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Russia Destroyed Grozny and Aleppo—Is Kyiv Next?
Colin P. Clarke, William Courtney @courtneywmh, Peter A. Wilson
Mar 28, 2022
The Hill
Russia used a brutal approach in Grozny and Aleppo, and may use a similar approach against Ukraine's cities. But it could be less effective or riskier in Ukraine. Ukraine's determination to resist is strong, and the West is supplying an impressive array of advanced weaponry and intelligence support.
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Military Health and Health Care
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Inequitable Marine Corps Body Composition Policies and Their Impact on the Health of the Force
Joslyn Fleming @joslynmfleming, Jeannette Gaudry Haynie
Mar 25, 2022
The RAND Blog
The Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program is potentially harming Marines. The Marine Corps should consider pausing the policy while it further examines its effects on individual health and considers developing a new health-focused policy that includes requirements designed to reflect the diversity of the force.
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Communication Technology
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Why the BBC World Service's New Ukrainian Shortwave Service Matters
Benjamin J. Sacks
Mar 25, 2022
United Press International
Despite its age, shortwave remains an enduring tool in the global fight against disinformation. It can travel vast distances, cannot be hacked, and is notoriously difficult to jam. Perhaps it's time for the United States to consider whether it should follow the BBC's lead in restarting shortwave services to Ukraine and southeastern Russia.
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Refugees
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With the Ukrainians, Avoid the Mistakes of Other Refugee Crises
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson
Mar 25, 2022
Foreign Policy
Because of Russia's invasion, millions of Ukrainians have fled their country or are internally displaced. At this critical moment, European Union countries have an opportunity to avoid some of the worst pitfalls of how the world has handled other refugee crises.
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Russia
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Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 25, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on Russia's war on Ukraine, medication treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, promoting global citizenship in America, and more.
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Japan
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Japan's Wake Up Call
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Mar 24, 2022
Defense News
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has drawn concern and comparison to what China may have in mind for Taiwan. Given China's history of provocations, it could behoove Japanese leaders to devote renewed attention to how they would deal with a Taiwan crisis, especially as it could include an attack on Japan.
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Biosurveillance
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National Wastewater Tracking Could Help Us Stay Ahead of COVID-19—but Congress Cut the Funds
Douglas Yeung @DouglasCYeung
Mar 24, 2022
San Francisco Chronicle
For years, medical experts have used wastewater to track the spread of diseases. The National Wastewater Surveillance System has the potential to significantly change the way we fight COVID-19 as well as future pandemics, bacterial diseases, and viruses. But building up the robustness of a wastewater surveillance system will take financial support, and it's not clear Congress will provide it.
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Security Cooperation
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Making AUKUS Work
Jennifer D. P. Moroney @jdpmoroney, Alan Tidwell
Mar 22, 2022
The RAND Blog
In September 2021, President Biden announced the creation of AUKUS, a trilateral, experimental arrangement among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom focused on defense technology. The barriers to success are numerous but the partnership could offer significant opportunities.
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Military Strategy
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The Will to Fight in the Age of Social Media
William Marcellino, Michael J. McNerney
Mar 22, 2022
Stars and Stripes
Social media messaging has played a decisive role in strengthening Ukraine's will to fight—arguably the single most important factor in war—against Russia.
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Gender Equity in the Workplace
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A Promising Era for Women of Color in U.S. Elections, but Gains in Broader Workplace Leadership Remain Elusive
Zara Fatima Abdurahaman
Mar 22, 2022
The RAND Blog
Women of color remain significantly underrepresented in workplace leadership and along the promotion pipeline in comparison to white women, as well as to black and white men. How much more work needs to be done to achieve the combination of race and gender equity in leadership?
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International Diplomacy
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Duty Bound to Disaster: Beware the Imperative in Foreign Policymaking
Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr
Mar 22, 2022
War on the Rocks
Appeals for bolder action in Ukraine will understandably only grow more intense as the appalling humanitarian toll mounts. But imperative-driven action almost always leads countries astray—and in the days and weeks ahead, it will be critical for the United States to stay alert for its symptoms.
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Europe
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Europe After the Ukraine War
Raphael S. Cohen
Mar 21, 2022
Lawfare
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has generated a massive backlash that is likely to endure even if the guns fall silent. What are the longer-term implications for Europe, and how will it affect European energy policy, military preparedness, and overall unity?
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Vietnam
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Taiwan Isn't the Ukraine of the Indo-Pacific. Try Vietnam Instead
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Mar 21, 2022
Nikkei Asia
Russia's war in Eastern Europe has prompted Indo-Pacific security watchers to draw comparisons between Ukraine's plight and that of Taiwan with regard to China. But the more-applicable analogy is a different Indo-Pacific country: Vietnam.
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Russia
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Russia's Problems with Military Professionalization
Marek N. Posard @mnposard, Khrystyna Holynska
Mar 21, 2022
Breaking Defense
Even if Russia manages to take control of the territory of Ukraine, the Russian military's underlying problems with professionalization may handicap these occupiers in their efforts to maintain control over that country for the long-term.
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Refugees
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For Ukrainian Refugees in Poland, Livelihood Needs Will Follow Humanitarian Ones
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Mar 18, 2022
Wszystko Co Najważniejsze
Host countries such as Poland that accept refugees are to be lauded for their humanitarian response. To increase the likelihood that these countries find effective policy solutions, they should view the influx of refugees not merely as a challenge, but as a significant opportunity to be seized for aiding their post-COVID recovery.
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The RAND Blog

Russia Destroyed Grozny and Aleppo—Is Kyiv Next?

Inequitable Marine Corps Body Composition Policies and Their Impact on the Health of the Force

Why the BBC World Service's New Ukrainian Shortwave Service Matters

With the Ukrainians, Avoid the Mistakes of Other Refugee Crises

Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

Japan's Wake Up Call

National Wastewater Tracking Could Help Us Stay Ahead of COVID-19—but Congress Cut the Funds

Making AUKUS Work

The Will to Fight in the Age of Social Media

A Promising Era for Women of Color in U.S. Elections, but Gains in Broader Workplace Leadership Remain Elusive

Duty Bound to Disaster: Beware the Imperative in Foreign Policymaking

Europe After the Ukraine War

Taiwan Isn't the Ukraine of the Indo-Pacific. Try Vietnam Instead

Russia's Problems with Military Professionalization

For Ukrainian Refugees in Poland, Livelihood Needs Will Follow Humanitarian Ones

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