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Media Literacy
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Truth Decay, School Lunch Nutrition, Regulating Space: RAND Weekly Recap
May 13, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on tackling Truth Decay, how tech experts view the military's use of artificial intelligence, a new approach to regulating outer space, and more.
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Space Exploration
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Outer Space and the Veil of Ignorance: An Alternative Way to Think About Space Regulation
Douglas C. Ligor @DougLigor, Luke J. Matthews
May 9, 2022
Fast Company
There are currently no international binding rules that would address growing threats in space. Without more-defined and enforceable rules of war regarding space and space assets, the danger of a destructive conflict in space grows significantly.
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Antisatellite Systems
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U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability
Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Apr 21, 2022
RealClearDefense
The United States recently committed not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing. This sets an important example others might follow and takes an important first step towards a binding, international ban.
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Ukraine
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The West's Response to Russia, the State of the Union, Outer Space: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 4, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how to prevent Russia's war on Ukraine from becoming a war with NATO, insights from RAND on the State of the Union, the future of outer space, and more.
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Space Exploration
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Where Chinese Science Fiction and RAND History Meet
Sale Lilly @SaleLilly
Sep 2, 2021
RAND Review
Senior policy analyst Sale Lilly read about renowned RAND researcher Bill Mathers in an award-winning Chinese science fiction trilogy—but somehow had never heard of him before.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Fight Against COVID, Sexual Violence in the Military, Disinformation on Social Media: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 23, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the ongoing fight against COVID-19, countering sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, disinformation on social media, and more.
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International Trade
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Russia Engine Troubles: Is Putin's Behavior Catching Up with Him?
Chandler Sachs, John V. Parachini @JohnParachini
Jun 15, 2021
The RAND Blog
Actions taken to curb Russian malign activities around the globe appear to be affecting Russia's marine and aerospace engine sector. Efforts to arrest Russia's bad behavior might gain momentum if more countries followed the lead of Norway, which chose supporting sanctions over short-term economic gain.
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Vaccination
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Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
May 21, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on vaccine hesitancy as a symptom of ‘Truth Decay,’ how to make remote work beneficial for all, U.S. Arctic diplomacy, and more.
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Information Operations
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COVID-19 Disinformation, Biden's Address, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 30, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on Russian and Chinese campaigns to spread malign and subversive information on COVID-19, President Biden's address to Congress, the planned U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and more.
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Satellites
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Satellite Internet Services—Fostering the Dictator's Dilemma?
Michael Schwille @MichaelSchwille, Scott Fisher
Apr 12, 2021
Small Wars Journal
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?
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Space Science and Technology
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Navigating Norms for the New Space Era
Chad J. R. Ohlandt, Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock, Stephen J. Flanagan
Feb 8, 2021
The National Interest
To make better progress on global norms for responsible behavior in space, the U.S. defense and intelligence communities might first consider reaching a consensus among themselves on what these norms should be. Until they reconcile their differences the United States will be less likely be in a position to play a leadership role.
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Pharmaceutical Drugs
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Prescription Drug Prices, Transgender Troops, Space Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 29, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on America's high prescription drug prices, allowing transgender troops in the military, food insecurity in Black neighborhoods, and more.
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Security Cooperation
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How Joe Biden Can Galvanize Space Diplomacy
Stephen J. Flanagan, Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Jan 15, 2021
Politico
The potential for conflicts to originate in outer space, or for terrestrial conflicts to extend there, has grown with the development of counterspace weapons and the explosion of commercial space activity. But previous efforts to establish norms have had limited results. The Biden administration has an opportunity, working with like-minded allies and partners, to galvanize nascent international efforts.
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Satellites
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How to Avoid a Space Arms Race
John Lauder, Frank G. Klotz, William Courtney @courtneywmh
Oct 26, 2020
The Hill
Some 70 countries and multinational organizations own or operate satellites and there are plans for many more. Multilateral cooperative efforts could help set a foundation for the adoption of transparency and confidence measures that offer realistic hope of reducing risks and protecting freedom of access to space for all nations.
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Delphi Method
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How Accurate Were Predictions for the Future?
Jul 14, 2020
Anticipating the risks and opportunities posed by all kinds of change is a RAND specialty. In 1964, using RAND's now-famous Delphi method, experts pondered topics like medical advancements, space, artificial intelligence, and controlling the weather.
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Capacity Building
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Protecting the U.S. Supply on Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles
Bonnie L. Triezenberg
May 6, 2020
The RAND Blog
Our recent RAND report on the global heavy lift launch market highlights the potential for a near term shortage of launch vehicles needed to lift U.S. defense and intelligence satellites to orbit. These satellites are the eyes, ears, networks and timekeepers of U.S. armed services, and an inability to launch them in times of need could compromise national security.
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Aerospace

Truth Decay, School Lunch Nutrition, Regulating Space: RAND Weekly Recap

Outer Space and the Veil of Ignorance: An Alternative Way to Think About Space Regulation

U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability

The West's Response to Russia, the State of the Union, Outer Space: RAND Weekly Recap

Where Chinese Science Fiction and RAND History Meet

The Fight Against COVID, Sexual Violence in the Military, Disinformation on Social Media: RAND Weekly Recap

Russia Engine Troubles: Is Putin's Behavior Catching Up with Him?

Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap

COVID-19 Disinformation, Biden's Address, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap

Satellite Internet Services—Fostering the Dictator's Dilemma?

Navigating Norms for the New Space Era

Prescription Drug Prices, Transgender Troops, Space Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap

How Joe Biden Can Galvanize Space Diplomacy

How to Avoid a Space Arms Race

How Accurate Were Predictions for the Future?

Protecting the U.S. Supply on Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles

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