Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Public Health Preparedness
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Learning, Relearning, and Not Learning the Lessons of COVID-19
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Aug 12, 2022
The Hill
Several recent announcements have demonstrated how little has been learned from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential need for a national reckoning to assess shortfalls and develop recommendations for preparing for and responding to future pandemics and other biological risks. To this end, the United States should create a national commission—not unlike the 9/11 Commission—to develop a way forward.
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Teachers and Teaching
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Politicized Topics in School, the War in Ukraine, Post-Quantum Cryptography: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 12, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the intrusion of politicized topics in America's schools, where the war in Ukraine may be headed, post-quantum cryptography, and more.
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Workplace Well-Being
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Educators' Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don't Quit. Here's Why
Elizabeth D. Steiner @ED_Steiner, Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl, Melissa Kay Diliberti
Aug 11, 2022
The 74 Million
State and district education leaders can take steps now to reduce teacher principal stress this fall in two ways: Recognize that job-related stress is systemic and that educators closer to the classroom may experience more of it, and talk with teachers and principals about the sources of stress in their job, and what could alleviate them.
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Tunisia
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Tunisia: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Emily Hoch, Mahshid Abir
Jul 22, 2022
The RAND Blog
Tunisia's response to the COVID pandemic has been spotty, though vaccination rates have improved and mortality rates have dropped. When the political instability is factored in, Tunisia's emergence from the pandemic may not be quick.
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Employment and Unemployment
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U.S. Labor Market, 988 Hotline, Firearm Homicides: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 22, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the U.S. economy’s uneven pandemic recovery, a new national mental health hotline, firearm homicides, and more.
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Family Planning
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South Korea's Extraordinary Fertility Decline
Daniel Hicks, Jennifer Bouey @BoueyHuang, Jessie Wang
Jul 22, 2022
The RAND Blog
The complicated history of family planning as well as socioeconomic and political factors may all play roles in depressing birth rates in South Korea. But the nation's fertility decline is just one piece in a complicated gender puzzle.
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Employment and Unemployment
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Recovered, but Not Whole: U.S. Jobs Rebounded, but Not for Everyone
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Jul 18, 2022
The RAND Blog
The U.S. recovery from the pandemic recession has been remarkable. But it's important to note that both the recession and its recovery treated men and women differently, and treated women of color differently than white women.
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Women's Health
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Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 1, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how repealing Roe v. Wade could affect women in the military, whether America is prepared to launch a new emergency mental health hotline, Russia's war in Ukraine, and more.
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Jordan
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Jordan: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nazia Wolters, Mahshid Abir
Jun 20, 2022
The RAND Blog
Lockdown restrictions that may have contributed to low COVID-19 case numbers in Jordan early in the pandemic resulted in economic stresses and increased psychological distress in the general population. RAND researchers identified challenges faced by Jordanians during the crisis and the country's innovative and equitable response to mitigate them.
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Qatar
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Qatar: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Hamad Al-Ibrahim, Nazia Wolters, Mahshid Abir
Jun 9, 2022
The RAND Blog
Qatar adopted a spectrum of policies and health measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and encouraged its innovation ecosystem to play a role in fighting the pandemic. The health sector has gained experience during the pandemic that might inform response to future spikes in demand for health system resources.
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Information Operations
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Russia Will Struggle to Sustain Its Disinformation Machine, Former New York Times/BBC Chief Tells RAND Europe
May 24, 2022
As former head of the New York Times and the BBC, Mark Thompson has tackled disinformation on both sides of the Atlantic. One of his big takeaways: It's not as easy as you might think to sustain a successful disinformation campaign.
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Lebanon
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Lebanon: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nasma Berri, Mahshid Abir
May 6, 2022
The RAND Blog
In Lebanon, COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and daily deaths continue to decline. This is an accomplishment worthy of celebration in the midst of hyperinflation, all-time high unemployment, nadir purchasing power, and a health sector on the verge of collapse.
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Iran
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Iran: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Nazia Wolters, Emily Hoch, Mahshid Abir
Apr 20, 2022
The RAND Blog
Iran has faced an uphill battle since the first cases of COVID-19 were found in the country. Despite limited resources, Iran has also had its share of successes and innovations in combating the virus.
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Labor Markets
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A Whole New, Same World
Kathryn A. Edwards @keds_economist
Apr 20, 2022
Bloomberg
Workers in the United States have emerged from the pandemic with new preferences and demands, but they still lack the power to get what they want. By any meaningful measure, employers are still in charge.
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Refugees
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Helping Ukrainian Refugees, Truth Decay, Algorithmic Inequity: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 1, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how to help Ukrainian refugees, the link between cognitive processes and Truth Decay, tracking wastewater to understand the spread of COVID-19, and more.
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Russia
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Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 25, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on Russia's war on Ukraine, medication treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, promoting global citizenship in America, and more.
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Moscow wants to annex large parts of Ukraine, it wants to demilitarize the country so that the government cannot fight against its actions, and it wants a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv. The sad reality is that annexing four regions is unlikely to be the end of Russia's mission in Ukraine, but just one phase in Putin's much longer project. Both Ukraine and its backers must be prepared for a protracted war.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Foreign Affairs

The strength of NATO is that it is at its essence an ongoing consultation based on trust, and where needed a central meeting point for smaller groups of allies to collaborate on an issue-by-issue basis. Finland and Sweden could benefit by working from the outset to advance the dialogue, express their interests, and help to shape what can be a stronger, smarter NATO.

Gene Germanovich

International Defense Researcher

Source: United Press International

Where Has China Sent Weapons and Security Contractors?

Russia's Evolving Use of Information Confrontation

Telemedicine Abortion? It's Not as Easy as It Sounds

Homelessness in L.A., Russia's Military Woes, Educator Morale: RAND Weekly Recap

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with Research

The Policy Currents Podcast

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Learning, Relearning, and Not Learning the Lessons of COVID-19

Politicized Topics in School, the War in Ukraine, Post-Quantum Cryptography: RAND Weekly Recap

Educators' Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don't Quit. Here's Why

Tunisia: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

U.S. Labor Market, 988 Hotline, Firearm Homicides: RAND Weekly Recap

South Korea's Extraordinary Fertility Decline

Recovered, but Not Whole: U.S. Jobs Rebounded, but Not for Everyone

Overturning Roe, a New Mental Health Hotline, Russia: RAND Weekly Recap

Jordan: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Qatar: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Russia Will Struggle to Sustain Its Disinformation Machine, Former New York Times/BBC Chief Tells RAND Europe

Lebanon: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Iran: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

A Whole New, Same World

Helping Ukrainian Refugees, Truth Decay, Algorithmic Inequity: RAND Weekly Recap

Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

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