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Women's Health
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Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 1, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how repealing Roe v. Wade could affect women in the military, whether America is prepared to launch a new emergency mental health hotline, Russia's war in Ukraine, and more.
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Urban Warfare
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Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa
Jul 1, 2022
The United States' emphasis on minimizing civilian harm in Raqqa, Syria, was quite clear and strong up and down the chain of command. But the way in which the U.S. military waged war in Raqqa too often undercut that commitment. The Pentagon asked RAND to find out what happened.
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Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy
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Science and Security: Setting the Direction for the UK's Research Relationship with China
Peter Carlyon
Jun 30, 2022
Higher Education Policy Institute
UK-China research has the potential to sustain the very forms of academic excellence that a more-isolationist approach sets out to protect, while also raising the possibility of bridge-building and tackling shared problems. For this to become a reality, knowledge and understanding of China in the United Kingdom must improve.
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Russia
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War of the Worlds: How Cognitive Dissonance and Repression Shape Russian Perceptions of the Conflict in Ukraine
Alyssa Demus
Jun 29, 2022
InkStick
Cognitive dissonance theory offers a compelling explanation for one of the confounding phenomena emerging from the war in Ukraine—Russians who refuse to believe their Ukrainian family members' lived experiences of the war. How is it that of the two cognitions Russians are wrestling with, the Kremlin's manufactured truth often prevails?
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Russia
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Russia's Ambitions and the War in Ukraine: Q&A with Dara Massicot
Jun 29, 2022
Dara Massicot is a senior policy researcher at RAND who specializes in Russian military strategy. In this interview, she discusses Russia's war in Ukraine, its incorrect assumptions about Ukraine's will to fight, and how hard it's going to be for Russia to restore its military capabilities.
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Military Strategy
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What Better Way to Use the Arsenal of Democracy?
David E. Johnson @DaveJohnsonDC
Jun 28, 2022
RealClearDefense
At what point can the United States and other countries no longer afford the massive transfer of weapons to the Ukrainians, lest they jeopardize the readiness of their own militaries? When does the arsenal of democracy shift to the arsenal for self? These are questions that are starting to be raised as the demand for weapons becomes clear in what is now a protracted war in Ukraine.
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Environmental Pollution
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Environmental Racism: How Historic Redlining Continues to Affect Communities
Jun 27, 2022
Starting in the 1930s, neighborhoods across America were redlined—marked on government maps as too hazardous, as in, too Black or too immigrant, for federal home loans. When zoning officials needed somewhere to put a new factory or freeway, those redlined neighborhoods were like a bullseye that they hit again and again.
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Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
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Synthetic Opioids, Ukrainian Grain, the Metaverse: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 24, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on countering the illegal flow of synthetic opioids, freeing up Ukrainian grain to prevent famine, the importance of defining the metaverse, and more.
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Russia
commentary
Should Ukraine Settle with Russia?
Raymond Kuo @Kuorum1
Jun 22, 2022
RealClearDefense
Should the United States humiliate Russia—and Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically—over the Russo-Ukrainian War? It could lead to escalation and new wars, but the United States and NATO may need to think twice before offering concessions.
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Russia
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Has the War in Ukraine Damaged Russia's Gray Zone Capabilities?
Raphael S. Cohen
Jun 22, 2022
The National Interest
Russia's actions are to blame for the damage done to its gray zone capabilities, but it's the West's choice to see whether this respite represents a short-term aberration or presents opportunities for some long-term fixes.
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International Diplomacy
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Do Americans Know Who Their Diplomats Are? Or What They Do?
Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard, Charles P. Ries @charles_ries
Jun 20, 2022
The Hill
Americans have a limited understanding of how diplomats are selected and how diplomacy interacts with other elements of the U.S. national security establishment. Efforts to better inform and engage the American public about the work of diplomacy and who American diplomats are would lead to a greater understanding of the job and its people.
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Jordan
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Jordan: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nazia Wolters, Mahshid Abir
Jun 20, 2022
The RAND Blog
Lockdown restrictions that may have contributed to low COVID-19 case numbers in Jordan early in the pandemic resulted in economic stresses and increased psychological distress in the general population. RAND researchers identified challenges faced by Jordanians during the crisis and the country's innovative and equitable response to mitigate them.
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Emerging Technologies
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The Metaverse: What It Is and Is Not
Swaptik Chowdhury, Timothy Marler
Jun 20, 2022
Inside Sources
The metaverse is quickly expanding, but its meaning remains unclear. Until an agreement on a definition of “metaverse” is reached, efforts to manage the technology development and related public policy could be muddled at best.
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Ukraine
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What if Russia's Army Fails in Ukraine?
Peter A. Wilson, William Courtney @courtneywmh
Jun 20, 2022
The Hill
Fighting in Ukraine will likely continue. But battlefield advantages could continue to ebb and flow, too. The West should prudently prepare for Ukrainian success as well as a less favorable outcome.
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Suicide
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Will the New 988 Hotline Be a Game Changer for Mental Health or a Missed Opportunity?
Ryan K. McBain @ryankmcbain, Stephanie Brooks Holliday
Jun 20, 2022
Los Angeles Times
Someone dies from suicide in the United States every 11 minutes, a rate that has increased almost 30 percent since 2000. The 988 mental health hotline will launch on July 16, but states need to clear significant hurdles: funding the expanded crisis response system and making sure people know it's available.
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The strength of NATO is that it is at its essence an ongoing consultation based on trust, and where needed a central meeting point for smaller groups of allies to collaborate on an issue-by-issue basis. Finland and Sweden could benefit by working from the outset to advance the dialogue, express their interests, and help to shape what can be a stronger, smarter NATO.

Gene Germanovich

International Defense Researcher

Source: United Press International

The world is two-and-a-half years into COVID-19, facing another international and national emerging infectious disease outbreak with monkey pox, and experts have warned that such diseases are only becoming more likely. A serious reckoning beginning with a 9/11-like commission for COVID-19 could be undertaken to develop a system for preparing for and responding to emerging infectious diseases. Relying on “ad hoc-ery” may not be the best option.

Daniel M. Gerstein

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: The Hill

Hypothetical Scenarios of U.S.-China Conflict

Educators' Views on Politicized Topics in School

Learning, Relearning, and Not Learning the Lessons of COVID-19

Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership: Toward a Larger, Stronger, Smarter Alliance

Three Steps to Protect Communities from Climate Change

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

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Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap

Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa

Science and Security: Setting the Direction for the UK's Research Relationship with China

War of the Worlds: How Cognitive Dissonance and Repression Shape Russian Perceptions of the Conflict in Ukraine

Russia's Ambitions and the War in Ukraine: Q&A with Dara Massicot

What Better Way to Use the Arsenal of Democracy?

Environmental Racism: How Historic Redlining Continues to Affect Communities

Synthetic Opioids, Ukrainian Grain, the Metaverse: RAND Weekly Recap

Should Ukraine Settle with Russia?

Has the War in Ukraine Damaged Russia's Gray Zone Capabilities?

Do Americans Know Who Their Diplomats Are? Or What They Do?

Jordan: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

The Metaverse: What It Is and Is Not

What if Russia's Army Fails in Ukraine?

Will the New 988 Hotline Be a Game Changer for Mental Health or a Missed Opportunity?

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