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Artificial Intelligence
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AI and Irregular Warfare: An Evolution, Not a Revolution
Daniel Egel, Eric Robinson @RobinsonEricD, Charles T. Cleveland, Christopher Oates
Oct 31, 2019
War on the Rocks
How will artificial intelligence change the way wars are fought? The answer, of course, depends. And it mainly depends on what type of wars are being fought. And how will AI affect the type of wars that the United States is most likely to fight?
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Prisoner Reentry
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A Novel Approach to Helping People Returning from Prison
Oct 30, 2019
Many services try to address the needs of individuals returning from prison, but they're often designed without much input from the very people who need the services. A group of county agencies, service providers, and former prisoners collaborated to identify ways to improve reentry services in Los Angeles.
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Military Strategy
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How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War
Elbridge A. Colby, David Ochmanek
Oct 30, 2019
Foreign Policy
The U.S. armed forces are now preparing for an age of great-power competition and rightly so. The 2018 National Defense Strategy shows the Defense Department is focused on the threats posed by Russia and especially China to U.S. interests, allies, and established partners such as Taiwan. For now, U.S. forces appear poorly postured to meet these challenges.
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Syria
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Russia's Risky Game Plan for Syria
Colin P. Clarke, William Courtney @courtneywmh
Oct 29, 2019
The National Interest
It will take time to assess the extent to which Russia has “won“ in Syria. Absent a peaceful end to the conflict and an infusion of large-scale Western aid, downside risks for Russia could take some of the bloom off of its rose in Syria.
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong's Digital Protests: Blizzard Case Could Be a Warning for Fortune 500 Companies
Sale Lilly @SaleLilly
Oct 29, 2019
Korea Times
Blizzard-Activision recently found itself drawn into the political controversy surrounding the Hong Kong protests. The experience could serve as a warning for other companies that could find themselves plunged into crisis-management mode by world events.
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The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)
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Baghdadi's Death Will Make Global Affiliates More Independent
Colin P. Clarke, Amarnath Amarasingam
Oct 28, 2019
Foreign Policy
The recent death of Islamic State leader and self-proclaimed caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a major blow to the Islamic State. Baghdadi held a kind of elusive charisma for the organization. He will be replaced, but this does not mean that the Islamic State will simply go back to business as usual.
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Wildfires
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Turning Off Power to Combat Wildfires Could Harm the Very People Who Need Protection
Joie D. Acosta, Regina A. Shih @ReginaShih
Oct 28, 2019
CalMatters
While intentionally shutting off power may be a practical way to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires, is it worth the risks? Until more thoughtful and comprehensive decisions are made, planned power outages need to be planned better.
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Pittsburgh
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One Year After Tree of Life, We Still Aren't Talking Enough About Violent White Supremacy
Colin P. Clarke
Oct 27, 2019
Los Angeles Times
In the year since a gunman killed 11 worshippers in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the conversation about white supremacy has grown louder. But the United States still has a long way to go in dealing with this threat.
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Wildfires
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Uncovering the Links Between Fires and Public Health in Equatorial Asia
Miriam E. Marlier
Oct 25, 2019
Google Earth and Earth Engine on Medium
Fires in Indonesia, if left unchecked, could cause an average of 36,000 premature deaths annually across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Researchers built a tool that models the effect of the fires on public health.
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Politics and Government
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Zimbabwe’s Neighbors Express Solidarity Against a False Enemy
Jon Temin, Alexander H. Noyes @alexhnoyes, Mark Bellamy
Oct 25, 2019
The Washington Post
The notion that sanctions are primarily responsible for the economic collapse in Zimbabwe is a useful fiction promoted by that country's authoritarian elite. In reality, the ruling party, in power for 39 years, has no one to blame but itself.
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Syria
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The Syria Withdrawal, Climate Policy, Drones: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 25, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on the effects of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, one expert's take on climate policy, how drones could help get blood to soldiers who need it, and more.
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Artificial Intelligence
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Military Deception: AI's Killer App?
Edward Geist, Marjory S. Blumenthal @marjorysb
Oct 23, 2019
War on the Rocks
Contrary to the promise that AI would deliver an omniscient view of everything happening in the battlespace—the goal of U.S. military planners for decades—it now appears that technologies of misdirection are winning. Military deception, in short, could prove to be AI’s killer app.
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Economic Development
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Economic Experiments for Global Impact
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Oct 23, 2019
The RAND Blog
Implementing effective solutions for global socioeconomic development and poverty alleviation is a daunting challenge. However, RAND has seen over its decades of work in this area that data-based decisions can improve the welfare of the world's most vulnerable populations.
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Hong Kong
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How to Resolve the Hong Kong Crisis
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 23, 2019
Foreign Policy
Rebuilding trust between the residents of Hong Kong and their government will be an extremely difficult task. But with some reasonable compromises on both sides, Hong Kong has the opportunity to step back from the brink of disaster.
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Politics and Government
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Memories of an Earlier Impeachment
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Oct 23, 2019
United Press International
What is it like to work in the White House during an impeachment? RAND's Ambassador James Dobbins was special assistant to the president on the National Security Council staff during the Clinton impeachment. Here, he shares insights on the experience.
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The RAND Blog

AI and Irregular Warfare: An Evolution, Not a Revolution

A Novel Approach to Helping People Returning from Prison

How the United States Could Lose a Great-Power War

Russia's Risky Game Plan for Syria

Hong Kong's Digital Protests: Blizzard Case Could Be a Warning for Fortune 500 Companies

Baghdadi's Death Will Make Global Affiliates More Independent

Turning Off Power to Combat Wildfires Could Harm the Very People Who Need Protection

One Year After Tree of Life, We Still Aren't Talking Enough About Violent White Supremacy

Uncovering the Links Between Fires and Public Health in Equatorial Asia

Zimbabwe’s Neighbors Express Solidarity Against a False Enemy

The Syria Withdrawal, Climate Policy, Drones: RAND Weekly Recap

Military Deception: AI's Killer App?

Economic Experiments for Global Impact

How to Resolve the Hong Kong Crisis

Memories of an Earlier Impeachment

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