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What Does Putin Want in Ukraine?

RAND senior political scientists Samuel Charap and Stephen J. Flanagan discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategic goals in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

May 3, 2022 | Charap, et al.

Funding Social Care: The Public's Preferences
Jun 23, 2021

Jon Sussex, chief economist at RAND Europe, spoke as part of We Are the Solution, the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) Future of Social Care Conference.
The Opioid Crisis and State & Federal Policies: It’s More Complicated Than You Think
Feb 19, 2021

In this video, Bradley Stein presents an exploration of recent federal and state policies related to the opioid crisis and the sometimes unanticipated consequences.
State-Level Opioid Policy Analyses: Moving Beyond the Classic Difference-in-Difference Model
Jan 26, 2021

Researchers affiliated with the RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC) present a webinar on methods for evaluating the effectiveness of state-level policy.
How to Sleep Like Your Relationship Depends on It
Nov 2, 2019

RAND's Wendy Troxel shares the science behind the health of sleeping with a partner or not, and provides insights about how to navigate these choices in our relationships.
Why We Should Control the Speed of Life
Nov 3, 2018

RAND's Kathryn Bouskill discusses the accelerating pace of nearly every aspect of our lives, and the societal and security challenges it presents.
The Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Children
Feb 8, 2018

RAND adjunct physician policy researcher Stephen W. Patrick gives testimony at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the impact of the opioid epidemic on children and families.
The Rise and Fall of the ABM Treaty: Missile Defense and the U.S.-Russia Relationship
Feb 7, 2018

RAND's Bilyana Lilly discussed how the U.S.-Russia relationship has for decades shaped the development and deployment of ballistic missile defenses at a panel discussion hosted by the Project on Military and Diplomatic History and the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies on February 7th, 2018.
Why More Sleep Could Help Kids Do Better in School and Life
Jan 5, 2018

Most U.S. middle and high schools start at 8:00 a.m. or earlier. Delaying school start times could help address health and academic problems, and boost the U.S. economy.
What a Scientist Suggests You Tell Your Kids About Legal Marijuana
Jul 21, 2017

In this PBS News Hour segment, RAND Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for more than 20 years, discusses what kids need to know about the use of legal marijuana.
Getting to Outcomes®: Frameworks for Success for Evidence-Based Programs
Jun 12, 2017

In this NREPP Learning Center video, RAND Senior Behavioral Scientist Matthew Chinman and USC Professor of Psychology Abe Wandersman discuss Getting to Outcomes® (GTO). GTO is an implementation framework that can be applied to evidence-based programs.
Sleepy Teens: A Public Health Epidemic
Dec 4, 2016

RAND's Wendy Troxel discusses how early school start times contribute to an epidemic of sleep deprivation among teens.
Effects of Liberalizing Marijuana Policies on Use and Harm
Mar 23, 2016

Drug policy expert Rosalie Pacula speaks about the Effects of Liberalizing Marijuana Policies on Use and Harms at the 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cannabis Summit.
A Tipping Point in America's Opioid Crisis?
Mar 9, 2016

Deaths from overdoses in America are reaching levels similar to those at the peak of the HIV epidemic. RAND's Bradley D. Stein discusses what actions might help stem the growing problem of heroin and prescription drug addiction.
Carl Bildt on Brexit, the Future of Europe and the Migrant Crisis
Jan 28, 2016

Former Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minster Carl Bildt talks to the BBC's Evan Davis about the possibility of the UK leaving the EU, and the migrant crisis.
Hans Binnendijk on America's Partners and Adversaries
Jan 6, 2016

Hans Binnendijk argues that the United States may need to follow a more collaborative approach to foreign affairs, engaging and sharing burdens with partners who until now have not pulled their weight.
Lynn Karoly on the Return on Early Childhood Investment
Sep 23, 2015

In this 60 Second Lecture from the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Lynn Karoly, a senior economist at the RAND Corporation, discusses the return on philanthropic investments in early childhood programs.
Press Conference at the Wilson Center: Calculating the Costs of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Jun 15, 2015

At the U.S. launch of The Costs of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Study held at the Wilson Center on June 15, 2015, RAND senior researchers Charles P. Ries and C. Ross Anthony discussed the economic and non-economic factors surrounding the conflict and the long-term implications for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and the international community.
Arab Spring: The State of the Democratic Reform in the Middle East
Jun 24, 2013

Jeffrey Martini, Senior Middle East Analyst at the RAND Corporation, discusses the political landscape of the Arab world and how the tumult in the region affects the interests of the United States.
Alan Kay Demonstrates the RAND Tablet
Mar 14, 2013

In this video, Alan Kay gives a brief demo of the RAND tablet, a graphical computer input device developed at the RAND Corporation in the 1960s. It featured a 10-inch by 10-inch active tablet area and is believed to be the first such graphic device of its kind.
Crisis and Escalation in Cyberspace
Nov 15, 2012

In a presentation at the Google LAX Office, Martin Libicki, Adjunct Management Scientist, RAND Corporation, discusses the evolving field of cyberwarfare, and the form of crisis and escalation in the context of cyberspace.
Seth Jones Discusses President Obama's Afghanistan Address
May 1, 2012

Seth Jones, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation, and Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress discuss implications of the President Obama's address after a surprise visit to Afghanistan with PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill.
Stecher Discusses How to Cultivate Thriving Schools
Sep 6, 2011

In a TEDx presentation, Brian M. Stecher, Associate Director, RAND Education, suggests three steps we need to take to cultivate schools where students can thrive.
After bin Laden
Jun 15, 2011

Seth Jones, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation, speaks about the latest developments in Afghanistan following the death of Osama bin Laden.
Rubin Explores Hidden Scale of Serious and Organized Crime
Jun 3, 2011

At a TEDx event, Jennifer Rubin, Director of RAND Europe’s Communities, Safety and Justice Program, explored the hidden nature of the scale of serious and organized crime, such as drug and human trafficking, and suggested how a new approach inspired by methods used in the natural sciences could help to address these issues.
Brian Michael Jenkins Discusses the Death of bin Laden and Prognosis for al Qaeda
May 4, 2011

Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser at the RAND Corporation, spoke with RAND media relations director Jeffrey Hiday about the death of Osama bin Laden and how it might affect al Qaeda, the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan, and more.
New Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan (Inside Story, Al Jazeera)
Mar 30, 2009

In an Al Jazeera Inside Story report, RAND expert Cheryl Benard and two other analysts provide insights into the Obama Administration's new strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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