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International Diplomacy
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Where Does China's 'One Country, Two Systems' Stand in 2020?
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Feb 13, 2020
The Diplomat
Hong Kong and Macau live under “one country, two systems,” and China aspires to include Taiwan in the future as well. But President Tsai Ing-wen's landslide re-election in Taiwan on January 11 resoundingly demonstrates that the arrangement is dead on arrival there.
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Maternal Health
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Infectious Diseases, Zimbabwe, Students with Disabilities: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 14, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the U.S. response to infectious diseases, Zimbabwe after Mugabe, the support for students with disabilities, and more.
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Nuclear Deterrence
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Jumpstarting Arms Control Talks with Russia: A Low-Risk Gambit
Luke Griffith
Feb 13, 2020
Defense One
In 2019, Russia proposed a moratorium on missile deployments in Europe. If the United States does not accept, it could increase the threat to NATO allies and provide Moscow with more bargaining chips in future arms negotiations.
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International Diplomacy
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Peace with the Region Is Not a Peace Plan
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Feb 13, 2020
Al-Monitor
Acceptance of Israel from the broader Arab world will not resolve the dilemma of how the Israelis and the Palestinians can agree to live on the same land together. A viable plan for the future, one that is about real peace and not a one-sided political gambit, must recognize these realities.
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Nuclear Deterrence
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Stabilizing the Nuclear Cold War
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Feb 13, 2020
Inkstick
Russia and the United States are still locked in a nuclear cold war. Thousands of nuclear weapons are deployed, some on high alert. Although the United States prudently withdrew from several past arms control treaties with Russia, it could be in America's interest to extend New START.
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Urban Planning
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Green Infrastructure in Los Angeles: An Olympian Feat
Noah Johnson, Karishma R. Patel, Jarrett Catlin
Feb 11, 2020
The RAND Blog
Los Angeles has an opportunity to reinvent itself by harnessing the collective spirit of Olympics development, climate activism, and Measure W funding. No single project can address all LA's environmental needs, but many diverse projects could provide an opportunity for synergies and to create a new “city feel,” the way palm trees, traffic, and movie-touting billboards do now.
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Politics and Government
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Little Has Changed in Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
Alexander H. Noyes @alexhnoyes
Feb 7, 2020
Council on Foreign Relations
After decades in power, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe was toppled via a military coup in November 2017. His successor Emmerson Mnangagwa promised a break from Mugabe's authoritarian rule and economic mismanagement. After two years in power, to what extent has Mnangagwa delivered on his promises? In short, it's bleak.
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Democracy
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Civic Engagement and Health, the State of the Union, Better Sleep: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 7, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the link between civic engagement and health, policy insights from the State of the Union address, what couples can do to improve their sleep, and more.
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Media Literacy
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Our Actions Determine What We Read and See Online. Algorithms Are Only a Part of That Process
Tor Richardson-Golinski, Amelia Harshfield, Advait Deshpande
Feb 7, 2020
Open Access Government
As social media has increasingly become the main outlet for people to acquire news and opinion, there are concerns about the effect of algorithm-driven services on the spread of misleading information. But the issue doesn't merely lie with how social platforms use algorithms to deliver content.
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Technical Professions
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How to Actually Recruit Talent for the AI Challenge
James Ryseff
Feb 5, 2020
War on the Rocks
In the global race to dominate AI technologies, talent is everything. The Pentagon should consider redesigning its personnel policies to accommodate a much greater degree of speed and permeability in its cyber and AI workforce, regardless of what pay and benefits it offers.
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Politics and Government
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State of the Union 2020: Insights from RAND
Feb 5, 2020
The final State of the Union address of President Trump's four-year term may be viewed through the lens of the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the evening. But the speech touched on a range of policy challenges that will remain, regardless of how politics play out in 2020.
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Social Determinants of Health
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Rx Civic Engagement: Keeping the Public Engaged in Public Health
Christopher Nelson, Anita Chandra
Feb 4, 2020
Las Vegas Sun
Civic engagement—activities like voting and volunteering—is essential for the health of democracy. A turn at the ballot box might also improve physical and mental health.
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Water Resources Management
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Los Angeles River Revitalization: Taking Inspiration from Near and Far
Keren Zhu, J. Luke Irwin, Stephanie Tanverakul, Timothy R. Gulden
Feb 4, 2020
The RAND Blog
Currently a predominantly concrete channel running through the city, the Los Angeles River has great potential to revitalize Los Angeles's water resources, landscape, and identity. Creating a new vision for the river presents a complex challenge for policymakers, engineers, and urban planners.
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Community Resilience
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What Can FEMA Learn from the Historic 2017 Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons?
Jason Thomas Barnosky, Patrick Roberts, Joie D. Acosta
Feb 3, 2020
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
When a hurricane comes ashore or a wildfire ignites, most of a community's vulnerability to the disaster is already set. Emergency managers—including FEMA, but also extending to the states and localities that are the first line of defense—could do much more to identify statewide risks and build community resilience long before an event makes headlines.
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Education Reform
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Community Schools, Brexit, Coronavirus: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 31, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the promise of community schools, the costs of uncertainty after Brexit, the coronavirus, and more.
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Wargaming
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Book Review: 'A Game of Birds and Wolves' by Simon Parkin
Stacie L. Pettyjohn @StaciePettyjohn
Jan 30, 2020
Science
In A Game of Birds and Wolves, journalist Simon Parkin reports on a long overlooked piece of World War II's Battle of the Atlantic. Captain Gilbert Roberts enlisted the Women's Royal Naval Service to build and run a game modeling a two-sided tactical fight between British escorts and German U-boats.
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The Military Case for Extending New START

Principals Could Use More Support to Help Students with Disabilities

Infectious Diseases, Zimbabwe, Students with Disabilities: RAND Weekly Recap

Jumpstarting Arms Control Talks with Russia: A Low-Risk Gambit

From SARS to 2019-Coronavirus (nCoV): U.S.-China Collaborations on Pandemic Response

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Children Cope with Trauma: A School-Based Intervention

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Addressing the Invisible Wounds of War

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

The RAND Blog

Where Does China's 'One Country, Two Systems' Stand in 2020?

Infectious Diseases, Zimbabwe, Students with Disabilities: RAND Weekly Recap

Jumpstarting Arms Control Talks with Russia: A Low-Risk Gambit

Peace with the Region Is Not a Peace Plan

Stabilizing the Nuclear Cold War

Green Infrastructure in Los Angeles: An Olympian Feat

Little Has Changed in Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe

Civic Engagement and Health, the State of the Union, Better Sleep: RAND Weekly Recap

Our Actions Determine What We Read and See Online. Algorithms Are Only a Part of That Process

How to Actually Recruit Talent for the AI Challenge

State of the Union 2020: Insights from RAND

Rx Civic Engagement: Keeping the Public Engaged in Public Health

Los Angeles River Revitalization: Taking Inspiration from Near and Far

What Can FEMA Learn from the Historic 2017 Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons?

Community Schools, Brexit, Coronavirus: RAND Weekly Recap

Book Review: 'A Game of Birds and Wolves' by Simon Parkin

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