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Upcoming Summit an Opportunity for Japan to Reconsider Whether to Join Rest of G-7 in Sanctioning China Over Genocide
Japan has been lukewarm in its response to global condemnation of China's crimes against humanity against the Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang. What options might President Biden have to encourage Japan to reconsider its position as he hosts his first in-person summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga?
Apr 15, 2021
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The Biden Administration Will Find It Difficult to Contain Israel and Iran's Escalating Tensions
Iran is blaming Israel for a blackout at one of its nuclear research facilities. This attack is likely to complicate nuclear diplomacy and further erode trust between Tehran and Washington. Also, it may only incentivize Iran to advance its nuclear program.
Apr 14, 2021
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Beyond Sweatpants: Waking Up in a Post–COVID-19 World
When it comes to morning wake schedules, adjusting to post–COVID-19 life may be a challenge. Taking small steps now may help you prepare for the shock of returning to the morning rush.
Apr 14, 2021
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Satellite Internet Services—Fostering the Dictator's Dilemma?
The ability to provide relatively low cost internet access outside of government control is both a challenge for authoritarian states and an opportunity for democracies. What are low-altitude, low-latency satellites and why are authoritarian states so concerned?
Apr 12, 2021
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The Intelligence Community's Deadly Bias Toward Classified Sources
Even when relevant data is publicly available, U.S. intelligence analysts are not including it in their analytic products during their routine course of business. This willful ignorance of publicly available information is hurting U.S. national security.
Apr 12, 2021
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The United States Considers Reinforcing Its 'Pacific Sanctuary'
Soon after he took office, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a posture review to ensure that the U.S. global footprint is the right size to support U.S. strategy. Japan's continued importance to U.S. strategy and Tokyo's increased willingness to be more proactive in the security domain mean that Japan could see an uptick in U.S. military presence after this review is complete.
Apr 12, 2021
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An Early Look at the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Demographic Trends
Key demographic trends in fertility, mortality, and migration are responsible for shifts in the overall structure of any population. COVID-19 has affected each of these, with potentially important implications.
Apr 12, 2021
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Supply Chains and National Security
Lessons from the pandemic will be sorted through for years. But one thing seems very clear: The United States is not ready in a policy or infrastructure or even physical-capacity sense to respond to major shocks to its supply chains.
Apr 12, 2021
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Scientific Research Integrity Demands Transparency—the Law Should Require It Too
China pays U.S. scientists for their innovations in exchange for money and access to research laboratories and speaking and publication opportunities. They require the researchers to keep these agreements secret from their employers or the U.S. government. Perhaps it is time to codify scientific transparency into law.
Apr 12, 2021
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Biden Puts Japan at the Center of U.S. Policy in Asia
Addressing the Chinese threat in the Indo-Pacific requires working with allies and partners. So far, Japan appears to be one of the priority relationships for the Biden administration.
Apr 12, 2021
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Who Can Effectively Champion the Vax?
Vaccine hesitancy appears to be one more hurdle in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC would typically lead a campaign to overcome it, but Americans' trust in the CDC has declined measurably. Health care professionals may be more effective messengers when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines.
Apr 9, 2021
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Target Vaccine to 'High-Contact' People
Actively seeking out people with lots of contacts for vaccination could bring the epidemic under control much more quickly than vaccinating people at random. Vaccinating just 15% of the population would be enough to crush the epidemic—so long as it was the right 15%.
Apr 9, 2021
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Loose-Fit Infrastructure Can Better Account for Climate Change
As climate change accelerates there is a growing disconnect between what our infrastructure systems can do and what we need them to do. Policymakers should view infrastructure investments as not simply hardware fixes and upgrades, but as efforts to close this gap.
Apr 8, 2021
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Don't Muddy the Objectives on Fighting Domestic Extremism
The U.S. Capitol attack on January 6 has fueled momentum for new approaches and laws to counter attacks by domestic violent extremists. It will be crucial for policymakers to reckon with what new laws and law enforcement can achieve, and what they can get wrong.
Apr 7, 2021
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The Japan-U.S. Summit and Cooperation with South Korea
The Biden administration's goal of renewed Japan–South Korea–U.S. trilateralism is laudable and promising, but substantial obstacles remain. The passage of time alone is not going to strengthen ties between South Korea and Japan. Washington may have to play a leading role if it wants to see relations between Seoul and Tokyo improve.
Apr 6, 2021

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Ukraine's Kursk offensive was a tactical masterstroke that changed the geometry of the battlefield by extending Russian lines and obliging them to rethink their force allocation assumptions. This changes the military calculus.

Ann Marie Dailey

Policy Researcher

Source: The National Interest

While it may not be obvious to patients, AI is already integrated into daily health care systems, from predicting which patients are likely to develop infections to forecasting missed appointments. Other uses are not fully developed: while ChatGPT has demonstrated success on a number of medical board exams, hospitals are not outsourcing actual medical care to computers yet.

Shira H. Fischer

Physician Policy Researcher

Source: rand.org

The Veterans Left Behind: Eligibility for VA Benefits and Other Than Honorable Discharges

U.S. Military Basing and Access in the Indo-Pacific

Ukraine's 'Masterstroke' Kursk Offensive Is About Geometry, not Geography

Disinformation May Thrive as Transparency Deteriorates Across Social Media

Climate Change and Critical Infrastructure: Assessing the Risks and Identifying Mitigation Strategies

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Improving Access to Early Childhood Education

Commentary and Articles

Upcoming Summit an Opportunity for Japan to Reconsider Whether to Join Rest of G-7 in Sanctioning China Over Genocide

The Biden Administration Will Find It Difficult to Contain Israel and Iran's Escalating Tensions

Beyond Sweatpants: Waking Up in a Post–COVID-19 World

Satellite Internet Services—Fostering the Dictator's Dilemma?

The Intelligence Community's Deadly Bias Toward Classified Sources

The United States Considers Reinforcing Its 'Pacific Sanctuary'

An Early Look at the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Demographic Trends

Supply Chains and National Security

Scientific Research Integrity Demands Transparency—the Law Should Require It Too

Biden Puts Japan at the Center of U.S. Policy in Asia

Who Can Effectively Champion the Vax?

Target Vaccine to 'High-Contact' People

Loose-Fit Infrastructure Can Better Account for Climate Change

Don't Muddy the Objectives on Fighting Domestic Extremism

The Japan-U.S. Summit and Cooperation with South Korea

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