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Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 25, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on Russia's war on Ukraine, medication treatment for patients with opioid use disorder, promoting global citizenship in America, and more.
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Child Well-Being
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'GDP2,' RAND President and CEO to Retire, Quantum Technology: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 29, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on why we should measure ‘GDP2,’ an announcement from RAND president and CEO Michael D. Rich, a look at quantum technology, and more.
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Military Recruitment
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Army Enlistment Waivers in the Age of Legal Marijuana
Oct 27, 2021
Army recruits with a history of marijuana use can ask for a waiver like those who have diabetes or insomnia. They are just as likely as others to complete their first term and make sergeant, and are less likely to leave the Army for health or performance reasons.
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United States Army
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Gen. Charles Flynn Says Army Has Crucial Role in the Pacific Theater
Oct 13, 2021
What is the U.S. Army's role in an oceanic theater that spans half the globe, where China increasingly asserts itself for strategic advantage? Gen. Charles A. Flynn, head of the U.S. Army Pacific, discussed this and other topics at a recent event at RAND.
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Media Literacy
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Media Literacy, Internet of Bodies, Arctic Governance: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 6, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on teaching media literacy in schools, a “connected future” via the Internet of Bodies, gaps in Arctic governance, and more.
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Visual Arts
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RAND Art + Data, 'Gray Market Care,' Supply Chains and Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 25, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on RAND's new artist residency program, Art + Data; the prevalence of "gray market care" in the United States; supply chains' cyber problem; and more.
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COVID-19, Out-of-Network Hospital Payments, Russia's Economy: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 13, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19, limiting out-of-network hospital payments, Russia's sluggish economy, and more.
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China
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China's 70th Anniversary, Wargaming, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 4, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on what the future holds for China, the importance of gender diversity in wargaming, how Army families address life's challenges, and more.
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Health Care Costs
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ISIS, Women's Day, Army Privates: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 8, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on what to do about ISIS detainees, stories from the Army's junior ranks, International Women's Day, and more.
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Military Strategy
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An Army Caught in the Middle Between Luddites, Luminaries, and the Occasional Looney
David E. Johnson @DaveJohnsonDC
Dec 20, 2018
War on the Rocks
The creation of the Army Futures Command is an important and necessary move for the U.S. Army. For the first time since the 1970s, the Army has a major command focused on preparing it for future war with a peer competitor.
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Military Strategy
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Saudi Arabia, Border Troops, China's Military: RAND Weekly Recap
Nov 23, 2018
This weekly recap focuses on how to deter aggression abroad, examining the need for U.S. troops at the border, China's aerospace capabilities, and more.
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Enlisted Personnel
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An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks
Oct 31, 2018
History records the names of generals, not of the privates filling out supply forms, cleaning out trucks, or huffing through another training exercise. But those privates keep the U.S. Army running. RAND research provides their unfiltered take on life in the ranks.
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Emergency Services and Response
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RAND Researchers Visit Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
Dec 19, 2017
A small team of RAND researchers went to Puerto Rico two weeks after the island was struck by Hurricane Maria. They are compiling their observations into a series of studies for the Army, with recommendations to smooth its response to future disasters.
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Security Cooperation
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General Robert Brown on the U.S. Army's Role in Asia
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 25, 2017
Pacific Council on International Policy
Gen. Robert B. Brown, Commanding General of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), offers his perspective of key defense and security issues facing USARPAC in the Indo-Pacific region today. He discusses what the Army's role would be in any potential application of U.S. military power, as well as its peacetime role in strengthening U.S. alliances.
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Asymmetric Warfare
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Five Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza
Raphael S. Cohen
Aug 3, 2017
War on the Rocks
After a decade of operating against Hamas in Gaza, the Israel Defense Force has learned many lessons about urban warfare against hybrid adversaries. The last confrontation teaches five basic lessons that apply well beyond Gaza.
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Firearms
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A Brief History of the Assault Rifle
Michael Shurkin
Jun 30, 2016
The Atlantic
The assault rifle is a class of weapon that emerged in the middle of the last century to meet the needs of combat soldiers on the modern battlefield, where the level of violence had reached such heights that an entirely new way of fighting had emerged.
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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

United States Army

Insights on Russia's War in Ukraine, Global Citizenship, Vaccination Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

'GDP2,' RAND President and CEO to Retire, Quantum Technology: RAND Weekly Recap

Army Enlistment Waivers in the Age of Legal Marijuana

Gen. Charles Flynn Says Army Has Crucial Role in the Pacific Theater

Media Literacy, Internet of Bodies, Arctic Governance: RAND Weekly Recap

RAND Art + Data, 'Gray Market Care,' Supply Chains and Cyberattacks: RAND Weekly Recap

COVID-19, Out-of-Network Hospital Payments, Russia's Economy: RAND Weekly Recap

China's 70th Anniversary, Wargaming, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap

ISIS, Women's Day, Army Privates: RAND Weekly Recap

An Army Caught in the Middle Between Luddites, Luminaries, and the Occasional Looney

Saudi Arabia, Border Troops, China's Military: RAND Weekly Recap

An Inside Look at Life in the Army's Junior Ranks

RAND Researchers Visit Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

General Robert Brown on the U.S. Army's Role in Asia

Five Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

A Brief History of the Assault Rifle

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