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Supporting Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children, L.A. Housing, Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 1, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on educating and supporting undocumented and asylum-seeking children in U.S. schools, what drives America's adversaries to use military forces, and measuring the compounding effects of racism.
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Iran
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Why Iran May Be in No Hurry to Get Nuclear Weapons Even Without a Nuclear Deal
Mayumi Fukushima
Jun 28, 2021
The National Interest
History shows that many countries with advanced nuclear technologies but without nuclear bombs opt to stay that way. There are reasons to believe that Iran, too, may choose to remain non-nuclear at least in the foreseeable future.
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Summer Learning
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Summer Learning, America's Middle Class, Waking Up After the Pandemic: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 23, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how to make summer learning count, U.S. deterrence in the ‘gray zone,’ why so many Americans are stuck outside the middle class, and more.
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International Economic Relations
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China Does Not Have to Be America's Enemy in the Middle East
Ashley L. Rhoades, Dalia Dassa Kaye
Apr 19, 2021
War on the Rocks
China and Iran made a deal in which China promised to boost its investment in Iranian infrastructure in exchange for a steady supply of oil. This uptick in Chinese influence does not necessarily erode U.S. power in the region. The United States may even find overlapping interests with China since both have a stake in containing conflicts and instability.
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COVID-19 Demographic Trends, Vaccinating 'High-Contact' People, the Iran Threat Network: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 16, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how the pandemic is shaping demographic trends, targeting vaccines to "high-contact" people, the Iran Threat Network, and more.
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Nuclear Deterrence
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The Biden Administration Will Find It Difficult to Contain Israel and Iran's Escalating Tensions
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Apr 14, 2021
The Washington Post Monkey Cage Blog
Iran is blaming Israel for a blackout at one of its nuclear research facilities. This attack is likely to complicate nuclear diplomacy and further erode trust between Tehran and Washington. Also, it may only incentivize Iran to advance its nuclear program.
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Vaccination
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Vaccine Hesitancy, Sexual Misconduct in the U.S. Military, the Iran Nuclear Deal: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 5, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on Black Americans' vaccine hesitancy, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the U.S. military, rejoining the Iran nuclear deal, and more.
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Iran
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Why Biden Can't Turn Back the Clock on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Raphael S. Cohen
Mar 1, 2021
The Hill
Enacted in 2016, the Iran nuclear deal was predicated on a geopolitical context that no longer exists. Addressing Iran's nuclear program today may require a different solution.
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International Diplomacy
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Why Israel-UAE Deal Doesn't Merit the Hype
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Aug 18, 2020
Al-Monitor
Some have called the Israel-UAE normalization agreement a geopolitical earthquake. But the hyperbole is not warranted; this deal is unlikely to be a strategic game changer in the Middle East.
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International Diplomacy
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What to Watch to Understand the Sino-Iranian Relationship
Colin P. Clarke, Mollie Saltskog
Aug 13, 2020
Lawfare
Beijing and Tehran are in the process of finalizing an ambitious partnership covering a range of security and economic issues. The United States should not overreact to shifting geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East, and should instead keep an eye out to assess the evolution of the relationship and take stock of what is delivered instead of what is merely promised.
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Security Cooperation
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Can America Weaken the Russia-Iran Axis?
Colin P. Clarke, William Courtney @courtneywmh
Jul 31, 2020
Newsweek
America's slow-motion retreat in Syria could embolden Iran and Russia and perhaps lead them to underestimate U.S. resolve to protect its interests in the Middle East. Clearer U.S. priorities and more deliberate engagement could reduce risk and help avoid miscalculation.
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Summer Learning
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COVID Learning Loss, Russian Trolls, Artificial Intelligence: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 17, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on helping students recover learning losses, fighting Russian trolls, racial disparity in unemployment benefits, the race for AI leadership, and more.
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Low-Intensity Conflict
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An Israeli Escalation Against Iran?
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Jul 15, 2020
The Washington Post Monkey Cage Blog
Israeli involvement in recent attacks on Iran would not be surprising, and more such attacks might be coming. However, Israel's bet that the Iranians will not respond is risky. It's hard to control escalation when things are so volatile, especially as hardline Iranian leaders may increase pressure to retaliate.
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
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Competition in Iraq
Ben Connable, James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jun 5, 2020
Rudaw
Tensions between the United States and Iran reached a boiling point in January 2020, when Iranian-backed forces attacked U.S. military and diplomatic facilities on Iraqi soil, and the United States retaliated. Policymakers and experts again asked: Why are we in Iraq? What would happen if we left, and why would it matter?
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Iran
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Does the U.S. Deal with the Taliban Present Opportunities for Iran in Afghanistan?
Colin P. Clarke, Ariane M. Tabatabai
Apr 6, 2020
Defense One
Iran is watching closely as the United States and the Taliban negotiate an end to America's operations in Afghanistan. If the expected withdrawal of significant U.S. forces destabilizes Afghanistan, how much will Tehran assert its influence over its neighbor to the east?
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Maternal Health
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Infectious Diseases, Zimbabwe, Students with Disabilities: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 14, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on the U.S. response to infectious diseases, Zimbabwe after Mugabe, the support for students with disabilities, and more.
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As shown in Afghanistan, the United States faces a tradeoff between incorporating allied views into U.S. decisions and compromising allies' support for U.S. policy. If the United States is serious about strengthening alliances and burden-sharing, this may require finding ways to better incorporate allied concerns into U.S. decisionmaking.

Andrew Radin

Political Scientist

Source: War on the Rocks

The nuclear weapons the United States already has should be adequate to counter the threat posed by new Chinese missiles even under very pessimistic assumptions. And if U.S. officials eventually decide they have to target the Chinese silos, nonnuclear weapons and sensors would provide a more credible deterrent than building additional nuclear weapons would.

Edward Geist

Policy Researcher

Source: The Washington Post

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

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Afghanistan’s Refugee Crisis: Forty Years in the Making

The Policy Currents Podcast

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Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

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Iran

Supporting Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children, L.A. Housing, Veterans: RAND Weekly Recap

Why Iran May Be in No Hurry to Get Nuclear Weapons Even Without a Nuclear Deal

Summer Learning, America's Middle Class, Waking Up After the Pandemic: RAND Weekly Recap

China Does Not Have to Be America's Enemy in the Middle East

COVID-19 Demographic Trends, Vaccinating 'High-Contact' People, the Iran Threat Network: RAND Weekly Recap

The Biden Administration Will Find It Difficult to Contain Israel and Iran's Escalating Tensions

Vaccine Hesitancy, Sexual Misconduct in the U.S. Military, the Iran Nuclear Deal: RAND Weekly Recap

Why Biden Can't Turn Back the Clock on the Iran Nuclear Deal

Why Israel-UAE Deal Doesn't Merit the Hype

What to Watch to Understand the Sino-Iranian Relationship

Can America Weaken the Russia-Iran Axis?

COVID Learning Loss, Russian Trolls, Artificial Intelligence: RAND Weekly Recap

An Israeli Escalation Against Iran?

Competition in Iraq

Does the U.S. Deal with the Taliban Present Opportunities for Iran in Afghanistan?

Infectious Diseases, Zimbabwe, Students with Disabilities: RAND Weekly Recap

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