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Trust in the CDC, Teaching Students with Disabilities, Russian Mercenaries: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 9, 2021
This weekly recap focuses declining trust in the CDC, insights from educators about teaching students with disabilities, Russian mercenaries, and more.
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Violent Extremism
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Understanding Violent Extremism, 'Blockships,' VMT Fee: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 2, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on firsthand accounts of violent extremism, lessons from the recent blockage in the Suez Canal, and if a federal Vehicle Miles Travel fee could replace the gas tax.
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Military Force Deployment
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Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link?
Molly Dunigan, Ben Connable
Mar 9, 2021
The RAND Blog
The weaknesses within Russian mercenary forces and within the Russian state in relation to press-ganged youths, conscripts, and casualties may offer opportunities for exploitation in great-power competition. These broader weaknesses in Russian national will to fight could be examined to identify more ways to prevent Russia from aggressively undermining Western democracy.
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Security Cooperation
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A Strong Japan-U.K. Alliance Needed to Counter China
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Feb 24, 2021
Japan Times
With Brexit behind it, Britain faces a question about what role it should play in the world. Assuming it wants to remain a power that can shape—but not dominate—international relations, it makes sense to partner with like-minded states, such as Japan.
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Mental Health Treatment
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What Works in Preventing the Development of Depression and Anxiety in Children
Michaela Bruckmayer
Feb 9, 2021
The RAND Blog
Mental health problems have been increasingly recognized as one of the most significant health concerns for children and adolescents in developed countries. But the quality of existing evaluations can make drawing conclusions about what works in preventing the development of anxiety and/or depression in children difficult.
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Employment and Unemployment
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Unemployment Insurance, Domestic Extremists, Housing Insecurity: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 5, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on what the pandemic has revealed about America's unemployment system, why stopping domestic extremism will be difficult, how housing insecurity may affect sleep, and more.
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Russia
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Alexei Navalny Has Become a Profile in Courage. This Puts the Kremlin in a Quandary
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Elina Treyger
Feb 2, 2021
Los Angeles Times
Prolonging Alexei Navalny's imprisonment, attempting to murder him—or actually succeeding—would only galvanize his supporters. And releasing him could be viewed as a victory for the opposition, making the Kremlin look weak.
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International Diplomacy
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Implementing Arab Gulf Reconciliation
Jeffrey Martini
Jan 27, 2021
RealClearDefense
As the Arab Gulf states prepare to engage with a new U.S. administration, their recent reconciliation announcement offers an opportunity to advance their interests as well as mutual interests with the United States. But the Gulf states' intent to end their feud will very likely not be sufficient unless the agreement is deepened through confidence-building measures and expanded by reaching a parallel understanding with Turkey.
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Russia
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Russia's Great Wall
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Jan 25, 2021
The Hill
China built a wall to protect against foreign invaders, but Russia is erecting a barrier that could weaken its position. Moscow's pressure on neighbors has spurred NATO to bolster its presence in Russia's immediate vicinity.
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Security Cooperation
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Welcoming a Stronger European Defense
Michael Shurkin
Jan 22, 2021
RealClearWorld
Washington has bristled at the notion of a Europe capable of strategic autonomy in the past. But the Biden administration might do better to take seriously the prospect of Europe as a (potentially great) power, and welcome it.
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Arms Proliferation and Control
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Arms Control Held Hostage
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Dec 28, 2020
The Hill
President-elect Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have wisely promised to extend the 2010 New START Treaty, which cuts long-range nuclear arms. The two leaders may also pursue a broader follow-on accord, but frigid U.S.-Russian relations could put this out of reach. Progress on arms control often comes when political winds are warmer.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Most Popular RAND Research of 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Here are the RAND research projects that resonated most in 2020, a year unlike any in living memory. Topics include remote learning, election disinformation, income inequality, and more.
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Military Strategy
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Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition
Alexandra T. Evans
Dec 18, 2020
War on the Rocks
Over the last several years, great-power competition has become a major topic of discussion, prompting policymakers, scholars, and pundits alike to look to the past for lessons to explain the emerging contest between the United States and China. Considering how a variety of historical powers have faced rising challengers can aid our understanding of the challenges ahead.
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Health Care Workforce
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More Could Be Spent on Recruiting and Training Cancer Staff if the NHS Is to Provide a World-Class Cancer Service
Jenny George
Dec 10, 2020
The RAND Blog
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the UK. Action is needed now to recruit and train more NHS staff in certain key cancer-related roles if NHS is to meet its ambitions for improving cancer services over the next 10 years.
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Security Cooperation
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Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation
Anna Knack, James Black, Ruth Harris
Dec 9, 2020
LUFTLED
The UK and Norway share a long and close history, bound by shared experiences as seafaring nations whose political, cultural, and economic development have been shaped in part by their exploitation of the North Sea and North Atlantic. Much could remain to be gained from continuing to deepen and evolve their longstanding partnership to meet the new challenges of the 21st century.
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Health Care Organization and Administration
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Can Primary Care Networks and Models of Vertical Integration Coexist in the NHS?
Manbinder Sidhu, Jon Sussex
Dec 7, 2020
The RAND Blog
Vertical integration with a hospital helps primary care practices that might otherwise have closed to remain in operation. It thereby creates the opportunity for the continued development and improvement of local primary care for patients.
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Trust in the CDC, Teaching Students with Disabilities, Russian Mercenaries: RAND Weekly Recap

Understanding Violent Extremism, 'Blockships,' VMT Fee: RAND Weekly Recap

Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link?

A Strong Japan-U.K. Alliance Needed to Counter China

What Works in Preventing the Development of Depression and Anxiety in Children

Unemployment Insurance, Domestic Extremists, Housing Insecurity: RAND Weekly Recap

Alexei Navalny Has Become a Profile in Courage. This Puts the Kremlin in a Quandary

Implementing Arab Gulf Reconciliation

Russia's Great Wall

Welcoming a Stronger European Defense

Arms Control Held Hostage

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2020

Thinking in (Napoleonic) Times: Historical Warnings for an Era of Great-Power Competition

More Could Be Spent on Recruiting and Training Cancer Staff if the NHS Is to Provide a World-Class Cancer Service

Standing Together on NATO's North Flank: UK-Norwegian Defence Cooperation

Can Primary Care Networks and Models of Vertical Integration Coexist in the NHS?

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