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Data Privacy
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Your Personal Information Could End Up in the Hands of Foreign Investors
Marcus Dillistone, Ryan Andrew Brown, Alina I. Palimaru, Michael Schwille @MichaelSchwille
Dec 16, 2020
Inside Sources
If you've ever rented a property, you may have wondered what happens to the sensitive information on your application. Recent concerns over the foreign harvesting of personal information for questionable purposes should worry everyone.
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Wargaming
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Establishing a Wargaming Insurgency at the University
Sebastian Joon Bae
Dec 16, 2020
The Forge
When properly employed, wargaming can serve as a potent experiential learning tool. If educational wargaming is to evolve and endure, a global wargaming insurgency may be required. This will likely demand additional time, effort, and energy, but if successful, the dividends could be remarkable.
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Taiwan
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Why Taiwan Can Feel at Ease with Joe Biden as U.S. President
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Dec 15, 2020
South China Morning Post
Joe Biden's win in the U.S. presidential election is causing thinly veiled heartburn in Taipei. But concerns that the incoming Biden administration might rethink Taiwan policy in favor of better relations with China are probably misguided.
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Global Climate Change
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Curb Climate Change After COVID-19? Fast-Growing India and Brazil Are Key
Louay Constant, Troy D. Smith @troy_d_smith
Dec 15, 2020
United Press International
India and Brazil are facing pressure to launch recoveries after the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Will they backslide on their Paris climate agreement commitments, or will the expected return of the United States to the pact encourage them to build a more sustainable economic future?
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Logistics Management
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COVID-19 Vaccination: Expect the Unexpected
Paul Brenner, Shoshana R. Shelton, Richard H. Donohue
Dec 15, 2020
The RAND Blog
With emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccine now in place, states and localities have turned their focus to the logistics of dispensing it as quickly as feasible. Still, uncertainties abound. It is essential to build a process of learning into the plan.
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Gender Equity in the Workplace
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COVID-19 Gave Managers a Look at Our Home Lives. Will They Now Penalize Women?
Lisa Abraham, Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Dec 14, 2020
The RAND Blog
The pandemic gave managers a window into the struggles of working women. What will they do with this information? Will they accommodate women by making exceptions to their established norms? Or will they do the harder work of remaking their culture so women are no longer the exception?
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Civic Education
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Civic Education, 'Vaccine Nationalism,' Polar Icebreakers: RAND Weekly Recap
Dec 11, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on how to revive civic education in America's public schools, the costs of "vaccine nationalism," why the United States needs more polar icebreaking ships, and more.
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International Diplomacy
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Persistent Security Concerns in an Election Year
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Dec 10, 2020
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
The security challenges facing the incoming Biden administration are likely to remain largely the same as those in 2020. The increasing geopolitical, military, and economic heft of the Indo-Pacific region means the United States will likely continue to prioritize this region in 2021.
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Health Care Workforce
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Elevating the Well-Being of Home Care Workers
Julia Rollison, Jason Michel Etchegaray @JasonEtchegaray
Dec 10, 2020
The RAND Blog
More than 2.3 million home care workers are responsible for caring for millions of Americans who are unable to fully care for themselves. It's worth considering policy options to provide them with better access to PPE, improved compensation, and formal recognition that their work is essential.
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Health Care Workforce
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More Could Be Spent on Recruiting and Training Cancer Staff if the NHS Is to Provide a World-Class Cancer Service
Jenny George
Dec 10, 2020
The RAND Blog
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the UK. Action is needed now to recruit and train more NHS staff in certain key cancer-related roles if NHS is to meet its ambitions for improving cancer services over the next 10 years.
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Africa
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What Joe Biden's Africa Strategy Might Look Like
Michael Shurkin
Dec 10, 2020
The Hill
Biden's election may present Washington with a welcome opportunity to reset its relationship with sub-Saharan Africa. It could behoove U.S. policymakers to engage with the region to ensure that the United States will be positioned to take full advantage of whatever opportunities arise, and, when necessary, do whatever might be possible to avert unfavorable outcomes.
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Security Cooperation
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Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation
Anna Knack, James Black, Ruth Harris
Dec 9, 2020
LUFTLED
The UK and Norway share a long and close history, bound by shared experiences as seafaring nations whose political, cultural, and economic development have been shaped in part by their exploitation of the North Sea and North Atlantic. Much could remain to be gained from continuing to deepen and evolve their longstanding partnership to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
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International Trade
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RCEP Forms the World's Largest Trading Bloc. What Does This Mean for Global Trade?
Tobias Sytsma
Dec 9, 2020
The RAND Blog
In November, 15 nations signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free-trade agreement of economic and political significance eight years in the making. Why have some heralded RCEP as a landmark agreement?
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Civic Education
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Want to Rebuild Public Trust? Focus on Civic Education
Dec 7, 2020
Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life—has led to political paralysis, the erosion of civil discourse, and widespread uncertainty. Investing in civic education and media literacy could be the antidote. But what exactly can be done to spur a civics revival in U.S. schools?
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Health Care Organization and Administration
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Can Primary Care Networks and Models of Vertical Integration Coexist in the NHS?
Manbinder Sidhu, Jon Sussex
Dec 7, 2020
The RAND Blog
Vertical integration with a hospital helps primary care practices that might otherwise have closed to remain in operation. It thereby creates the opportunity for the continued development and improvement of local primary care for patients.
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A Guide to Extreme Competition with China

What Are the Predicted Effects of U.S. Gun Policies, According to Experts?

Preserving the ROK-U.S. Alliance by Sustaining Military Exercises

Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Los Angeles County

Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: Streets or Shelter?

The Policy Currents Podcast

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

The RAND Blog

Your Personal Information Could End Up in the Hands of Foreign Investors

Establishing a Wargaming Insurgency at the University

Why Taiwan Can Feel at Ease with Joe Biden as U.S. President

Curb Climate Change After COVID-19? Fast-Growing India and Brazil Are Key

COVID-19 Vaccination: Expect the Unexpected

COVID-19 Gave Managers a Look at Our Home Lives. Will They Now Penalize Women?

Civic Education, 'Vaccine Nationalism,' Polar Icebreakers: RAND Weekly Recap

Persistent Security Concerns in an Election Year

Elevating the Well-Being of Home Care Workers

More Could Be Spent on Recruiting and Training Cancer Staff if the NHS Is to Provide a World-Class Cancer Service

What Joe Biden's Africa Strategy Might Look Like

Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation

RCEP Forms the World's Largest Trading Bloc. What Does This Mean for Global Trade?

Want to Rebuild Public Trust? Focus on Civic Education

Can Primary Care Networks and Models of Vertical Integration Coexist in the NHS?

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