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Domestic Terrorism
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Countering Domestic Terrorism May Require Rethinking U.S. Intelligence Strategy
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Oct 5, 2021
The Hill
The United States is deeply divided, its political system polarized. Getting counterterrorism wrong could make the situation worse. The challenge is to isolate and contain violent extremists without turning them into political martyrs or half the country into enemies of the state.
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Military Personnel
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Institutions May Be Key to Countering Extremism in the Military
Marek N. Posard @mnposard
Oct 4, 2021
The RAND Blog
Extremism is a symptom of broader social and political headwinds within civilian society. By using existing support programs, military leaders may be able to effectively confront these headwinds early and channel them in productive ways that ultimately preserve the effectiveness and readiness of the U.S. military.
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Health Care Costs
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Prescription Drug Prices, Unemployment Insurance, Anti-Asian Racism: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 17, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on lowering prescription drug prices, reforming unemployment insurance, addressing anti-Asian racism, and more.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Boosting Vaccine Acceptance, Afghanistan's Refugee Crisis, Environmental Racism: RAND Weekly Recap
Sep 10, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on addressing vaccine hesitancy, preventing an even-bigger humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and how to develop antiracist environmental policies.
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Violent Extremism
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Violent Extremism in America: Pathways to Deradicalization
Sep 8, 2021
Ideologically inspired violence is a serious threat to U.S. national security. Research on effective strategies to fight it has often failed to engage the people who might know best: those who have lived that life and left it behind. Researchers partnered with antiextremism support groups to change that.
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Prison Reform
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Defunding Prisons, Preventing Cyberattacks, Promoting COVID-19 Vaccinations: RAND Weekly Recap
Aug 13, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on defunding prisons, how to deter ransomware attacks, overcoming barriers to COVID-19 vaccination, and more.
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Violent Extremism
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Help, Not Just Hunt, Violent Extremists in the Military
Todd C. Helmus @Helmus, Ryan Andrew Brown, Rajeev Ramchand @RRamchand
Aug 5, 2021
RealClearDefense
The Pentagon is working to rid itself of violent extremist members. In addition to strengthening the chain of command to detect and remove extremist members from its ranks, the military could also empower military family members to intervene.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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The Fight Against COVID, Sexual Violence in the Military, Disinformation on Social Media: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 23, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the ongoing fight against COVID-19, countering sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, disinformation on social media, and more.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Pandemic-Era Parties, China's Global Influence, Reducing Infant Mortality: RAND Weekly Recap
Jul 2, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on assessing the risk of small gatherings during the pandemic, China's ability to exert influence around the world, using big data to reduce infant mortality, 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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Sexual Assault
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Military Must Better Understand Sexual Assaults to Combat Them
Andrew R. Morral @AndrewMorral, Terry L. Schell
Jun 22, 2021
The Hill
Sexual minorities in the U.S. military represent about 12 percent of the active-duty population. But they account for an estimated 43 percent of those who are sexually assaulted. This raises critical questions for the Pentagon as it tries to reduce the 20,000 sexual assaults in the ranks each year.
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Sexual Assault
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Sexual Assault in the Military, School Security, Mental Health Care: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 4, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on the risk of sexual assault to sexual minorities in the U.S. military, making medication treatment more accessible to people struggling with opioid addiction, countering Russian propaganda, and more.
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Vaccination
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Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
May 21, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on vaccine hesitancy as a symptom of ‘Truth Decay,’ how to make remote work beneficial for all, U.S. Arctic diplomacy, and more.
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Military Doctrine
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The Link Between Extremism and Military Functioning
Marek N. Posard @mnposard, William Marcellino, Todd C. Helmus @Helmus
May 20, 2021
Military Times
U.S. Department of Defense policy prohibits service members from actively participating in extremist activities. Broadening the policy to include passive forms of participation could introduce two challenges.
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Violent Extremism
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Capitol Rioters Face FBI Arrests and Prosecution. How Not to Make Them Martyrs in the Process
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
May 14, 2021
NBC News THINK
The righteous wrath of those who view January 6 as an insurrection and believe we need uncompromising prosecution is understandable. But is it strategic thinking? History has shown that prosecutions based on less severe and politically-fraught charges have a greater chance of resulting in the convictions needed to stop this behavior.
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United States
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President Biden's First Address to Congress: Insights from RAND
Apr 29, 2021
President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress, summarizing his administration's early COVID-19 response and outlining plans that aim to loosen the pandemic's year-long grip on a weary nation. The speech reflected the fact that the United States faces policy challenges across a wide range of domains.
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