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Nuclear Disarmament
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How Russia's Nuclear Double Cross of Ukraine Teaches Dangerous Lessons
Polina Sinovets, John V. Parachini @JohnParachini, Khrystyna Holynska
Aug 16, 2022
Breaking Defense
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the West's support for Kyiv has been tempered by an ace up Vladimir Putin's sleeve: the potential use of nuclear weapons. But other countries are taking notice, which could imperil world stability even further.
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Russia
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Russian Forces in Ukraine: Muddling Through
Dara Massicot @MassDara
Aug 15, 2022
Foreign Affairs
The Russian armed forces have suffered tens of thousands of casualties and lost more than 5,000 pieces of equipment. These deficits will make it hard for Russia to hold regions in Ukraine that it may soon try to annex. To succeed, Moscow will have to replenish personnel and equipment at scale—tasks that will prove extremely difficult.
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Public Health Preparedness
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Learning, Relearning, and Not Learning the Lessons of COVID-19
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Aug 12, 2022
The Hill
Several recent announcements have demonstrated how little has been learned from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential need for a national reckoning to assess shortfalls and develop recommendations for preparing for and responding to future pandemics and other biological risks. To this end, the United States should create a national commission—not unlike the 9/11 Commission—to develop a way forward.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership: Toward a Larger, Stronger, Smarter Alliance
Gene Germanovich @geneDC
Aug 12, 2022
United Press International
Finland and Sweden are poised to become full NATO members in the near future. The Nordic pair's entry into NATO means that alliance leaders and planners confront new challenges, and just as many opportunities.
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Politicized Topics in School, the War in Ukraine, Post-Quantum Cryptography: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 12, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the intrusion of politicized topics in America's schools, where the war in Ukraine may be headed, post-quantum cryptography, and more.
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Workplace Well-Being
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Will Teachers Quit? What Surveys Can and Can't Tell Us
Sy Doan, Elizabeth D. Steiner @ED_Steiner
Aug 11, 2022
The Grade
There is no single source for reliable current data about teacher and principal turnover or job openings, so it's understandable that journalists rely on survey data to monitor the health of the teacher and principal workforce. But media coverage that focuses only on the connection, or lack thereof, between teachers' intentions to leave and actual turnover stands the risk of minimizing the clearly stated dissatisfaction that educators are expressing.
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Racial Equity
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In Search of an Equity Lens: A Physician's Journey
Mahshid Abir
Aug 11, 2022
The RAND Blog
Patient health outcomes, communication with providers, and overall patient satisfaction improve when patients and providers share a similar background. Further, diverse work environments may positively impact health care provider job satisfaction. Increasing diversity in health care work settings is a first important step that could help to increase equity and inclusion in these environments.
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Workplace Well-Being
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Educators' Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don't Quit. Here's Why
Elizabeth D. Steiner @ED_Steiner, Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl, Melissa Kay Diliberti
Aug 11, 2022
The 74 Million
State and district education leaders can take steps now to reduce teacher principal stress this fall in two ways: Recognize that job-related stress is systemic and that educators closer to the classroom may experience more of it, and talk with teachers and principals about the sources of stress in their job, and what could alleviate them.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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A New Era? NATO's Prioritisation of Human Security in an Insecure World
Kaleigh Heard
Aug 10, 2022
The RAND Blog
Human security and NATO's role and responsibility to protect civilians during conflict saw new prioritization in the alliance's 2022 Strategic Concept. While much progress has been made, more could be done to ensure the alliance can deliver on these commitments.
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Ukraine
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The Case for Cautious Optimism in Ukraine
Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile
Aug 9, 2022
Foreign Policy
While the outcome of the war in Ukraine is by no means clear, the balance of materiel, manpower, and willpower all seem to make the case for cautious optimism. Although Ukraine is unlikely to throw Russia back to its borders any time soon, the war will likely trend in Ukraine's favor in the coming months. But only if the West does not blink first.
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Military Strategy
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Is the Virtue in the Weapon or the Cause?
David E. Johnson @DaveJohnsonDC
Aug 5, 2022
Lawfire
The Biden administration's recent announcement of its intention to adhere to the provisions of the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel landmines has real consequences. This decision is the latest in the long controversy over the use of anti-personnel landmines and, more broadly, what means are moral in war.
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Organizational Leadership
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Our New CEO, Algorithmic Bias, Equity in the Workplace: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 5, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on what RAND’s new president and CEO envisions for the future, addressing bias in health care algorithms, creating equitable change in the workplace, and more.
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Space Science and Technology
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Russia's Withdrawal from the ISS, Another Sign of Its Space Decline?
Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock, Jan Osburg
Aug 4, 2022
United Press International
Russia's threatened exit from the International Space Station could simply be more bluster from Moscow at a time of heightened tension between Russia and the West over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But it also appears to be another signal that Russia's profile in space is in decline, a trend that is likely to continue and that the United States could be preparing for now.
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Organizational Leadership
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'The Future Could Be Brilliant': RAND's CEO Is an 'Apocaloptimist'
Aug 4, 2022
Jason Matheny, RAND's new president and CEO, explains why he's cautiously optimistic about the future of humanity, the importance of public service, and RAND's role in shaping policy solutions.
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Counterterrorism
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After the al-Zawahiri Strike, the U.S. May Lack Capabilities in Afghanistan
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Aug 3, 2022
Newsweek
The U.S. drone strike that killed Al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan took out one of the last remaining key figures behind the 9/11 terror attacks. But it also highlighted how little the United States got out of its 2020 bargain with the Taliban, and raised questions about the U.S. ability to adequately monitor the developing threat from this quarter going forward.
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Pregnancy
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How Policies That Punish Pregnant Women Backfire
Rachel Landis, Laura J. Faherty @LauraFahertyMD, Mishka Terplan
Aug 2, 2022
Santa Monica Daily Press
There is overwhelming evidence and consensus from the medical and public health communities that supportive approaches are what help pregnant women with substance use disorders. Unfortunately, the overturning of Roe v. Wade has opened the door for more policies that police and punish women rather than evidence-based solutions that we know can, do, and will save lives.
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Moscow wants to annex large parts of Ukraine, it wants to demilitarize the country so that the government cannot fight against its actions, and it wants a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv. The sad reality is that annexing four regions is unlikely to be the end of Russia's mission in Ukraine, but just one phase in Putin's much longer project. Both Ukraine and its backers must be prepared for a protracted war.

