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Machine Learning
What If China Becomes the World Leader in AI Innovation?
Jul 8, 2020
Rand Waltzman, Lillian Ablon, et al.

Artificial intelligence technologies may become critical force multipliers in future armed conflicts. China has prioritized AI to enhance its national competitiveness and security. If its plan is successful, China will achieve a substantial military advantage over the United States and its allies by 2030.
Forecasting Methodology
Which COVID-19 Models Are Useful to Policymakers?
Jul 8, 2020
Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice, Adrienne M. Propp

Forecasting models are widely used to inform policymakers about the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of policy responses to it. As models are being developed and improved continually, a new RAND framework can assess which ones are suitable for the state of Virginia.
Households
Online Shopping: Many Americans' Habits Haven't Changed During COVID-19
Jul 7, 2020
Liisa Ecola, Hui Lu, et al.

Almost two-thirds of Americans haven't changed their online shopping habits since the pandemic began. About one-quarter are shopping online more, but 13 percent are actually shopping online less.
Community Resilience
Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills
Jul 6, 2020
Melissa L. Finucane @MelissaFinucane, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, et al.

How can communities build resilience to large oil spills? This report examines the impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and how communities' resilience to similar threats could be improved.
Wargaming
Opportunities for Including the Information Environment in U.S. Marine Corps Wargames
Jul 1, 2020
Christopher Paul, Yuna Huh Wong @YunaHuhWong, et al.

Wargaming is enjoying renewed prominence in the defense community, yet the information environment remains underdeveloped and underrepresented in wargames.
Media Literacy
Understanding Media Use and Literacy in Schools
Jun 29, 2020
Laura S. Hamilton @HamiltonLauraS, Julia H. Kaufman @juliahkaufman, et al.

Schools can play a key role in fighting Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts in U.S. public life—by teaching media literacy to students. How much emphasis do teachers and schools put on this subject?

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Blog Posts

Turkey
A Way Forward for the United States and Turkey
Jul 9, 2020
Nilsu Goren, Dalia Dassa Kaye

Relations between the United States and Turkey, while fraught with tension, must also align with a mutual interest in stability in the Middle East and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. It may be important for the region's stability and prosperity to find constructive ways for the United States to work with Turkey in the years ahead.
Personal Savings
A Tale of Two Americas
Jul 9, 2020
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_

While a confluence of crises have spotlighted a dangerous divide, inequality in the United States has been increasing for decades, and cannot be undone in a hurry. There is no substitute for firm policy commitment over many years to address disparities in the basic aspects of life—education, health, jobs, financial and business participation, and justice.
Law Enforcement
How to Transform Policing
Jul 9, 2020
John S. Hollywood

The killing of George Floyd along with other abuses of power against Black Americans have been horrifying, bringing about growing calls to alter how we conduct public safety and, more broadly, criminal justice in America. Evidence shows there is substantial room for improvement.

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Multimedia

The Unequal Nature of the Damage from COVID-19
Jul 7, 2020

Shanthi Nataraj, senior economist with the RAND Corporation, explains which communities and businesses have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Unequal Nature of the Damage from COVID-19

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

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Reports

What If China Becomes the World Leader in AI Innovation?

Which COVID-19 Models Are Useful to Policymakers?

Online Shopping: Many Americans' Habits Haven't Changed During COVID-19

Building Community Resilience to Large Oil Spills

Opportunities for Including the Information Environment in U.S. Marine Corps Wargames

Understanding Media Use and Literacy in Schools

Blog Posts

A Way Forward for the United States and Turkey

A Tale of Two Americas

How to Transform Policing

Multimedia

The Unequal Nature of the Damage from COVID-19

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