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U.S.-Russia Diplomacy, Citizen Science, America's Blood Supply: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on U.S.-Russia diplomacy in the context of the Ukraine crisis, the value of citizen science, strengthening the America's blood supply, and more.
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Jan 21, 2022

Capacity Building

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Protecting the U.S. Supply on Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles
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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May 6, 2020
The RAND Blog
Bonnie L. Triezenberg
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Building a Capacity Framework for U.S. City Diplomacy
As U.S. cities are home to two thirds of the population, the practice of city diplomacy has become essential for local communities to thrive in a globalized society. What are the necessary skills, capabilities, and resources required to craft an effective global engagement strategy?
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Mar 11, 2019
USC Center on Public Diplomacy
Jay Wang, Sohaela Amiri
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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Partner Capacity-Building's Next Phase—Embracing Civil Works?
The way ahead for civil works capacity-building is not without its challenges. But in places that are plagued by extremist violence and irregular warfare, fostering civil society's trust and confidence isn't just an added benefit. It could instead be a targeted outcome.
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Oct 16, 2018
RealClearDefense
James A. Schear
Refugees

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Syria's Simmering Crisis
At least half of Syrian refugee children aren't in school. Those who are face risks to the quality of education they receive, a risk they share with host-country children. But by making long-term investments, the international community can help ensure education isn't another casualty of the war.
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Jan 21, 2015
CNN
Shelly Culbertson @SC_Culbertson

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While neurodivergent diagnoses are not automatically disqualifying from Army service, any new recruit who reveals a diagnosis jumps through hoops to serve. Some described having to prove that their diagnoses do not impede their ability to serve, which puts the burden on an eighteen-year-old to prove a negative for which the Army has no assessment criteria.

Cortney Weinbaum

Senior Management Scientist

Source: Modern War Institute (West Point)

Indefinite deployment and inadequate rest and rotation, due to a shortage of soldiers, mean that Russian soldiers endure prolonged exposure to combat stress, which intensifies feelings of resentment and helplessness.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: The Economist

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Chinese Next-Generation Psychological Warfare

Arming Teachers, F-16s in Ukraine, Commercial Spaceflight: RAND Weekly Recap

The Russian Military's Looming Personnel Crises of Retention and Veteran Mental Heath

What Does Environmental Justice Look Like?

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Capacity Building

U.S.-Russia Diplomacy, Citizen Science, America's Blood Supply: RAND Weekly Recap

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

Building a Capacity Framework for U.S. City Diplomacy

Partner Capacity-Building's Next Phase—Embracing Civil Works?

Syria's Simmering Crisis

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