Science and Technology

Violent Extremism
blog
Extremism Online, Russia's Military, Preventing Police Killings: RAND Weekly Recap
May 20, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the internet's role in stoking extremism and hate, how Russia has failed its military personnel, a research roadmap to help prevent police killings in the United States, and more.
Read More »

Military Technology
commentary
Beware the Allure of Training Technology
Timothy Marler
May 18, 2022
Defense News
In addition to focusing on acquiring technology that helps retain a competitive advantage, the U.S. Department of Defense could also focus on codifying processes that align technology with user needs and that adapt as technology, military operations, and needs change. Considering context when planning the development and use of training technology could be crucial.
Read More »
Media Literacy
blog
Truth Decay, School Lunch Nutrition, Regulating Space: RAND Weekly Recap
May 13, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on tackling Truth Decay, how tech experts view the military's use of artificial intelligence, a new approach to regulating outer space, and more.
Read More »
Space Exploration
commentary
Outer Space and the Veil of Ignorance: An Alternative Way to Think About Space Regulation
Douglas C. Ligor @DougLigor, Luke J. Matthews
May 9, 2022
Fast Company
There are currently no international binding rules that would address growing threats in space. Without more-defined and enforceable rules of war regarding space and space assets, the danger of a destructive conflict in space grows significantly.
Read More »
Migration
blog
How Data Can Help Refugees, Homelessness in L.A., Harm Reduction: RAND Weekly Recap
May 6, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on tapping into Facebook data to help refugees, addressing homelessness in Los Angeles, understanding burnout among health care providers, and more.
Read More »
Violent Extremism
essay
How to Avoid Extremism on Social Media
May 3, 2022
Extremist groups have been trolling the internet for decades, and they have learned to temper their words and disguise their intentions. A new scorecard can help users—or parents, or advertisers, or the social media companies themselves—understand when they might be interacting with extremist content.
Read More »
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
blog
A Peacekeeping Operation in Ukraine, Synthetic Opioids, Geoengineering: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 29, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on why it may be time to consider a peacekeeping operation in northern Ukraine, supporting veterans with traumatic brain injury, a new response to synthetic opioids, and more.
Read More »
Big Data
essay
Tracking Migration Amid War and Disease
Apr 28, 2022
Researchers from RAND and RAND Europe have been working on a way to better track migrant numbers, country by country and state by state, in almost real time. They do it by tapping into one of the largest information-gathering operations on the planet, Facebook.
Read More »
Cyber Warfare
blog
Responding to Russian Cyberattacks, Rebuilding Ukraine, Climate Change: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 22, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on how the U.S. could respond to Russian cyberattacks, what it will take to rebuild Ukraine after the war, why U.S. employers still have the power over workers, and more.
Read More »
Antisatellite Systems
commentary
U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability
Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Apr 21, 2022
RealClearDefense
The United States recently committed not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing. This sets an important example others might follow and takes an important first step towards a binding, international ban.
Read More »
Cybersecurity
commentary
Preparing for a Cyberattack Starts at the Local Level
Clara Decerbo, Grace Hindmarch, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg @aclarkginsberg
Apr 18, 2022
IAEM Bulletin
The ongoing Russian war in Ukraine has highlighted the need for federal, state, and local level emergency managers to prepare to respond to a cyberattack with widespread impacts that significantly disrupt critical infrastructure.
Read More »
Russia
blog
Russian Mercenaries, Online Extremism, the Commercial Space Market: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 15, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on Russia's use of mercenaries, understanding how extremist movements operate online, trends in the commercial space market, and more.
Read More »
Cyber Warfare
commentary
Russian Cyberattacks May Be Coming. What Might Be an Optimal Strategy for Responding?
Dmitri Alperovitch, Samuel Charap @scharap
Apr 14, 2022
The Washington Post
Russia appears poised to make a first move against the United States and its allies in cyberspace. A savvy U.S. response that is deliberately measured and accompanied by the right message could end this fight after the first round.
Read More »
Information Operations
commentary
Don't Sleep on Russian Information War Capabilities
Alyssa Demus, Christopher Paul
Apr 5, 2022
Defense One
Ukraine looks to have Russia beat in countering Russian disinformation. But this is only part of the story. Instead of fixating on Russia's missteps, policymakers and analysts would benefit from studying Ukraine's sophisticated information campaign while bearing in mind that Russia retains significant information warfare capabilities and a willingness to use them.
Read More »
Refugees
blog
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.
Read More »
Media Literacy
q&a
Truth Decay Is a Threat to Democracy. Here’s What You Can Do to Help Stop It
Mar 29, 2022
Truth Decay, the diminishing role of facts in American public life, isn't a problem that any one person can fix. But there are simple steps that individuals can take to help counter it.
Read More »

Page 1 of 116

…

116

Engaging Youth with Public Policy: Middle School Lessons to Counter Truth Decay

Implications of a Coercive Quarantine of Taiwan by China

A Four Day Week: Is America Ready?

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

Expert Insights: Truth Decay in Europe

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

Science and Technology

Extremism Online, Russia's Military, Preventing Police Killings: RAND Weekly Recap

Beware the Allure of Training Technology

Truth Decay, School Lunch Nutrition, Regulating Space: RAND Weekly Recap

Outer Space and the Veil of Ignorance: An Alternative Way to Think About Space Regulation

How Data Can Help Refugees, Homelessness in L.A., Harm Reduction: RAND Weekly Recap

How to Avoid Extremism on Social Media

A Peacekeeping Operation in Ukraine, Synthetic Opioids, Geoengineering: RAND Weekly Recap

Tracking Migration Amid War and Disease

Responding to Russian Cyberattacks, Rebuilding Ukraine, Climate Change: RAND Weekly Recap

U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability

Preparing for a Cyberattack Starts at the Local Level

Russian Mercenaries, Online Extremism, the Commercial Space Market: RAND Weekly Recap

Russian Cyberattacks May Be Coming. What Might Be an Optimal Strategy for Responding?

Don't Sleep on Russian Information War Capabilities

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

Truth Decay Is a Threat to Democracy. Here’s What You Can Do to Help Stop It

Connect

Contact Us

I am interested in

Follow

Stay Informed

Resources

Site Information