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Helping People Affected by Conflict: Q&A with Jacqueline Burns
Dec 22, 2021
From the Air Force to Africa to RAND, Jacqueline Burns resolved to help people whose lives have been torn apart by conflict or disaster. As a senior policy analyst she wants to be a part of finding better solutions to the complex questions of peace and security.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021
Dec 22, 2021
As another extraordinary year draws to a close, we continue to believe that objective, nonpartisan research and analysis has a key role to play in navigating what continues to be a difficult time. Here are the 10 research projects that resonated most with rand.org readers in 2021.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021
Dec 21, 2021
Vaccine rollouts, an attack on the U.S. Capitol, massive ransomware attacks, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, record numbers of job openings and people quitting, and more. RAND researchers weighed in on all these topics and more.
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Politics and Government
commentary
Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Dec 20, 2021
The Express Tribune
Pakistan sees the Taliban as a facilitator of discussions with the TTP, as an ally in persuading the TTP to negotiate, and as a guarantor of whatever agreement is reached. And given the Taliban's diplomatic isolation and desperate economic situation, Pakistan can in return assist Afghanistan's new rulers in gaining acceptance and aid.
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Early Childhood Education
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RAND Video Highlights of 2021
Dec 20, 2021
The best RAND videos from the past year brought our research to life in new ways. From the sidewalks of Pittsburgh to preschools in the Middle East, see how people around the world are using RAND research to make their communities safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.
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Afghanistan
commentary
It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban
Rory Stewart, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Obaid Younossi
Dec 17, 2021
UnHerd
As a winter crisis looms, the Afghan people need support more than ever. Economic collapse and isolation risk provoking deeper instability, insecurity, and repression. The international community should now look seriously at making a deal with the Taliban to address these risks.
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Civil-Military Relations
commentary
Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
Sean M. Zeigler
Dec 1, 2021
Political Violence @ A Glance
There have been five coups in sub-Saharan Africa since August 2020. On a continent that was recently lauded for its democratic advancement, this backsliding suggests the military coup may be dangerously back in fashion. Why are more coups happening now?
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Refugees
commentary
Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary
Erik E. Mueller @erikemueller, Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Nov 23, 2021
The Hill
As Western policymakers consider how to deal with Afghan evacuees, including former members of the Afghan security forces, they might consider how to prevent adversaries such as Iran from recruiting Afghan refugees for dangerous and destabilizing operations. Greater attention to these risks may become increasingly important as refugee flows from Afghanistan continue.
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United States Marine Corps
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A Tradition of Service: Q&A with Two Veterans
Nov 7, 2021
Before they became RAND researchers, Jonathan Wong and Joslyn Fleming served as U.S. Marines. In this interview, they discuss what made them want to join the service, what led them to research, and how their military experience guides the work they do at RAND.
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Pakistan
commentary
Negotiating with TTP—A Different Perspective
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Oct 27, 2021
The Express Tribune
America's withdrawal and the Taliban's swift return to power in Afghanistan could be a primary force in shaping the trajectory of the continuing armed struggle with Pakistan's Taliban. It may be time for Islamabad to consider whether to renew efforts aimed at reaching a political settlement.
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Reconsidering U.S. Decisionmaking Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul
Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Oct 25, 2021
War on the Rocks
With NATO, the United States often tries to have it all: U.S. leadership of the alliance and increased allied burden-sharing. But the recent experience in Afghanistan shows how the form U.S. leadership takes can frustrate allies. Prioritizing allied preferences would help to preserve alliance unity and maybe even strengthen burden-sharing.
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Education Administration
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Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 8, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the trade-offs of a four-day school week, how to counter domestic violent extremism, racial disparities in who is convicted of more-serious speeding charges, and more.
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Military Strategy
commentary
The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War
Raphael S. Cohen
Oct 4, 2021
Lawfare
The United States' war in Afghanistan may be over, but the debate over the legacy of America's longest war has just begun. The U.S. defeat raises many questions. For the future of American defense strategy, one big question perhaps stands out above all: Does the United States still have the grit necessary to fight and win long wars?
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Immigrants and Emigrants
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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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Middle East
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Panel Discusses Biden Strategy of Diplomacy as Tool of First Resort in the Middle East
Oct 1, 2021
A distinguished panel of Middle East and national security experts expressed concerns about potential side effects of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on U.S. Middle East policy and encouraged the Biden administration to proactively engage allies in the future.
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Media Literacy
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China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 24, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the China-Pakistan partnership in light of the Taliban's rise to power, media literacy education, parenting from prison, and more.
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Middle East

Helping People Affected by Conflict: Q&A with Jacqueline Burns

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021

RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021

Complex Calculations Shape Pakistan-TTP Negotiations

RAND Video Highlights of 2021

It's Time for the West to Engage with the Taliban

Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?

Afghan Refugees Are Being Recruited to Join an Iranian Paramilitary

A Tradition of Service: Q&A with Two Veterans

Negotiating with TTP—A Different Perspective

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

Four-Day School Weeks, Domestic Terrorism, North Korea: RAND Weekly Recap

The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War

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

Panel Discusses Biden Strategy of Diplomacy as Tool of First Resort in the Middle East

China-Pakistan Partnership, Media Literacy, Incarcerated Parents: RAND Weekly Recap

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