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  • RAND Weekly Recap

    Blog

    One Year of Russia's War in Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on the one-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine: What has stood out to RAND experts so far? And what are they watching as the conflict continues?

    Feb 24, 2023

  • News Release

    News Release

    Online Tool Allows State-by-State Analysis of Firearm Policies and Death Rates

    States in the northeast and the coastal west region of the United States have among the lowest firearm death rates in the nation, while states in the south and mountain west have firearm death rates that are especially high.

    Feb 23, 2023

  • A Russian service member stands at a combat position on the left bank of the Dnipro river in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 26, 2022, photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

    Commentary

    Russian Troops Know How Little They Mean to Putin

    Over the past year, the Russian military has sustained staggering losses—over 100,000 casualties, thousands of pieces of armored equipment, and several squadrons of fighter jets and helicopters. But Russia isn't stopping. Newly mobilized Russian troops, knowing they are being used as cannon fodder, have made public appeals to be spared.

    Feb 23, 2023

  • Ray Block, photo courtesy of Penn State

    Announcement

    Ray Block Joins RAND as Inaugural Michael D. Rich Chair for Countering Truth Decay

    Ray Block, a respected academic in the field of political science and African American studies, will join the RAND Corporation as its inaugural Michael D. Rich Chair for Countering Truth Decay effective February 27.

    Feb 22, 2023

  • Students stage a walk-out to protest proposed education bills at J.M. Atherton High School in Louisville, Kentucky, February 14, 2023, photo by Jon Cherry/Reuters

    Commentary

    How Teachers Can Shield Students from Harm as Debates Rage over Race and Gender

    By conveying to girls and students of color that they are individually capable of overcoming adversity—and that who they are matters—educators might soften the blow of public laws and policies that send the opposite message.

    Feb 22, 2023

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin at a training center in Ryazan Region, Russia, October 20, 2022, photo by Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik via Reuters

    Commentary

    The Three Vladimir Putins

    What happens next in the war in Ukraine depends almost exclusively on the mindset, will, and decisions of Vladimir Putin. The various descriptions of Putin suggest three different characters: strongman Putin, messianic Putin, and rational Putin. We may take more comfort in the last. We probably shouldn't.

    Feb 22, 2023

  • Maj. Jolyn, left, clinical health psychologist, and Staff Sgt. Ryan, mental health technician, demonstrate having a counseling session at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 16, 2015, photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/U.S. Air Force

    Commentary

    RAND Experts on Veteran Mental Health Respond to the White House Mental Health Research Priorities

    The White House identified eight research priorities to better manage America's current mental health crisis. RAND researchers highlight why each area is critical for veteran mental health and how RAND is contributing to address them.

    Feb 20, 2023

  • Drone footage of the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, February 6, 2023, photo by NTSBGov via Reuters

    Commentary

    Ohio's Train Derailment—Not Spy Balloons—Is the Real National Security Threat

    The slow degradation of infrastructure and disaster response is less a spectacle than an overflying balloon, but the train derailment and chemical spill in Ohio highlights just how bizarre such a focus on perceived external national security threats has become. The far greater threat may be from within.

    Feb 20, 2023

  • Two tanks in magenta facing opposite directions with a soldier standing on top, on a neon green background, photo illustration by Alyson Youngblood/RAND Corporation

    Commentary

    One Year After Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Experts React

    We asked nearly 30 RAND experts to highlight takeaways from the first year of Russia's all-out war—and share what they're watching as the conflict in Ukraine grinds on. Here's what they said.

    Feb 20, 2023

  • RAND Weekly Recap

    Blog

    Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Facial Recognition, Gun Violence: RAND Weekly Recap

    This weekly recap focuses on the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, regulating the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, improving data collection on gun violence, and more.

    Feb 17, 2023

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022, photo by Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters

    Commentary

    Russia's Appetite May Extend Beyond Ukraine

    Unless Russian forces are defeated in Ukraine or withdrawn by new Kremlin rulers, Moscow might assault other post-Soviet neighbors. The West may face limits on the extent to which it could help them thwart such attacks.

