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Veterans Employment

Veterans' Employment During Recessions
Veterans and nonveterans have different employment support needs and are affected differently by recessions. Understanding these differences can help veterans, employers, policymakers, and veteran-serving organizations prepare for economic shocks and uncertainty.
Mar 29, 2023
Daniel Schwam, James V. Marrone
Workforce Diversity

Why National Security Needs Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity, like other forms of diversity, can strengthen an organization. Members of the neurodivergent population have skills that can be beneficial in many fields of interest to national security. These include pattern recognition, problem-solving, visualization, and memory.
Mar 27, 2023
Cortney Weinbaum @cortney_dc, Omair Khan, et al.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

How Did COVID-19 Affect Prison Education?
Many U.S. correctional systems shut down or cut back on education and vocational programs because of the pandemic. But having to adapt to COVID-19 restrictions helped accelerate the adoption of online and hybrid learning models and the use of technology for prison education programs.
Mar 23, 2023
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis, Susan Turner, et al.
Russia

Understanding the Russian General Staff
The Russian General Staff is unlike any single organization in the U.S. military or government. Understanding its role and capacity to influence national security decisionmaking is important. Two case studies—Russia's 2014 war in Ukraine and 2015 intervention in Syria—observe the responsibilities and authorities of the General Staff in practice.
Mar 22, 2023
Alexis A. Blanc, Alyssa Demus, et al.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Behavioral Health Care Following the Onset of the Pandemic
In what ways did the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic change how behavioral health care was delivered to service members with PTSD, depression, or substance use disorder?
Mar 20, 2023
Kimberly A. Hepner @KimberlyHepner, Carol P. Roth, et al.
Sentencing

Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program
The California County Resentencing Pilot Program was established in 2021 and will run through September 1, 2024. In the program's first year, what were some of the implementation challenges participants faced? And what are some early results from the nine pilot counties' case reviews?
Mar 17, 2023
Lois M. Davis @LoisMDavis

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Warfare and Military Operations

America's Dangerous Short War Fixation
Americans have long been fixated on the idea of the short, decisive war. And the United States' adversaries bank on Washington's strategic impatience. If the United States' objective is to win, the only thing worse than fighting a long war may be thinking it's possible to avoid one.
Mar 31, 2023
Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile
School Violence

Violence in Schools, Neurodiversity and National Security, Drug Cartels: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on preventing school violence, dealing with drug cartels, the benefits of a neurodivergent national security workforce, and more.
Mar 31, 2023
Military Strategy

Why U.S. Military Interventions Fail and What to Do About It
There will always be situations in which military intervention is the best or only option for the United States. But policymakers must also recognize that in many cases, the best response to a crisis or potential threat is to take no military action at all and rely instead on diplomacy or sanctions—or simply learn to live with an elevated threat.
Mar 30, 2023
Jennifer Kavanagh, Bryan Frederick

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Multimedia

Devices and Data: The Information We Share
RAND mathematician Mary Lee describes the wide variety of personal data collected by smart devices and applications, such as smartwatches, brain implants, and period trackers.
Feb 28, 2023

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Veterans' Employment During Recessions

Why National Security Needs Neurodiversity

America's Dangerous Short War Fixation

Violence in Schools, Neurodiversity and National Security, Drug Cartels: RAND Weekly Recap

Devices and Data: The Information We Share

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

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Veterans' Employment During Recessions

Why National Security Needs Neurodiversity

How Did COVID-19 Affect Prison Education?

Understanding the Russian General Staff

Behavioral Health Care Following the Onset of the Pandemic

Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program

Blog Posts

America's Dangerous Short War Fixation

Violence in Schools, Neurodiversity and National Security, Drug Cartels: RAND Weekly Recap

Why U.S. Military Interventions Fail and What to Do About It

Multimedia

Devices and Data: The Information We Share

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