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  • Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry and CFR Senior Fellow Gayle Tzemach Lemmon at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
    Nuclear Deterrence

    blog

    The Return of a Cold War Threat

    Nov 15, 2016

    The danger of blundering into a nuclear war through miscalculation or human error has returned, said former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry at RAND's Politics Aside event. No leader is seeking nuclear war, but there are new dangers that didn't exist during the Cold War that could lead to one.

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  • Journalist Malcolm Gladwell and Houston Astros' General Manager Jeff Luhnow at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
    Data Analysis

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    The Art of Data in Baseball

    Nov 15, 2016

    The traditional baseball scout's keen eye is no longer deemed sufficient to rate talent, said Jeff Luhnow, general manager of the Houston Astros, at RAND's Politics Aside event. Analysts check curveball spin rates, computer-modeled swing mechanics, and even sleep habits.

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  • NSC Senior Director Maren Brooks, journalist Malcolm Gladwell, and Amb. Charles Ries at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
    National Security Organizations

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    Making National Security Decisions

    Nov 15, 2016

    In a crisis, there's a tendency in government to add more people to address the problem, but doing so often slows decisionmaking. It's easier to invent something new rather than require the agency to fix problems in the existing structure.

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  • A worker reads a freshly printed newspaper with the headline reading "We will tremble" at a printer of the local daily Norte in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016.
    Security Cooperation

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    Is the U.S. Abandoning the World Order It Created?

    James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

    Nov 14, 2016

    Newsweek

    In the 20th century the United States created and expanded a world order that has provided security and prosperity, and it has borne much of the cost for sustaining it. Can that liberal global order be updated rather than jettisoned?

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  • A Peshmerga soldier talks with a boy who is fleeing the fighting between Islamic State and the Iraqi army in Mosul, Iraq, November 14, 2016
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    What the Battles of Mosul and Aleppo Tell Us About Their Countries' Futures

    Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins

    Nov 14, 2016

    The Hill

    The battle of Mosul is not just about defeating ISIS. It is about restoring Mosul to the multi-ethnic city it once was. The Syrian government's style of warfare in Aleppo, however, accepts that Syria will remain a divided country.

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  • The cover of the New York Post newspaper is seen with other papers at a newsstand in New York, November 9, 2016
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    Why the Polls Were Wrong

    Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard

    Nov 14, 2016

    U.S. News & World Report

    RAND's Presidential Election Panel Survey, like other polls, overpredicted the popular vote. But since it focused on the decisionmaking process and how that translated into behaviors, the data could provide deep insights into what happened and how it took pollsters by surprise.

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  • Flags and signs warn drivers about lane closures along Pacific Coast Highway near San Francisco, California
    Infrastructure Finance

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    The Road Ahead: Rebuilding the Country's Infrastructure in the Trump Administration Era

    Liisa Ecola

    Nov 14, 2016

    The RAND Blog

    Policymakers generally agree on the need to rebuild America's infrastructure. But the country is far behind in this area. Why? Transportation projects take time and money. And it's hard to predict how a project will affect its surroundings.

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  • Antoine van Agtmael, Lawrence Ingrassia, and Randal Quarles at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
    Globalization

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    Who Wins Globalization?

    Nov 14, 2016

    While more needs to be done for those who once worked in industries such as furniture manufacturing, where essentially all activity has moved to lower-cost nations, the U.S. is starting to see an increase in manufacturing activity because of new types of technological advances.

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  • Nidhi Kalra and Timothy Bonds at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
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    Autonomous Vehicles: Imagining the Day-to-Day of the Future

    Nov 14, 2016

    At RAND's 2016 Politics Aside event, Nidhi Kalra and Timothy Bonds discuss what daily life might be like once autonomous vehicles populate the roads.

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  • Susan Dentzer, Eric Topol, and Mark Friedberg at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
    Emerging Technologies

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    The Price of Personalized Health Care

    Nov 13, 2016

    Medical care in the United States is entering an era where technology can give patients more control over their care and let them take control of their health data.

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  • U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 12, 2016
    International Diplomacy

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    Pulling Up the Drawbridge 'Is Fundamentally Flawed'

    Nov 13, 2016

    Turning inward in response to rapid global change overstates the costs of doing so and downplays the benefits of facing outward.

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  • Journalist Soledad O'Brien and Leslie Sanchez, CBSN political analyst and contributor, at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 11, 2016
    The Internet

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    Social Media's Role in the Erosion of Truth

    Nov 12, 2016

    The firehose of information on social media makes it hard for people to distinguish between sources that are credible and those that aren't.

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  • Journalist Soledad O'Brien and DJ Patil, the United States' chief data scientist, at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 11, 2016
    Data Science

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    Getting the Most Out of Data Science

    Nov 12, 2016

    Policymakers should pursue efforts to assure that the array of data collected by the federal government benefits all Americans by improving the availability, reliability, and transparency of the information, said DJ Patil, the United States' chief data scientist, at RAND's 2016 Politics Aside event.

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  • President and CEO Michael Rich speaking at RAND's Politics Aside event in Santa Monica, November 11, 2016
    Politics and Government

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    'Truth Decay' Makes Facts Subjective and Polarization More Extreme

    Nov 12, 2016

    "When everyone has their own facts, then nobody really has any facts at all," said President and CEO Michael Rich at RAND's Politics Aside event. Truth Decay pushes political polarization to even greater extremes and prevents policymakers from reaching consensus on solutions to the nation's biggest challenges.

    Read More »
  • Smoke rises during clashes in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul, during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, November 8, 2016
    The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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    How Will Jihadist Strategy Evolve As the Islamic State Declines?

    Colin P. Clarke, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

    Nov 10, 2016

    War on the Rocks

    As ISIL experiences ongoing battlefield losses it will have to rework its strategy to sustain itself as a preeminent jihadist brand. Meanwhile, the group will likely place greater emphasis on smaller scale strikes that require less central direction.

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