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Globalization
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Why COVID-19 Will Not Stop Globalization
Raphael S. Cohen
Apr 13, 2020
Lawfare
Commentators have predicted that the outbreak will upend how we think about the flow of people and goods across borders and leave a markedly different world in its wake. But while COVID-19 will change the mechanics of globalization, it will likely not spell globalization's death knell.
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Women's Health
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Women and COVID-19: Studying the Impact of Sex and Gender
Chloe E. Bird @ChloeBirdPhD, Lori Frank @LoriBethFrank, Andrew W. Dick, Melanie A. Zaber, Denise D. Quigley, Anula Jayasuriya
Apr 13, 2020
The RAND Blog
Much of current medical evidence is based largely on men. The current COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to examine the potential value of asking questions about sex and gender differences to inform ongoing policy decisions.
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Economic Policy
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The Danger of Converting a Health Crisis into a Financial Crisis
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_, Shanthi Nataraj @ShanthiNataraj, Jonathan William Welburn @jwwelburn
Apr 13, 2020
CNN
The impulse to do something to help businesses right now is well-intended, but lending to companies that were highly leveraged pre-crisis is a risky bet. Assistance could be best directed toward sound enterprises that are likely to survive and contribute to boosting the economy in the coming years.
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North Korea
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The Coronavirus and North Korea: Is There a Cure for Kim's Nuclear Blackmail?
Soo W. Kim @mllesookim
Apr 13, 2020
The National Interest
Despite the pandemic, North Korea's recent activities suggest that Kim Jong Un will likely stay the course in his ongoing campaign against the United States and the broader Northeast Asia region.
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Catastrophic Liability Risk Management
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Tapping Business Interruption Insurance Coverage to Assist Small Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Drawbacks
Lloyd Dixon, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Apr 10, 2020
The RAND Blog
Legislation has been introduced in several states that would require insurers to cover business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 outbreak. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a law? If policymakers were to proceed with such an approach, then what design considerations should they keep in mind?
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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What Do You Do with a Problem Like COVID-19?
Raphael S. Cohen
Apr 10, 2020
Fox News Channel
Over the last several decades, Americans' trust in their government and its institutions crumbled. Beyond that, the value of truth and expertise, the common bedrock of sound policymaking, was decaying in American society. COVID-19 might present an opportunity to correct some of these ills.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Hospitals' Critical Care Capacity, Unemployment Insurance, Farmworkers: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 10, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on how hospitals can increase critical care capacity, reforming the U.S. unemployment system, supporting farmworkers, and more.
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Security Cooperation
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Don't Get Too Excited, 'Quad Plus' Meetings Won't Cover China
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Apr 9, 2020
The Diplomat
The “Quad” countries met with several non-Quad countries to help each other amid the coronavirus pandemic. For all the good that can come of these countries working together, the Quad Plus, if sustained, may eventually jeopardize the Quad's primary mission: to counter China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
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Workplace Well-Being
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It Is More Important Than Ever for Employers to Look After Staff Health and Wellbeing
Christian Van Stolk
Apr 9, 2020
The RAND Blog
COVID-19 will likely have a direct effect on the health and wellbeing of employees. While many employers responding to the COVID-19 crisis have understandably been concerned with business resilience, processes, and performance, it is important that they also continue to focus on the health and wellbeing of staff.
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Media Literacy
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How to Contain the Disinformation Virus
Axelle Devaux @AxelleDevaux
Apr 9, 2020
Encompass
Like COVID-19, disinformation spreads only if we help it spread. While we have all been asked to stay at home as responsible citizens to contain the virus, we should also feel responsible for making it harder for disinformation to spread.
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Data Privacy
article
Quantum Computers Will Break the Internet, but Only If We Let Them
Apr 9, 2020
Quantum computers are expected to be powerful enough to break the current cryptography that protects all digital communications. But this scenario is preventable if policymakers take actions now to minimize the harm that quantum computers may cause.
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Work-Family Conflicts
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Parenting Through the Pandemic: Who's Working, Who's Caring for the Kids, and What Policies Might Help
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist, Grace Evans, Daniel Schwam
Apr 8, 2020
The RAND Blog
To help inform policy decisions that could help working parents affected by COVID-19, we examined the U.S. Department of Labor's Current Population Survey and recent coronavirus relief acts. Our review shows us what aid working parents might expect and what kinds of aid policymakers might consider going forward.
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Nuclear Disarmament
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New START Is Not NAFTA
William Courtney @courtneywmh, John Lauder
Apr 8, 2020
The Hill
The 2010 New START Treaty with Russia reduces long-range nuclear arms. President Trump may seek a different deal, however, as he did in renegotiating NAFTA. But NAFTA talks succeeded because America had predominant leverage and because Canada and Mexico are friends. Neither holds true with Russia.
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Homeless Populations
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Emergency Homeless Services During the COVID-19 Crisis
Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Sarah B. Hunter, Benjamin Henwood
Apr 7, 2020
The RAND Blog
The recently passed $2 trillion stimulus package includes a suite of measures designed to support households that are affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. But policymakers may want to consider what protections the package offers to a particularly high-risk group: people experiencing homelessness.
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Military Budgets and Defense Spending
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Defense Budget Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Daniel Egel, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz, Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_, Edward R. Harshberger @TedHarsh
Apr 7, 2020
RealClearDefense
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a dramatic toll on the U.S. economy. This could have significant medium-term implications for the U.S. defense budget. The U.S. Department of Defense will need to find efficiencies that are of at least the same magnitude as the recent sequestration.
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The RAND Blog

Why COVID-19 Will Not Stop Globalization

Women and COVID-19: Studying the Impact of Sex and Gender

The Danger of Converting a Health Crisis into a Financial Crisis

The Coronavirus and North Korea: Is There a Cure for Kim's Nuclear Blackmail?

Tapping Business Interruption Insurance Coverage to Assist Small Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Drawbacks

What Do You Do with a Problem Like COVID-19?

Hospitals' Critical Care Capacity, Unemployment Insurance, Farmworkers: RAND Weekly Recap

Don't Get Too Excited, 'Quad Plus' Meetings Won't Cover China

It Is More Important Than Ever for Employers to Look After Staff Health and Wellbeing

How to Contain the Disinformation Virus

Quantum Computers Will Break the Internet, but Only If We Let Them

Parenting Through the Pandemic: Who's Working, Who's Caring for the Kids, and What Policies Might Help

New START Is Not NAFTA

Emergency Homeless Services During the COVID-19 Crisis

Defense Budget Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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