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  • Violent Extremism

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    Extremism Online, Russia's Military, Preventing Police Killings: RAND Weekly Recap

    May 20, 2022

    This weekly recap focuses on the internet's role in stoking extremism and hate, how Russia has failed its military personnel, a research roadmap to help prevent police killings in the United States, and more.

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    Beware the Allure of Training Technology

    Timothy Marler

    May 18, 2022

    Defense News

    In addition to focusing on acquiring technology that helps retain a competitive advantage, the U.S. Department of Defense could also focus on codifying processes that align technology with user needs and that adapt as technology, military operations, and needs change. Considering context when planning the development and use of training technology could be crucial.

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  • Footage released by Russia Ministry of Defense shows Russian soldiers from airborne units advancing in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 10, 2022, photo by Russian MOD/Eyepress Pictures/Reuters
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    The Russian Military Has Failed Its Sons

    Dara Massicot @MassDara

    May 18, 2022

    Foreign Affairs

    The Russian military has a long history of mistreating its personnel and their frightened families. The military's culture of disregard for the lives and well-being of its personnel has done more than undermine their combat performance; it has also tanked their morale and will to fight.

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    'Truth Decay' in Europe Is Real, but Its Advance Can Be Slowed

    Axelle Devaux @AxelleDevaux, Stijn Hoorens @StijnHoorens

    May 17, 2022

    Encompass

    Though present in Europe, the evidence suggests that trends of Truth Decay are not as widespread or as pronounced as they are in the United States. There is still time for policymakers to intervene and limit their growth.

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  • Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visits army reservist troops during training in Nanshipu, Taiwan, March 12, 2022, photo by Ann Wang/Reuters
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    Ukraine War Is Motivating Taiwan to Better Secure Its Own Future

    Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman

    May 13, 2022

    Nikkei Asia

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine is probably motivating Taiwan to better secure its own future versus China. But many of the challenges currently facing Taiwan, such as shortcomings in reservist training or lingering confusion over its military strategy, are difficult to fix, assuming they are even fixable.

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    Truth Decay, School Lunch Nutrition, Regulating Space: RAND Weekly Recap

    May 13, 2022

    This weekly recap focuses on tackling Truth Decay, how tech experts view the military's use of artificial intelligence, a new approach to regulating outer space, and more.

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    California Needs 1.2 Million New Homes. How Will It Get There?

    Jason M. Ward @jason_m_ward

    May 13, 2022

    CalMatters

    Voluntary incentives foster increased production of affordable housing, while mandates alone increase the cost of producing housing, dampening both market-rate and affordable housing production. It is well past time to acknowledge the evidence and focus on the adoption of voluntary programs that incentivize the rapid creation of dense, infill housing available at both affordable and market rents.

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    How Could the United States Incentivize Investors to Decarbonize the Economy?

    Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Nihar Chhatiawala, Mark Stalczynski

    May 12, 2022

    The Hill

    While mandatory climate-related disclosure may improve information and decisionmaking for investors, it alone is unlikely to accelerate investment in decarbonization at the rate needed. To motivate private investment in climate mitigation, policymakers could explore additional policies.

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    New Philippine President Marcos Jr. Likely Won't Repeat Duterte's Foreign Policy Mistakes

    Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman

    May 10, 2022

    Foreign Policy

    Monday's all-but-official election of Bongbong Marcos as the next president of the Philippines will hold significant implications for Manila's foreign policy. He is likely to be influenced by the policies of both his father, former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, yielding a new government interested in engaging China while keeping the United States close by.

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    Outer Space and the Veil of Ignorance: An Alternative Way to Think About Space Regulation

    Douglas C. Ligor @DougLigor, Luke J. Matthews

    May 9, 2022

    Fast Company

    There are currently no international binding rules that would address growing threats in space. Without more-defined and enforceable rules of war regarding space and space assets, the danger of a destructive conflict in space grows significantly.

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  • In the area of Khaldieh towards Tripoli, the poorest city in Lebanon, Lebanese and Syrian refugee families are waiting to be received at the medical bus of the Order of Malta NGO, August 2021, photo by Didier Bizet/Hans Lucas via Reuters
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    Lebanon: Challenges and Successes in COVID-19 Pandemic Response

    Nasma Berri, Mahshid Abir

    May 6, 2022

    The RAND Blog

    In Lebanon, COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and daily deaths continue to decline. This is an accomplishment worthy of celebration in the midst of hyperinflation, all-time high unemployment, nadir purchasing power, and a health sector on the verge of collapse.

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  • U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on arming Ukraine, after touring a Lockheed Martin weapons factory in Troy, Alabama, May 3, 2022, photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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    The Escalation Fixation

    Raphael S. Cohen

    May 6, 2022

    The Hill

    Fears of global nuclear annihilation should have produced a concerted effort by all sides to keep the Ukraine conflict limited. But the focus on escalation—rather than ensuring Russia's defeat—has instead made the international security picture more precarious.

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  • The United Nations Security Council during a meeting on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, May 5, 2022, photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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    How to Save the Postwar Order

    Michael J. Mazarr @MMazarr

    May 6, 2022

    Foreign Affairs

    For the last decade or so, debate has raged among scholars and policymakers about the significance of the post–World War II, rules-based international order. Is it a feeble myth, or is it a powerful influence on state behavior? Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global response to it has put these competing claims into sharp relief.

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    How Data Can Help Refugees, Homelessness in L.A., Harm Reduction: RAND Weekly Recap

    May 6, 2022

    This weekly recap focuses on tapping into Facebook data to help refugees, addressing homelessness in Los Angeles, understanding burnout among health care providers, and more.

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    How to Avoid Extremism on Social Media

    May 3, 2022

    Extremist groups have been trolling the internet for decades, and they have learned to temper their words and disguise their intentions. A new scorecard can help users—or parents, or advertisers, or the social media companies themselves—understand when they might be interacting with extremist content.

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  • The Out of Harm's Reach organization distributes free kits containing fentanyl test strips and NARCAN nasal spray to attendees of FEST 19 in Gainesville, Florida, October 29, 2021, photo by Julia Cooper/Reuters
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    Fentanyl Makes an Already Dangerous Drug Market Deadlier Than Ever

    Bryce Pardo @brycepardo, David Luckey

    May 2, 2022

    The Ripon Forum

    Failure to recognize and respond to how rapidly illegal drug markets have changed with the arrival of illegally manufactured synthetic opioids will continue to put many Americans at risk of exposure to fentanyl, endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands more for years to come.

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