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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
commentary
History Favors More Time
Christopher Paul
Apr 3, 2012
NYTimes.com
The Afghans will have better prospects for defeating their insurgency with continued improvement, of course, and the United States can contribute to that improvement while American forces remain, writes Christopher Paul.
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Teacher Incentives
announcement
American Educational Research Association Honors RAND Research with 'Outstanding Policy Report' Award
Apr 2, 2012
A RAND Education report, A Big Apple for Educators, will receive the first Outstanding Policy Report award from the American Educational Research Association. The report analyzes the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program.
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Nuclear Deterrence
commentary
Will Khamenei Compromise?
Alireza Nader
Apr 2, 2012
Al-Monitor
For Khamenei, increasing US and Israeli concerns regarding the nuclear program may enhance its value as a deterrent and point of leverage in Iran's conflict with the US, making the nuclear program a major tool to be used against the US, rather than a prize to be bargained away, writes Alireza Nader.
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Health Care Cost Inflation
commentary
The Real Cost of Healthcare
Arthur L. Kellermann
Mar 29, 2012
Los Angeles Times
What do we have to show for all of this spending? Lots of testing and treatment, but not enough health, writes Art Kellermann.
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Health Care Quality Measurement
commentary
Using Patient Surveys to Rate Hospitals
Marc N. Elliott, Alan M. Zaslavsky
Mar 22, 2012
New York Times
Hospitals that perform better on the survey tend to do better on clinical measures, have fewer readmissions within 30 days and have lower risk-adjusted mortality, write Marc Elliott and Alan Zaslavsky.
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Community Health and Well-Being
commentary
Promoting Success: Using Data to Inform Decision Making
Sarah B. Hunter
Mar 21, 2012
Independent Sector
Many organizations that we have worked with indicate that this approach has helped improve reporting and communication both within and external to their organization, writes Sarah Hunter.
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Health Care Costs
commentary
What Happens Without Individual Mandate?
Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice, Christine Eibner @Chrissyeibner
Mar 21, 2012
USA Today
If the individual mandate were ruled unconstitutional, subsidies and the age structure of premiums should keep enough healthy people in the insurance exchanges to prevent huge spikes in premiums, write Carter C. Price and Christine Eibner.
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Transportation Economics
commentary
No Data? Big Problem.
Mortimer Downey, Joseph Schofer, Johanna Zmud
Mar 20, 2012
DC.STREETSBLOG.org
Good data can inform decision makers about what really works—how best to relieve congestion and improve supply-chain connectivity to make freight transportation—and hence the U.S. economy—more competitive, write Mortimer Downey, Joseph Schofer, and Johanna Zmud.
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Russia
q&a
The Return of Putin
Mar 8, 2012
The RAND Blog, from The Diane Rehm Show and C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Following are edited excerpts from Andrew Weiss's appearances Monday, March 5, 2012 on NPR affiliate WAMU's Diane Rehm Show and Tuesday, March 6, 2012 on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.
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Global Climate Change
commentary
Evidence for Climate Change Is Overwhelming
Robert J. Lempert @RobertLempert
Mar 8, 2012
Palisadian-Post
In case after case, the theory that best fits the data is the one that also leads inexorably to the conclusion that human influence is one of the most important forces currently changing the climate, writes Robert J. Lempert.
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Transportation Security
commentary
Three Ways to Improve Airport Screening
K. Jack Riley @K_Jack_Riley
Mar 7, 2012
USA Today
The TSA's pilot “Pre-check” program that pre-screens travelers who volunteer for it is an overdue advance in security, but it does not address some larger issues surrounding America's airports, writes K. Jack Riley.
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Military Strategy
commentary
U.S. and Israel Need to Agree on Strike Against Iran
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Mar 5, 2012
U.S. News & World Report, Debate Club
Essential to any Israeli government decision to bomb Iran is confidence that whatever advice Washington might provide before the attack, the U.S. administration will feel bound to help Israel cope with the consequences of its action, writes James Dobbins.
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Russia
commentary
Five Myths about Vladimir Putin
Andrew S. Weiss
Mar 4, 2012
The Washington Post
With anti-government demonstrations already planned and Putin warning that opposition leaders are plotting to kill one of their own to discredit him, the stage is set for new confrontations, writes Andrew S. Weiss.
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Russia
commentary
Will Anything Change After This Weekend's Russian Election?
Olga Oliker
Mar 3, 2012
Business Insider
Although any reports of election irregularity will provide new impetus to opposition movements, even without them there is a growing tide of frustration with a system that repeatedly yields elections without real voter choice, writes Olga Oliker.
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Military Families
commentary
Military Families: What We Know and What We Don't Know
Sarah O. Meadows @SarahOMeadows
Mar 2, 2012
National Council on Family Relations Report Magazine
Never before in our nation's history have our service members and their families been so challenged and never before have their struggles (and successes) been the topic of so much scholarly attention, writes Sarah O. Meadows.
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988 Mental Health Hotline: Connecting People to Care

The Policy Currents Podcast

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

The RAND Blog

History Favors More Time

American Educational Research Association Honors RAND Research with 'Outstanding Policy Report' Award

Will Khamenei Compromise?

The Real Cost of Healthcare

Using Patient Surveys to Rate Hospitals

Promoting Success: Using Data to Inform Decision Making

What Happens Without Individual Mandate?

No Data? Big Problem.

The Return of Putin

Evidence for Climate Change Is Overwhelming

Three Ways to Improve Airport Screening

U.S. and Israel Need to Agree on Strike Against Iran

Five Myths about Vladimir Putin

Will Anything Change After This Weekend's Russian Election?

Military Families: What We Know and What We Don't Know

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