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Occupational Training

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Green Jobs and Skills Development for Disadvantaged Groups
Many countries have plans to increase green job opportunities. To make sure that everyone can benefit from this promised green transition, it is important to understand how people with low qualifications, and other marginalised groups, might be able to access green jobs.
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Nov 8, 2022
The RAND Blog
Joanna Hofman @JoannaBHofman, Katrin Feyerabend, et al.

Counterterrorism

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Vehicular Terrorism: Weighing the Benefits, and Worth, of Prevention
The terrorist attack in Barcelona has added urgency to discussions of what can be done to prevent terrorists from using vehicles as weapons. Many potential security measures would be disruptive, costly, and could easily be circumvented by a determined terrorist.
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Sep 5, 2017
Fox News Channel
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Counterterrorism

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When the Car Is a Terror Weapon, Can We Prepare for Attacks?
Soft targets are notoriously difficult to protect from terrorism. Terrorists' latest shift to using vehicles to conduct attacks only compounds the problem.
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Aug 18, 2017
The Globe and Mail
Colin P. Clarke
Syria

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Will Syria's Civil War Turn Out Like Spain's Did?
The similarities between the Syrian and Spanish civil wars, including foreign involvement and the level of brutality against civilians and captives, suggest that the Syrian war, like the Spanish one before it, could potentially foreshadow future conflicts.
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Dec 2, 2015
The Washington Post
Scott Savitz
Cannabis

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Are We Entering a New Era of Cannabis Regulation?
Although international drug treaties prohibit the production, distribution, and possession of cannabis for non-medical and non-scientific purposes, several jurisdictions have implemented new laws and policies, including some that remove criminal penalties for possession of small doses of cannabis.
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May 22, 2014
The BMJ
Kristy Kruithof, Mafalda Pardal @PardalMafalda
Iraq

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The Real Analogy for Iraq
The conflict raging in Iraq has been compared to many earlier wars, but the best historical comparison has been largely overlooked, write John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt in a commentary appearing in United Press International.
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Aug 24, 2007
United Press International
John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt
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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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May 13, 2004
The Korea Herald
Gregory F. Treverton, Spencer Kim

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While neurodivergent diagnoses are not automatically disqualifying from Army service, any new recruit who reveals a diagnosis jumps through hoops to serve. Some described having to prove that their diagnoses do not impede their ability to serve, which puts the burden on an eighteen-year-old to prove a negative for which the Army has no assessment criteria.

Cortney Weinbaum

Senior Management Scientist

Source: Modern War Institute (West Point)

Indefinite deployment and inadequate rest and rotation, due to a shortage of soldiers, mean that Russian soldiers endure prolonged exposure to combat stress, which intensifies feelings of resentment and helplessness.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: The Economist

Which Working Conditions Could Restore Teacher Well-Being?

Chinese Next-Generation Psychological Warfare

Arming Teachers, F-16s in Ukraine, Commercial Spaceflight: RAND Weekly Recap

The Russian Military's Looming Personnel Crises of Retention and Veteran Mental Heath

What Does Environmental Justice Look Like?

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

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Green Jobs and Skills Development for Disadvantaged Groups

Vehicular Terrorism: Weighing the Benefits, and Worth, of Prevention

When the Car Is a Terror Weapon, Can We Prepare for Attacks?

Will Syria's Civil War Turn Out Like Spain's Did?

Are We Entering a New Era of Cannabis Regulation?

The Real Analogy for Iraq

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

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