    Feb 17, 2023

  • Media Advisory

    Media Advisory

    RAND Experts Take to Twitter Spaces for Live Conversation About the 1-Year Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion ...

    As the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, RAND will bring together several of its top experts for a live, moderated conversation on Twitter Spaces. Experts will discuss the past 12 months of war and the paths that lie ahead from a diplomatic, military, and geopolitical standpoint.

    Feb 16, 2023

  • USCGC Kimball encountered a People's Republic of China Guided Missile Cruiser approximately 75 miles north of Kiska Island, Alaska, September 19, 2022, U.S. Coast Guard photo

    Commentary

    Great Power Competition Is on the Arctic Agenda

    Despite its military problems in Ukraine, Russia remains a formidable potential adversary in the Arctic. And there is a growing realization that China is not going away in the Arctic, bringing both of the United States' strategic competitors into Alaska's backyard. Can great power politics be checked at the door of the Far North?

    Feb 16, 2023

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., December 21, 2022, photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

    Commentary

    Support to Ukraine Continues to Be for America First

    Why should the United States spend tens of billions of dollars on a war half a world away? Because it's in America's economic and strategic interests.

    Feb 15, 2023

  • White female patient in a green shirt talks to white female therapist, photo by master1305/Getty Images

    Commentary

    Preventing Military Sexual Assault Is Important. So Is Getting Mental Health Care Afterward

    Despite a decade of scrutiny on the issue, sexual assault and harassment in the military is still a pervasive problem. The effects of the trauma from these assaults can be lasting. So it's not just the military services, but also veterans' services, that need to connect these people to appropriate care for mental health.

    Feb 15, 2023

  • Patient Sarshar Manouchehr is interviewed after he uses a brain-computer interface to steer his wheelchair in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, June 17, 2019, photo by Rolf Vennenbernd/DPA/Picture Alliance via Reuters Connect

    Commentary

    Brain and Machine Confluence Requires Multi-Sectoral Regulation to Maximize Gains

    As the commercialization of brain-computer interface technology expands, it would be prudent for international policymakers to consider how this technology should be regulated, in order to reap its benefits and minimize its risks.

    Feb 15, 2023

  • Missiles are displayed during a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of North Korea's army founding in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 8, 2023, photo by KCNA via Reuters

    Commentary

    Why Is North Korea Showing Off Its ICBMs?

    On February 8, North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang to call attention to the strengths of the North's military weapons, including what appeared to be 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Can the United States and its allies afford to wait until North Korea has dozens of ICBMs and hundreds of nuclear weapons? Because that is the direction in which Kim says he is moving.

    Feb 15, 2023

  • Satellite image shows the advance of China on the border with India, in the western Himalayas, June 24, 2020, photo by MAXAR Technologies via Latin America News Agency via Reuters Connect

    Commentary

    Preparing for the Next India-China Border Crisis

    Mounting tensions between India and China due to Chinese encroachment on their disputed border affect the United States and its Indo-Pacific strategy. Washington should assist New Delhi in deterring further Chinese attempts to nibble away at Indian territory and be ready to respond quickly in case events spiral out of control.

    Feb 15, 2023

  • People walk past a sign prohibiting firearms and weapons inside the State Legislature in Montpelier, Vermont, March 13, 2018, photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters

    Testimony

    State Firearm Laws and Suicide Prevention

    More than 700 Vermont residents died of gunshot wounds from 2011 to 2020. Eighty-eight percent of these deaths were suicides. Although the full costs and benefits of gun laws are not known, how might firearm legislation affect Vermont’s suicide rate?

    Feb 14, 2023

  • People work at the site of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 14, 2023, photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

    Q&A

    Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Insights from RAND Researchers

    Thousands of people have been confirmed dead in one the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria in the past century. As search-and-rescue missions ended and recovery began, a handful of RAND researchers shared some of their initial thoughts.

    Feb 14, 2023

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