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A Year After the October 7 Start of the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Q&A with RAND Experts
The bloody conflict in the Middle East has highlighted a complex web of strategic, geopolitical, and humanitarian challenges. RAND experts delve into the regional and global implications of the conflict, the factors that led up to it, where it could be headed, and the geopolitical fallout.
Oct 4, 2024

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October 7th and the Limits of Diplomacy
Outside mediators, including the United States, may not be able to end the Israel-Hamas war—particularly if the combatants themselves don't want to stop fighting.
Oct 4, 2024
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A Concerning Rise in Rough Sleeping Threatens Recent Progress on Unsheltered Homelessness in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, rough sleeping—living without the protection of a vehicle, tent, or makeshift dwelling—has risen to new heights. If left unaddressed, this increase in the most precarious form of homelessness sets back recent progress in Los Angeles's efforts to combat this crisis.
Oct 3, 2024
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NATO and Its Defense Industrial Base
The 2024 NATO summit was a display of political unity. To maintain such cohesion, NATO needs to increase its defense industrial base capacity, as well as adopt an acquisition strategy that meets the growing demand for weapons and ammunition. And it needs to do both things in a way that navigates political sensitivities.
Oct 2, 2024
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The AI Playbook: What Other Sectors Can Learn from the Creative Industry's Fight Against AI
The 2023 Writer's Guild of America strike and contract offers a potentially important case study for how AI can be navigated by workers and industry leaders, even before any threat to jobs is imminent.
Oct 1, 2024
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Helping Ukraine Strike Deep in Russia
Ukraine's innovative drones are damaging Russian forces, but Kyiv's request for more long-range strike support from the United States resulted in only modest assistance. Despite NATO's growing support, Washington remains hesitant due to potential risks.
Sep 30, 2024
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National Preparedness Month: Advocating for a Holistic Approach to Increased Resilience
Preparedness requires more than awareness; it demands acceptance, commitment, and capability building. National Preparedness Month highlights the need for ongoing, effective action.
Sep 26, 2024
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U.S. Climate Policy Explained: What Americans Need to Know
To better understand the current state of U.S. climate policy and what to look for in the months and years ahead, we spoke to one of RAND's foremost climate policy experts.
Sep 26, 2024
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Putin's Silence on Kursk Offensive Might Be a Giant Mistake
Throughout his presidency, Vladimir Putin has repeatedly failed to project leadership qualities in times of crisis. His relative silence on Ukraine's Kursk offensive has led to public criticism, even from supporters. This pattern of evasion undermines trust and complicates his leadership approach.
Sep 24, 2024
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Who Is a Caregiver?
Over 40 percent of American adults are caregivers, providing unpaid assistance to those with wounds, illnesses, or injuries. To support caregivers, it's crucial to recognize their roles, address their emotional and financial challenges, and offer resources.
Sep 24, 2024
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Will Charging the Parents of School Shooters Help Prevent School Shootings?
Implementing child-access prevention laws effectively reduces youth gun violence and should be a priority for policymakers to prevent future tragedies. Holding parents culpable could deter some gun violence if it leads more parents to rethink giving their children unsupervised access to firearms.
Sep 23, 2024
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Rolling Out AI? Mind the Panic in the Office
As artificial intelligence reshapes business at breakneck speed, offices are awash in a new anxiety: Are the algorithms going to replace our jobs? Here's why leaders need to listen to these fears—and how they can support workers.
Sep 23, 2024
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Immigration and Border Control Explained: What Americans Need to Know
Exactly how to think about and handle the ongoing crisis at the U.S. southern border and immigration more generally will certainly be among the most critical issues on the agenda when the next U.S. president is sworn in in January. To better understand the issue of border control and immigration, we spoke to two RAND experts.
Sep 20, 2024
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Take a Fresh Look at How Leaders Approach Narratives
Why do many leaders today fail to access the full potential of storytelling and narrative production to garner stakeholder support, secure buy-in, and achieve effective performance outcomes? The answer sits in a concept called “narrative pluralism.”
Sep 18, 2024
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The Kursk Offensive: Triumph or Tragedy in the Making?
Ukraine's Kursk operation is potentially a game-changing move. But it could lead to escalation, including increased Russian use of chemical weapons.
Sep 17, 2024
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Ukraine's 'Masterstroke' Kursk Offensive Is About Geometry, Not Geography
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.
Sep 17, 2024

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The [Israel-Hamas] war has exacerbated a divide in American politics. Historically, Israel enjoyed wide bipartisan support. That's no longer the case with more progressives and younger voters questioning this core tenet of U.S. foreign policy. The Gaza war has certainly exacerbated this shift and it's going to continue to influence the politics of American support for years to come

Raphael S. Cohen

Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE, and Director of the Pardee RAND Graduate School National Security Program

Source: rand.org

While there have sometimes been intense policy debates, American support for Israel was historically bipartisan. Judging by the reaction to the Gaza war at many of the leading college campuses—the crucible of future leaders—Western attitudes will only further harden against Israel. Israel has an American problem that it will struggle to effectively address.

Brian Michael Jenkins

Senior Adviser to the RAND President

Source: rand.org

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Commentary and Articles

A Year After the October 7 Start of the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Q&A with RAND Experts

October 7th and the Limits of Diplomacy

A Concerning Rise in Rough Sleeping Threatens Recent Progress on Unsheltered Homelessness in Los Angeles

NATO and Its Defense Industrial Base

The AI Playbook: What Other Sectors Can Learn from the Creative Industry's Fight Against AI

Helping Ukraine Strike Deep in Russia

National Preparedness Month: Advocating for a Holistic Approach to Increased Resilience

U.S. Climate Policy Explained: What Americans Need to Know

Putin's Silence on Kursk Offensive Might Be a Giant Mistake

Who Is a Caregiver?

Will Charging the Parents of School Shooters Help Prevent School Shootings?

Rolling Out AI? Mind the Panic in the Office

Immigration and Border Control Explained: What Americans Need to Know

Take a Fresh Look at How Leaders Approach Narratives

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

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