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Family Matters: More of the Same in Togo
Alexander Noyes @alexhnoyes, Michael Shurkin
Mar 6, 2020
World Politics Review
Faure Gnassingbe was reelected in February to a fourth term as president of Togo. The result was no surprise. Due to the stacked system he and his father built, Faure is likely to rule until 2030 or beyond.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Coronavirus Outbreak, Drones, the U.S. Power Grid: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 6, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the intensifying coronavirus outbreak, cyber threats from drones, the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid, and more.
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Security Cooperation
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Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for U.S. Policy in Oceania
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Mar 6, 2020
The Diplomat
In February, the island of Chuuk postponed a referendum vote on secession from the Federated States of Micronesia. At least for the time being, Chuuk's decision is a significant victory in the U.S. diplomatic, economic, and security competition with China in the Pacific Islands.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies: Q&A with RAND Experts
Mar 5, 2020
Cases of the coronavirus have now spread to several dozens of countries, infecting thousands and thousands of people across the globe. With concerns about the disease rising, we asked a group of RAND researchers to answer a wide range of questions about the crisis.
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Energy Security
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Thinking Outside the Grid: Q&A with Anu Narayanan
Mar 5, 2020
Anu Narayanan, an engineer at RAND, is a specialist in what-ifs. Her research focuses on critical infrastructure and national security. In this interview, she discusses her latest work that explores what would happen if a cyberattacker tried to take down the power grid.
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Sleep
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Teens Are Sleep Deprived; Later School Start Times Could Help
Wendy M. Troxel @wendytroxel
Mar 4, 2020
The Park Record
Sleep deprivation among American teens is a major public health problem. Teens in school districts with later start times get more sleep and are more likely to show up for school. They do better academically, and show improvements in their mental and physical health.
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Media Literacy
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American News Habits and the Challenge of Truth Decay
Mar 4, 2020
RAND researchers asked people where they get their news, how reliable they think it is, and whether they seek out viewpoints that are different from their own. The results provide some new clues to help diagnose and treat Truth Decay.
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United Kingdom
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The Costs of Brexit Uncertainty
Charles P. Ries @charles_ries, Marco Hafner
Mar 3, 2020
Encompass
It may be tempting to think that Brexit is now done. But the UK's formal departure from the EU in late January was only the end of the beginning. And uncertainty is likely to affect the UK's economic performance moving forward.
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International Diplomacy
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Book Review: 'The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime' by Oriana Skylar Mastro
Patrick S. Roberts @RamblingRoberts, Ariel I. Ahram
Mar 2, 2020
War on the Rocks
Why do warring parties wait so long to start peace negotiations? How can we get to that stage more quickly and definitively? Oriana Skylar Mastro explores the tension between the imperative to fight and the imperative to negotiate in her book, The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime.
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Philippines
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If U.S. Forces Have to Leave the Philippines, Then What?
Caroline Baxter
Feb 28, 2020
Foreign Policy Research Institute
If the United States were to lose access to bases in the Philippines, the effects would ripple outward. Maintaining alliances in the Indo-Pacific in all their manifestations is critical—and the details matter.
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Russia
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Russian Subversion, Truth Decay, Supervised Drug Consumption Sites: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 28, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on responding to Russian subversion, how the media can help fight Truth Decay, the first supervised drug consumption site in the United States, artificial intelligence, and more.
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Afghanistan
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The First Step on a Long Path to Peace in Afghanistan
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Feb 27, 2020
The Hill
It has taken 10 years to reach the brink of a first substantial step in toward peace in Afghanistan. Much could still go wrong. Can the Taliban and the Afghan government come together to jointly govern the country?
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Residential Housing
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Supportive Housing Can Help Keep People with Mental Illness Out of Jail
Feb 27, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of people with serious mental illnesses cycle in and out of American jails every year. In Los Angeles, some of them are getting diverted into a supportive housing program where they can get the treatment they need. And the results are promising.
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Media Literacy
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Panel: How the Media Can Help Fight Truth Decay
Feb 25, 2020
Truth Decay is the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life. As part of this phenomenon, Americans are losing faith in once-trusted sources of information, including the news. How might media organizations address this?
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West Africa
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More Engagement in West Africa Could Blunt Looming Crisis
Michael Shurkin
Feb 25, 2020
RealClearWorld
There is a very real possibility that the security crisis afflicting Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will spread to the countries of the West African coastal region. Early action including security-sector support could be the key to staving off worst-case scenarios.
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Ukraine War Is Motivating Taiwan to Better Secure Its Own Future

What Does Putin Want in Ukraine?

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

Family Matters: More of the Same in Togo

Coronavirus Outbreak, Drones, the U.S. Power Grid: RAND Weekly Recap

Delayed Chuuk Secession Vote a Win for U.S. Policy in Oceania

Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies: Q&A with RAND Experts

Thinking Outside the Grid: Q&A with Anu Narayanan

Teens Are Sleep Deprived; Later School Start Times Could Help

American News Habits and the Challenge of Truth Decay

The Costs of Brexit Uncertainty

Book Review: 'The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime' by Oriana Skylar Mastro

If U.S. Forces Have to Leave the Philippines, Then What?

Russian Subversion, Truth Decay, Supervised Drug Consumption Sites: RAND Weekly Recap

The First Step on a Long Path to Peace in Afghanistan

Supportive Housing Can Help Keep People with Mental Illness Out of Jail

Panel: How the Media Can Help Fight Truth Decay

More Engagement in West Africa Could Blunt Looming Crisis

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