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Organizational Leadership

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Our New CEO, Algorithmic Bias, Equity in the Workplace: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on what RAND’s new president and CEO envisions for the future, addressing bias in health care algorithms, creating equitable change in the workplace, and more.
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Aug 5, 2022

Counterterrorism

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After the al-Zawahiri Strike, the U.S. May Lack Capabilities in Afghanistan
The U.S. drone strike that killed al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan took out one of the last remaining key figures behind the 9/11 terror attacks. But it also highlighted how little the United States got out of its 2020 bargain with the Taliban, and raised questions about the U.S. ability to adequately monitor the developing threat from this quarter going forward.
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Aug 3, 2022
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Gun Policy

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Gun Policy, China and Taiwan, Russian Propaganda: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on reducing America's unacceptably high rates of gun violence, what would happen if China “quarantines” Taiwan, and Russia's “firehose of falsehood.”
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May 27, 2022
Ukraine

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Reopening Old Wounds: Two Stories, One Lesson
The shocking events unfolding in Ukraine have reopened old wounds for two RAND researchers. Their personal stories stand as testaments that the traumas inflicted by Russia's war on Ukraine will echo for decades to come.
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Apr 16, 2022
Alyssa Demus, Obaid Younossi
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021
Vaccine rollouts, an attack on the U.S. Capitol, massive ransomware attacks, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, record numbers of job openings and people quitting, and more. RAND researchers weighed in on all these topics and more.
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Dec 21, 2021
Politics and Government

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Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations
Pakistan sees the Taliban as a facilitator of discussions with the TTP, as an ally in persuading the TTP to negotiate, and as a guarantor of whatever agreement is reached. And given the Taliban's diplomatic isolation and desperate economic situation, Pakistan can in return assist Afghanistan's new rulers in gaining acceptance and aid.
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Dec 20, 2021
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Afghanistan

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It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban
As a winter crisis looms, the Afghan people need support more than ever. Economic collapse and isolation risk provoking deeper instability, insecurity, and repression. The international community should now look seriously at making a deal with the Taliban to address these risks.
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Dec 17, 2021
Rory Stewart, Michael E. O'Hanlon, et al.
Refugees

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Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary
As Western policymakers consider how to deal with Afghan evacuees, including former members of the Afghan security forces, they might consider how to prevent adversaries such as Iran from recruiting Afghan refugees for dangerous and destabilizing operations. Greater attention to these risks may become increasingly important as refugee flows from Afghanistan continue.
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Nov 23, 2021
Erik E. Mueller @erikemueller, Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Pakistan

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Negotiating with TTP—A Different Perspective
America's withdrawal and the Taliban's swift return to power in Afghanistan could be a primary force in shaping the trajectory of the continuing armed struggle with Pakistan's Taliban. It may be time for Islamabad to consider whether to renew efforts aimed at reaching a political settlement.
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Oct 27, 2021
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Security Cooperation

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Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul
With NATO, the United States often tries to have it all: U.S. leadership of the alliance and increased allied burden-sharing. But the recent experience in Afghanistan shows how the form U.S. leadership takes can frustrate allies. Prioritizing allied preferences would help to preserve alliance unity and maybe even strengthen burden-sharing.
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Oct 25, 2021
Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Education Administration

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Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more.
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Oct 8, 2021
Military Strategy

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The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War
The United States' war in Afghanistan may be over, but the debate over the legacy of America's longest war has just begun. The U.S. defeat raises many questions. For the future of American defense strategy, one big question perhaps stands out above all: Does the United States still have the grit necessary to fight and win long wars?
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Oct 4, 2021
Raphael S. Cohen
Media Literacy

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China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the China-Pakistan partnership in light of the Taliban's rise to power, media literacy education, parenting from prison, and more.
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Sep 24, 2021
Afghanistan

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China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost
Beijing and Islamabad share a long history of cooperation and have much in common on Afghanistan. Both are poised to benefit strategically from the Taliban's success. But the Taliban's resurrection almost certainly will add some stress to an otherwise positive and productive bilateral partnership.
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Sep 21, 2021
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on addressing vaccine hesitancy, preventing an even-bigger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and how to develop antiracist environmental policies.
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Sep 10, 2021
Refugees

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With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis
The more than 100,000 civilians recently evacuated from Afghanistan are a small fraction of those who have lost their homes and livelihoods due to war. To avoid worsening the existing humanitarian crisis, the global community should take swift action, including close coordination with regional and national players.
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Sep 7, 2021
Louay Constant, Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson

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Afghanistan

Our New CEO, Algorithmic Bias, Equity in the Workplace: RAND Weekly Recap

After the al-Zawahiri Strike, the U.S. May Lack Capabilities in Afghanistan

Gun Policy, China and Taiwan, Russian Propaganda: RAND Weekly Recap

Reopening Old Wounds: Two Stories, One Lesson

RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021

Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations

It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban

Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary

Negotiating with TTP—A Different Perspective

Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul

Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap

The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War

China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap

China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost

Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap

With the Evacuation Over, Afghanistan Is Left to Contend with a Worsening Refugee Crisis

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