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Global Security
Security Risks of China's Investments in Israel
Apr 7, 2020
Shira Efron, Karen Schwindt, et al.
Chinese investments in Israeli high-tech companies and major infrastructure projects present distinct concerns for Israel and the United States. They could lead to leaks of sensitive technology and cyberespionage. And these risks could affect the U.S.-Israel relationship.
Health Care Services Capacity
New Tool Can Help Health Officials Plan for COVID-19 Patient Surge
Apr 3, 2020
Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson, et al.
Hospitals are searching for ways to ramp up their surge capacity to provide critical care for the sickest COVID-19 patients. A new, user-friendly calculator enables decisionmakers at all levels to estimate current critical care capacity and rapidly explore strategies for increasing it.
Health Care Services Capacity
Promising Strategies for Creating Critical Care Capacity in U.S. Hospitals
Apr 3, 2020
Mahshid Abir, Christopher Nelson, et al.
Hospitals can prepare for a surge of patients critically ill with COVID-19, but it will require hospital leaders, practitioners, and regional officials to adopt drastic measures that challenge the standard way of providing care. A new RAND tool can help them estimate current capacity and explore ways to increase it.
Cybersecurity
The Defense Industrial Base Needs a Cyber Protection Program
Mar 30, 2020
Daniel Gonzales @gonzadan, Sarah Harting, et al.
The unclassified networks of defense industrial base firms have become a target for adversaries seeking to steal sensitive data, trade secrets, and intellectual property. How can the U.S. Department of Defense better secure these networks?
School-to-Work Transitions
Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives
Mar 26, 2020
Melanie A. Zaber, Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS
Schools play a critical role in giving students access to college and career information and resources. What do U.S. high school educators think about the quality and availability of the resources that their schools provide?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway
Mar 25, 2020
James Black, Stephen J. Flanagan, et al.
Norway supports deterrence, crisis management, and security in the High North—which includes the Scandinavian territories and northern Russia. What regional insights can other NATO allies provide to help Norway in its security role?

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Homeless Populations
Emergency Homeless Services During the COVID-19 Crisis
Apr 7, 2020
Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Sarah B. Hunter, et al.
The recently passed $2 trillion stimulus package includes a suite of measures designed to support households being impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Policymakers may want to consider what protections it offers to a particularly high-risk group: people experiencing homelessness.
Military Budgets and Defense Spending
Defense Budget Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 7, 2020
Daniel Egel, Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz, et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a dramatic toll on the U.S. economy. This could have significant medium-term implications for the U.S. defense budget. The U.S. Department of Defense will need to find efficiencies that are of at least the same magnitude as the recent sequestration.
Iran
Does the U.S. Deal with the Taliban Present Opportunities for Iran in Afghanistan?
Apr 6, 2020
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke, Ariane M. Tabatabai
Iran is watching closely as the United States and the Taliban negotiate an end to America's operations in Afghanistan. If the expected withdrawal of significant U.S. forces destabilizes Afghanistan, how much will Tehran assert its influence over its neighbor to the east?

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Multimedia

Mar 23, 2020
The Economic Impacts of COVID-19
In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers discuss the impacts the COVID-19 outbreak might have on the global economy and consider policy actions that could be taken to help facilitate rapid economic recovery.

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Security Risks of China's Investments in Israel

New Tool Can Help Health Officials Plan for COVID-19 Patient Surge

Emergency Homeless Services During the COVID-19 Crisis

Defense Budget Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Coronavirus Pandemic's Effect on Sleep

The Policy Currents Podcast

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Reducing Poverty Among Mexico's Elderly

Latest Insights

Reports

Security Risks of China's Investments in Israel

New Tool Can Help Health Officials Plan for COVID-19 Patient Surge

Promising Strategies for Creating Critical Care Capacity in U.S. Hospitals

The Defense Industrial Base Needs a Cyber Protection Program

Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives

Enhancing Security on NATO's Northern Flank: Options for Norway

Blog Posts

Emergency Homeless Services During the COVID-19 Crisis

Defense Budget Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Does the U.S. Deal with the Taliban Present Opportunities for Iran in Afghanistan?

Multimedia

The Economic Impacts of COVID-19

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