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Macroeconomics
Systemic Risk in the Broad Economy
Jan 21, 2020
Jonathan William Welburn @jwwelburn, Aaron Strong, et al.
After the 2008 financial crisis, research and policy focused on the risk that heavily interconnected networks could fuel the spread of economic crises—a problem known as systemic risk. A new analysis considers systemic risk in other sectors like technology, telecommunications, and health care.
Turkey
Turkey's Nationalist Course and How It Affects U.S.-Turkish Relations
Jan 14, 2020
Stephen J. Flanagan, F. Stephen Larrabee, et al.
America's longstanding partnership with Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, has become strained in recent years. Their interests are not as aligned as they once were, and tensions between Turkey and Europe have exacerbated these strains. What can be done to sustain the U.S.-Turkish relationship?
Infrastructure Finance
U.S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing
Jan 14, 2020
Benjamin M. Miller, Debra Knopman, et al.
Passenger air travel is at an all-time high, and demand for it is expected to rise. Will current levels of spending under existing federal policies be sufficient to enable commercial airports to make the infrastructure investments needed to meet that demand?
Mental Health Treatment
Many Detainees with Mental Illness Could Be Safely Diverted to Community Care
Jan 7, 2020
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Nicholas M. Pace, et al.
In June 2019, more than 5,500 people in Los Angeles County jails were in mental health housing units and/or were taking psychotropic medications. Based on legal and clinical factors, 61 percent of these individuals were likely eligible for release into community-based treatment.
Russia
Understanding Russia's Hostile Measures and How to Counter Them
Jan 7, 2020
Ben Connable, Stephanie Young, et al.
Russia has used hostile measures to sow disorder, weaken democratic institutions, and undermine NATO cohesion. But it also has a long track record of strategic shortfalls and even ineptitude. Exploring opportunities to deter, prevent, and counter Russia's behavior is critical in both the gray zone and conventional war.
Energy Security
Options for Deterring Attacks Against the Power Grid
Jan 6, 2020
Anu Narayanan, Jonathan William Welburn @jwwelburn, et al.
The U.S. military relies on electric power to accomplish critical missions. And most of the electricity consumed by installations in the continental United States comes from the commercial grid. How can the Defense Department protect the power grid from physical and cyber attacks?

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Wildfires
Australia's Fires, Artificial Intelligence, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 24, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on Australia's devastating fires, how artificial intelligence could manipulate the masses, the fentanyl crisis, and more.
Low-Intensity Conflict
The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory
Jan 22, 2020
Raphael S. Cohen
Captures and strikes are important accomplishments and the countless nameless professionals who carry them out deserve the credit for executing them. But leaders are charged with something larger and should be judged by a higher standard: namely, seeing beyond the illusion and producing actual strategic victories.
Information Operations
Artificial Intelligence and the Manufacturing of Reality
Jan 20, 2020
Christopher Paul, Marek N. Posard @mnposard
Humans carry flaws in deciding what is or is not real. The internet and other technologies have made it easier to weaponize and exploit these flaws. And artificial intelligence will likely be used to exploit these weaknesses at an unprecedented scale, speed, and level of effectiveness.

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Dec 17, 2019
Approaching the U.S. Opioid Crisis as an Ecosystem
Policymakers should think of the opioid crisis as an ecosystem and consider how its many parts interact—especially in unexpected ways. A broader view of the crisis will help those confronting it better prepare for the challenges ahead.

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The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

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Systemic Risk in the Broad Economy

Turkey's Nationalist Course and How It Affects U.S.-Turkish Relations

U.S. Airport Infrastructure Funding and Financing

Many Detainees with Mental Illness Could Be Safely Diverted to Community Care

Understanding Russia's Hostile Measures and How to Counter Them

Options for Deterring Attacks Against the Power Grid

Blog Posts

Australia's Fires, Artificial Intelligence, Fentanyl: RAND Weekly Recap

The Politics of Man-Hunting and the Illusion of Victory

Artificial Intelligence and the Manufacturing of Reality

Multimedia

Approaching the U.S. Opioid Crisis as an Ecosystem

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