health condition(s), or meet other criteria to qualify.

Sarah B. Hunter

Director, RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness

Source: rand.org

Land use and zoning regulations are virtually always made by local governments. In general, over the last 30 or so years these rules have evolved toward increased restrictiveness in terms of land where multifamily housing is allowed, the density of such buildings, requirements for energy efficiency, aesthetics, and parking. All these factors drive up costs.

Jason M. Ward

Codirector, RAND Center on Housing and Homelessness

Source: rand.org

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Commentary and Articles

An Affordable Energy Transition Will Require Supportive and Sensible Regulation

Why the Oct. 7 Attack Wasn't Israel's 9/11

How New York City Can Make Housing More Affordable

Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics in Treating PTSD and Depression Among Veterans

Chinese Strategists Evaluate the Use of 'Kamikaze' Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War

China's Gray-Zone Tactics Show the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Is Working

NATO Needs a Plan for Military and Nonmilitary Instruments of Power to Work Together

Winning the Irregular World War

What Israel's Ground Offensive Can—and Cannot—Accomplish

Why Are U.S. Military Families Experiencing Food Insecurity?

Terror and the Secondary Trauma of Social Media

Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence

The History of Hostage Negotiations Tells Us Empathy Isn't Enough

The Black Sea and the Changing Face of Naval Warfare

Japan's Play for Today: Too Much? Just Right? Or Never Enough?

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