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A Look Back at the War in Afghanistan, National Security Risks, Hospice Care: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on why the United States “stayed the unfavorable course” in Afghanistan, the Ohio train derailment, state data on gun deaths, and more.
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Mar 3, 2023

Threat Assessment

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RAND President and CEO Presenting to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
RAND President and CEO Jason Matheny appeared on February 28, 2023, before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. His remarks covered advances in synthetic biology and artificial intelligence and their potential impact on national security.
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Feb 28, 2023
Jason Matheny @JasonGMatheny
Bioethics

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Who Gets Care When Hospitals Are Overwhelmed? Clear Policies Are Often Lacking
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge to new highs, states, health systems, and the public continue to need clarity on health care resource allocation policy. A RAND checklist provides clear and consistent criteria for structuring such difficult decisions.
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Jan 21, 2021
The RAND Blog
Lori Frank @LoriBethFrank, Thomas W. Concannon @tconcannon
Bioethics

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Biology, in the Language of the People
As technology and the ability to gather ever-growing amounts of data move further into the realms of biology and human performance, communication and transparency become increasingly important. Experts should consider whether they are using the words, examples, and models that connect with a broad audience most effectively.
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Feb 21, 2019
Annals of Biostatistics & Biometric Applications
Timothy Marler, Dona Odell
Bioethics

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Ethics of Germline Editing Must Keep Up with Technology
Mainstream interest in genome editing is now surging. If this research is to go forward, the science should be well understood by those conducting the research. Best practices and the highest scientific standards should be employed to limit risks and prevent unintended consequences.
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Jan 10, 2019
United Press International
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
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The Weapons of Mass Creation
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Feb 13, 2003
Los Angeles Times
Caroline S. Wagner

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The COP decisionmaking process reflects its members' consensus views. And therein lies the problem. The Paris Agreement should have achieved the socially better outcomes of binding emissions control to finance and binding each country to its target of emissions and finance.…That it did not do so was because the coalitions' views prevailed rather than the social good.

Rafiq Dossani

Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy

Source: United Press International

Women have fought in wars for as long as humans have waged them. Yet that long history has been either lost or purposefully hidden, complicating efforts to expand women's military roles even as we have steadily gained greater equality in other fields.

Kayla M. Williams

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Association of the U.S. Army

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Bioethics

A Look Back at the War in Afghanistan, National Security Risks, Hospice Care: RAND Weekly Recap

RAND President and CEO Presenting to House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Who Gets Care When Hospitals Are Overwhelmed? Clear Policies Are Often Lacking

Biology, in the Language of the People

Ethics of Germline Editing Must Keep Up with Technology

The Weapons of Mass Creation

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