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  • A Ukrainian service member prepares an anti-tank guided missile weapon system on a frontline near Soledar in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 14, 2023, photo by Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters

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    A Tale of Two Wars and the Pitfalls of Success

    Russia's war in Ukraine once again poses questions about how the United States prepares for conflict—not only which weapons it buys, but also how it envisions great-power wars in the 21st century. If the United States does learn the lessons of this war, then it may secure the U.S. military's edge for decades to come.

    Feb 2, 2023

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    Commentary

    Research Shows How Communities Are Prioritizing Health Equity

    In partnership with RAND, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking how communities are evolving their approaches to building a Culture of Health and advancing health equity. The research offers insights on how and why inequities develop, and more importantly, how communities change course and move towards health equity.

    Feb 1, 2023

  • Photo by Senior Airman Sam Goodman/U.S. Army

    Commentary

    Preparing for Strategic Competition: The Need for Irregular Warfare Professional Military Education

    The Department of Defense does not provide the irregular warfare professional military education necessary for success in competition and conflict in the 21st century. This is a not a new problem, but it is one that may deserve new attention from Congress and the Pentagon.

    Feb 1, 2023

  • Ann Korologos at RAND, November 14, 2014, photo by Diane Baldwin/RAND Corporation

    Announcement

    Ann Korologos, Former U.S. Labor Secretary and RAND Corporation Chair, Dies at Age 81

    The RAND Corporation was saddened to learn of the passing of Ann McLaughlin Korologos, a former U.S. Secretary of Labor and longtime member of the RAND family. Her distinguished career in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors included service as the chair of the RAND Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2009.

    Feb 1, 2023

  • Armoured personnel carriers ride on a road near a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 29, 2023, photo by Viacheslav Ratynskyi/ReutersArmoured personnel carriers ride on a road near a frontline

    Media Advisory

    Media Call: RAND Experts Discuss First Year of Russia-Ukraine War

    RAND experts will discuss the state of the war as it approaches the one-year mark and what may lie ahead. Topics will include the Western alliance providing aid to Ukraine, expansion of NATO, the latest weapons systems and their capabilities, likely areas of upcoming fighting, prospects for an end to the war, and broader implications for global trade, diplomacy, and China-Taiwan tensions.

    Jan 30, 2023

  • RAND Weekly Recap

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    Avoiding a Long War in Ukraine, Gun Violence, Migrant Surges: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on how the United States can help avoid a long war in Ukraine, responding to the gun violence crisis, limits on teachers’ instruction, and more.

    Jan 27, 2023

  • Sailors on the USS Wasp observe as the Japanese destroyer JS Yuugiri moors alongside in Okinawa, Japan, April 23, 2018, photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/U.S. Navy

    Commentary

    Japan's Strategic Shift: Significant, but Implementation Hurdles May Await

    Japan's new strategic documents appear to demonstrate a recognition in Tokyo that it must do more for its own defense in the face of unprecedented security challenges. The dedication of resources, pursuit of new capabilities, and overarching commitment to a more robust defense are all significant moves that represent landmark change by one of America's key allies.

    Jan 27, 2023

  • A Boeing 787 Dreamliner soaks in -45 degrees inside the McKinley Climatic Lab at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 21, 2010, photo by U.S. Air Force

    Media Advisory

    Virtual Event: Planning for Climate Resilience in the U.S. Air Force

    RAND Project AIR FORCE will host a virtual event exploring the potential security, strategic, and geopolitical implications of climate change; the use of wargames to understand operational challenges; and analytic methods for prioritizing resilience investments to mitigate risks.

    Jan 27, 2023

  • Screen showing computer code with malicious code logged error, photo by solarseven/Getty Images

    Commentary

    Software Supply Chain Risk Is Growing, but Mitigation Solutions Exist

    Software supply chain security has emerged as a leading risk because of the massively fragmented and decentralized nature of modern software development. While we still have much to learn as a community about this risk, there are concrete steps we can take to better understand and mitigate it.

    Jan 26, 2023

  • News Release

    News Release

    Unhoused Population Increased by 18 Percent in Three High-Priority Neighborhoods in Los Angeles

    A year-long count of unhoused people in three hot-spot neighborhoods in Los Angeles found that their numbers rose by an average of 18 percent over the period, despite periodic encampment cleanups and other efforts to address the problem.