Dara Massicot

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: Foreign Affairs

The strength of NATO is that it is at its essence an ongoing consultation based on trust, and where needed a central meeting point for smaller groups of allies to collaborate on an issue-by-issue basis. Finland and Sweden could benefit by working from the outset to advance the dialogue, express their interests, and help to shape what can be a stronger, smarter NATO.

Gene Germanovich

International Defense Researcher

Source: United Press International

Supportive Housing Program Broke the Jail-to-Homeless Cycle and Mostly Paid for Itself

Securing U.S. Elections

How Russia's Nuclear Double Cross of Ukraine Teaches Dangerous Lessons

Russian Forces in Ukraine: Muddling Through

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy with Research

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

The RAND Blog

How Russia's Nuclear Double Cross of Ukraine Teaches Dangerous Lessons

Russian Forces in Ukraine: Muddling Through

Learning, Relearning, and Not Learning the Lessons of COVID-19

Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership: Toward a Larger, Stronger, Smarter Alliance

Politicized Topics in School, the War in Ukraine, Post-Quantum Cryptography: RAND Weekly Recap

Will Teachers Quit? What Surveys Can and Can't Tell Us

In Search of an Equity Lens: A Physician's Journey

Educators' Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don't Quit. Here's Why

A New Era? NATO's Prioritisation of Human Security in an Insecure World

The Case for Cautious Optimism in Ukraine

Is the Virtue in the Weapon or the Cause?

Our New CEO, Algorithmic Bias, Equity in the Workplace: RAND Weekly Recap

Russia's Withdrawal from the ISS, Another Sign of Its Space Decline?

'The Future Could Be Brilliant': RAND's CEO Is an 'Apocaloptimist'

After the al-Zawahiri Strike, the U.S. May Lack Capabilities in Afghanistan

How Policies That Punish Pregnant Women Backfire

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