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Reports

Health Risk Behaviors

How Healthy Are U.S. Service Members?

Jun 21, 2018

Meadows @SarahOMeadows, et al.

The DoD's Health Related Behaviors Survey asks about health and well-being issues that can affect force readiness. Results from the 2015 survey suggest that certain groups of service members warrant targeted intervention to prevent negative health outcomes and improve behaviors.
Military Personnel

Findings of the Health Related Behaviors Survey

Jun 21, 2018

Meadows @SarahOMeadows, et al.

The 2015 Health Related Behaviors Survey collected information on the health, health-related behaviors, and well-being of active-duty service members. A summary lists the key findings by topic, such as substance use or mental health, and describes policy implications.
Russia

Russian Nuclear Forces and Prospects for Arms Control

Jun 21, 2018

Long

During the years between the 2010 and 2018 Nuclear Posture Reviews, U.S.-Russia relations have grown increasingly confrontational. How have Russia's nuclear arsenal and strategy developed over the past eight years? And what does that mean for arms control?
Teacher Effectiveness

Impacts of the Intensive Partnerships Initiative

Jun 21, 2018

Stecher, et al.

The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative enhanced how teachers are evaluated and improved teacher staffing policies but did not lead to gains in student achievement or graduation rates.
Adult Populations

What Do Millennials Think About Security Issues?

Jun 14, 2018

Posard @mnposard, et al.

As millennials become more prominent in the public and private sectors, their views will have greater influence. How do their attitudes toward security differ from those of previous generations? And what do these perceptions imply for U.S. security policy in 2040?
Terrorism

Terrorism Cost the EU €180 Billion Between 2004 and 2016

Jun 6, 2018

The European Union lost around €180 billion in GDP terms due to terrorism between 2004 and 2016. Changes in economic behavior could be the reason behind the observed negative effects on economic growth, as people and companies change their purchasing, saving and investing behaviors following terror attacks.

Blog Posts

International Diplomacy

The Need for Superpowers to Embrace a Vision of World Affairs

Jun 21, 2018

Wyne @Ali_Wyne

A superpower promulgates a conception of world affairs that attracts others, enabling it to advance its objectives and amplify its values far more than it could do on its own. Washington has a significant edge over Beijing in this regard.
Health Care Quality Measurement

Getting Doctors to Make Better Decisions Will Take More than Money and Nudges

Jun 21, 2018

Tsugawa, et al.

While monetary incentives and behavioral nudges both have their strengths, neither is enough to reliably change clinician behavior and improve quality of care. Organizational culture provides another important lens to understand why clinicians are practicing in a certain way and to put forth more comprehensive, long-term solutions.
Afghanistan

A Way Forward in Afghanistan: Q&A with Laurel Miller

Jun 21, 2018

As the United States approaches its 17th year of military involvement in Afghanistan, Laurel Miller, a senior foreign policy expert at RAND, describes the current situation and hopes for the future.
Media Literacy

In Reckoning with Today's Truth Wars, Look to America's Past

Jun 19, 2018

Rich @michaeldrich, et al.

The declining regard for factual evidence may be a defining characteristic of our current age. Previous eras suggest it is within society's power to restore respect for objective facts. Humankind just needs to put it on the agenda.
Autonomous Vehicles

What If Autonomous Vehicles Actually Make Us More Dependent on Cars?

Jun 19, 2018

Kleinman, et al.

Cities across Europe are taking steps to become increasingly car free. Mayors, supported by their officials and planners, should start leading a debate now about how self-driving vehicles can best serve the needs of residents and visitors, and help deliver wider goals for their cities.
India

Politics in India—Not Business as Usual

Jun 19, 2018

Dossani

India's ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has suffered recent, self-inflicted electoral setbacks. But it is still the best-organized and richest political party in the country. Can opposing alliances defeat the BJP?

Multimedia and Infographics

Civic Education

Truth Decay and Trust in Institutions

Jun 7, 2018

In this Events @ RAND podcast, the Pew Research Center's Carroll Doherty joins RAND's Jennifer Kavanagh for a discussion about the causes and consequences of Truth Decay and declining trust in institutions.
Politics and Government

The Leonard Schaeffer Medals

Jun 5, 2018

Leonard Schaeffer, a RAND trustee and member of the RAND Health Advisory Board, made a generous gift to endow the RAND Medal Awards. To honor his gift, the top two awards are now known as Leonard D. Schaeffer Medals.
Civic Education

Truth Decay and Civil Discourse

May 24, 2018

In this Events @ RAND podcast, Jennifer Kavanagh addresses the connection between Truth Decay and the erosion of civil discourse, as well as Truth Decay's effects on policymaking and the future of democracy.
Politics and Government

How Truth Decay Happens

May 16, 2018

“Truth Decay”—the shrinking role of facts and analysis in American public life—threatens democracy, policymaking, and civic discourse. RAND is studying this phenomenon to help understand what drives it and how to address it.
Civic Education

Truth Decay: A Narrated Video

May 16, 2018

"Truth Decay" is the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life. RAND is studying the causes and consequences of this phenomenon, and how they are interrelated. We invite other research organizations and individuals to join us in finding potential solutions and responses.
Nation Building

The Challenges and the Benefits for U.S. National Security of Providing Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan

May 9, 2018

An overview of testimony by Laurel E. Miller presented before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management on May 9, 2018.