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Reports

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.
Global Climate Change

Adapting to a Changing Climate in Southeast Florida

Jun 6, 2018

Groves, et al.

Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward counties are vulnerable to flooding and intrusion of saltwater into drinking water. These risks are driven by sea level rise, changes in precipitation, and urban development. How can the region adapt?
Russia

The Russian Challenge: Deterring Aggression in the Baltics

Jun 4, 2018

Shlapak

The risk of Russian aggression in the Baltics can no longer be ignored. To successfully deter Moscow, the United States and its European allies should invest in NATO's ability to defend its eastern boundary.
Nuclear Deterrence

The Korean Peninsula: Three Dangerous Scenarios

May 30, 2018

Mazarr, et al.

An analysis of three potential security challenges on the Korean Peninsula points to rising threats that will pose significant demands on the U.S. Army. The United States needs to think in new ways about how it should deter North Korea and prepare for a possible conflict on the peninsula.
Suicide

Three Goals for Developing a Suicide Prevention Plan for California

May 24, 2018

Ramchand @RRamchand

As California seeks to develop a suicide prevention plan, it should keep three goals in mind. These include providing better care to those known to be at risk, identifying more at-risk individuals who could benefit from support services, and creating safer environments designed to prevent death from suicide.

Blog Posts

Security Cooperation

The Quad: Second Verse, Same as the First?

Jun 15, 2018

Wyne @Ali_Wyne

Members of “the Quad” — an informal collaborative arrangement among the United States, Japan, India, and Australia — have proven incapable of adopting either a shared understanding of or unified policies toward China.
Civil Rights

From Florida's Farm Fields, Lessons for #MeToo and Other Movements

Jun 15, 2018

Marquis @susanlmarquis

Present-day organizers who want to bring about social change would do well to look to Florida farmworkers. They took on the low wages, physical abuse, and vulnerability that have long characterized agricultural labor in the United States — and won, changing the culture for the better.
Adult Populations

Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now

Jun 14, 2018

Millennials worry less than baby boomers about national security. But these views may have more to do with being young than being millennials.
International Diplomacy

Why This Wasn't Kim's Father's — or Grandfather's — Summit

Jun 13, 2018

Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

This is the third time the United States and North Korea have started down a path toward denuclearization and normalization of relations. The difference now is that Trump and Kim have committed themselves earlier on in the process and more publicly than their predecessors did.
International Economic Relations

Why Russia Should Not Rejoin the G7

Jun 13, 2018

Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins

Even were it to disgorge the parts of Ukraine that it seized in 2014, Russia still would not qualify for reentry into the G8. An aspirational case for Russian membership might be made, but only if Russia's leadership aspires to democratic government and an open free market economy. At the moment there is no sign of such an aspiration.
Military Equipment

Consider The E-Tool

Jun 12, 2018

Quinlivan

We generally trust the entrenchment tool. In a peacetime hike, we might only need a polycarbonate trowel, but in a future war, we might really need full-size picks and shovels. However ingeniously designed, two pounds of metal origami cannot replace a full-size pick and a shovel.

Multimedia and Infographics

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.
Civic Education

Truth Decay and the Media

May 8, 2018

In this Events @ RAND podcast, a panel of experts discusses the connection between the media and Truth Decay. They address the effects of changes in the information environment, including the rise of social media, the shift to a 24-hour news cycle, increasing partisanship of some news sources, algorithms and filters, and media literacy.