    Jan 26, 2023

  • Soldiers of China's PLA take part in a joint multinational U.N. peacekeeping military exercise with troops from Pakistan, Mongolia, and Thailand, in Henan province, China, September 15, 2021, photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

    Testimony

    China's Overseas Military Diplomacy and Implications for U.S. Interests

    As the U.S.-China competition intensifies, military diplomacy is one of the tools that China could potentially use to gain advantage. What are some ways that China’s military diplomacy activities could challenge U.S. interests? And what are some recommendations for U.S. policymakers?

    Jan 26, 2023

  • A child looks at a pistol conversion kit during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2022, photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

    Commentary

    Responding to the Firearm Violence Crisis: Are Some Newly Enacted Laws Making Things Worse?

    Persuasive scientific evidence is accumulating for several commonly implemented laws. Where the science is strong, lawmakers would be wise to consider it when making decisions about how to protect public safety while preserving civil liberties, including the right to bear arms.

    Jan 25, 2023

  • U.S. Army soldiers conduct a convoy in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve near northeastern Syria, September 21, 2020, photo by Staff Sgt. Michael West/U.S. Army

    Commentary

    Appreciating U.S. Ground Force Contributions to Operation Inherent Resolve

    Defeating ISIS hinged on a ground fight, requiring the grueling liberation of territory kilometer by kilometer. While Iraqi forces bore the brunt of frontline fighting, U.S. forces were also engaged in on-the-ground combat operations that hastened the defeat of ISIS. Appreciating such contributions will be necessary to distill the right lessons so that we might correctly apply them to future irregular warfare.

    Jan 25, 2023

  • U.S. Army soldiers operating a simulated Heavy Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in the Mounted Soldier Training System at Mission Command Training Branch Building, Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 16, 2013, photo by Sgt. Austin Berner/U.S. Army

    Commentary

    Unlocking Training Technology for Multi-Domain Operations

    Multi-domain operations (MDO) can present many challenges for training. Involvement of various disparate organizations and services can exacerbate these challenges and can require balancing centralized coordination with decentralized training objectives. If MDO is to provide new benefits, the training community may need to solve old problems. It may need to communicate more effectively.

    Jan 24, 2023

  • Cover of RAND Europe's 2022-2023 Annual Report, design by Jess Plumridge/RAND Corporation

    Announcement

    RAND Europe Spotlight: 2022-2023

    Reference links for Spotlight 2022-2023, which features examples of RAND Europe research that helped to improve people's lives. It also highlights a selection of research initiatives on the horizon for 2023.

    Jan 24, 2023

  • RAND Weekly Recap

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    Regulating Space, Threats to Critical Infrastructure, Psychedelics: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on the need for governance in outer space, why the recent FAA system failure was a wake-up call, the changing policy landscape around psychedelic therapies, and more.

    Jan 20, 2023

  • Pedro Luis Ruiz buys a bus ticket to go to Miami after crossing from Mexico into the U.S. to continue his asylum request, El Paso, Texas, March 11, 2021, photo by Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters

    Commentary

    Immigrant Location Policies Can Be Done Right, but That Isn't Happening Right Now

    Sudden influxes of migrants across the southwest U.S. border are not new, but they are also increasing. Immigration relocation policies are likely one of the best ways to address migrant surges if done in an organized, humane, and thoughtful way.

    Jan 19, 2023

  • Mature Asian woman talking to a male doctor and indicating her neck and jaw, photo by Fly View Productions/Getty Images

    Commentary

    Gender Biases in Health Care: Listen to Women About Their Own Health

    More and more information, evidence, and personal stories are emerging suggesting women are not being listened to or believed by health care professionals about their symptoms of physical illness. There is ongoing work in the United Kingdom to improve and integrate women's health services, which creates hope for improvements.

    Jan 19, 2023

  • Soldiers release gasoline canisters on the Tamsui river simulating countering a Chinese invasion during asymmetric warfare drills in Taipei, Taiwan, July 19, 2022, photo by Ann Wang/Reuters

    Commentary

    'Strategic Ambiguity' May Have U.S. and Taiwan Trapped in a Prisoner's Dilemma

    For its proponents, the idea of strategic ambiguity seems to have become an end in itself that has not adapted, and logically cannot adapt to the disruptive growth in Beijing's military power. The conditions under which the policy worked seem to have evaporated with China's rise. Strategic clarity may offer a way out of this dilemma.

    Jan 18, 2023

  • A woman shops for bread in a supermarket in New York, New York, Saturday, April 2, 2022, photo by Richard B. Levine/Reuters

    Commentary

    The Inflation Pain You Don't See

    Official statistics don't capture the pain of inflation for many Americans. That's because there's something wrong with how we define the middle class. Far more American households earn a middle-class income than enjoy a middle-class lifestyle.

    Jan 18, 2023

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