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Launching Into the Future: 75 Years of Excellence in Space Research at RAND
RAND is proud to celebrate 75 years of excellence in space research and analysis. Here, we spotlight a small number of reports to highlight the range of our contributions and celebrate our commitment to making a difference for decades to come.
Sep 30, 2022
Report
Understanding Russian Coercive Signaling
Russia has consistently engaged in signaling activities toward the United States and its allies in recent years. The authors analyze this behavior to provide a better understanding of its drivers and practical guidelines for assessing future events.
Sep 29, 2022
Samuel Charap, Andrew Stravers, John J. Drennan, Dara Massicot, Sean M. Zeigler, Gregory Weider Fauerbach, Mark Stalczynski, Melissa Shostak
Report
A Methodology for Quantifying the Value of Cybersecurity Investments in the Navy
Researchers developed a methodology to assess the value of resource options for U.S. Navy cybersecurity investments. The proposed methodology enables the Navy to rationalize the cost-effectiveness of potential investments within the POM process.
Sep 28, 2022
Bradley Wilson, Mark V. Arena, Lauren A. Mayer, Chad Heitzenrater, Jason Mastbaum, Kevin J. Connolly
Report
Digital Infrastructure and Digital Presence: A Framework for Assessing the Impact on Future Military Competition and Conflict
Digital infrastructure has emerged as an area of competition between the United States and China. This report examines this competition and describes the implications for long-term military competition and conflict.
Sep 27, 2022
Julia Brackup, Sarah Harting, Daniel Gonzales
Report
China's Strategy and Activities in the Arctic: Implications for North American and Transatlantic Security
This report assesses China's strategy and diplomacy in the Arctic and the potential implications of Chinese investments and activities there for the rules-based order and for regional and transatlantic security.
Sep 27, 2022
Stephanie Pezard, Stephen J. Flanagan, Scott W. Harold, Irina A. Chindea, Benjamin J. Sacks, Abbie Tingstad, Tristan Finazzo, Soo Kim
Report
Renewing U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East
Outlining a new approach to the role of the United States in the Middle East, the authors consider a broad range of U.S. security interests and recommend integrated, proactive measures to protect those interests and reduce conflict in the region.
Sep 22, 2022
Shelly Culbertson, Howard J. Shatz, Stephanie Stewart
Report
Support to the DoD Cyber Workforce Zero-Based Review: Developing a Repeatable Process for Conducting ZBRs Within DoD
The zero-based review (ZBR) process described in this report constitutes a transparent, repeatable process with which the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) can conduct future ZBRs across the DoD cyber enterprise.
Sep 19, 2022
Molly F. McIntosh, Sasha Romanosky, Thomas Deen, Samantha E. DiNicola, Christopher Ferris, Jonathan Fujiwara, Priya Gandhi, Henry Hargrove, Kirsten M. Keller, Maria C. Lytell, Mace IV Moesner, Isabelle Nazha, Zhan Okuda-Lim, Nina Ryan, Karen Schwindt, Amanda Wicker
Report
How the Dobbs Decision Could Affect U.S. National Security
In this Perspective, the authors use publicly available data to provide an estimate of the scope of the effects of the Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision on the health and readiness of the U.S. armed forces.
Sep 13, 2022
Kyleanne M. Hunter, Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Isabelle González
Research Brief
Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of Active-Duty Service Members: Summary Findings and Policy Implications
This brief summarizes results from the RAND-developed Women’s Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS), conducted to better understand active-duty service women’s experiences with reproductive health.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Infographic
Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Army: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey
The RAND-developed Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) was conducted to better understand active-duty service women's experiences with reproductive health. This infographic presents results for the U.S. Army.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Report
The Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of Active-Duty Service Members
The Women's Reproductive Health Survey addresses legislation requiring a survey about access to family planning and counseling services among active-duty service women.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Research Brief
The Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of Active-Duty Service Members: Methods and Analysis
This brief reviews the methods and analysis of the RAND-developed U.S. Department of Defense Women's Reproductive Health Survey, conducted to better understand active-duty service women's experiences with reproductive health.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Infographic
Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Navy: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey
The RAND-developed Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) was conducted to better understand active-duty service women's experiences with reproductive health. This infographic presents results for the U.S. Navy.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Infographic
Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Air Force: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey
The RAND-developed Women’s Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) was conducted to better understand active-duty service women’s experiences with reproductive health. This infographic presents results for the U.S. Air Force.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Infographic
Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Coast Guard: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey
The RAND-developed Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) was conducted to better understand active-duty service women's experiences with reproductive health. This infographic presents results for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Infographic
Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Marine Corps: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey
The RAND-developed Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) was conducted to better understand active-duty service women's experiences with reproductive health. This infographic presents results for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sep 13, 2022
Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Megan S. Schuler, Robin L. Beckman, Matthew Cefalu
Report
Criminal History Record Information Sharing with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency: Education and Training Materials for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Partners
This report presents materials to facilitate more effective and efficient criminal history record information sharing with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which performs federal background investigations.
Sep 7, 2022
Douglas C. Ligor, Shawn D. Bushway, Maria McCollester, Richard H. Donohue, Devon Hill, Marylou Gilbert, Heather Gomez-Bendaña, Daniel Kim, Annie Brothers, Melissa Bauman, Barbara Bicksler, Rick Penn-Kraus, Stephanie J. Walsh
Tool
The Military Demographic Equity Support Tool: A Tool for Helping Decisionmakers Address Disparities in Career Success
The Military Demographic Equity Machine tool enables visualization of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities across military paygrades and examination of the effects of potential mitigation strategies.
Sep 6, 2022
David Schulker, Matthew Walsh
Report
Justice Must Go On: The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Military Court Operations
This Perspective provides a preliminary examination of how the coronavirus 2019 pandemic affected caseloads in the military justice system and how the system adapted its operations. It also offers several recommendations for possible future actions.
Sep 6, 2022
Michelle Grisé, Meghan Ballard, Kirsten M. Keller, Julia Vidal Verástegui
Report
Does the U.S. Economy Benefit from U.S. Alliances and Forward Military Presence?
The authors evaluate claims about the potential economic benefits of U.S. military engagement and find evidence that U.S. alliances increase bilateral trade in manufactured goods, which has a modest but positive effect on overall U.S. economic welfare.
Sep 1, 2022
Bryan Rooney, Grant Johnson, Tobias Sytsma, Miranda Priebe

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NSRD Publications

Launching Into the Future: 75 Years of Excellence in Space Research at RAND

Understanding Russian Coercive Signaling

A Methodology for Quantifying the Value of Cybersecurity Investments in the Navy

Digital Infrastructure and Digital Presence: A Framework for Assessing the Impact on Future Military Competition and Conflict

China's Strategy and Activities in the Arctic: Implications for North American and Transatlantic Security

Renewing U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East

Support to the DoD Cyber Workforce Zero-Based Review: Developing a Repeatable Process for Conducting ZBRs Within DoD

How the Dobbs Decision Could Affect U.S. National Security

Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of Active-Duty Service Members: Summary Findings and Policy Implications

Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Army: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey

The Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of Active-Duty Service Members

The Women's Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) of Active-Duty Service Members: Methods and Analysis

Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Navy: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey

Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Air Force: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey

Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Coast Guard: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey

Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Marine Corps: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey

Criminal History Record Information Sharing with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency: Education and Training Materials for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Partners

The Military Demographic Equity Support Tool: A Tool for Helping Decisionmakers Address Disparities in Career Success

Justice Must Go On: The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Military Court Operations

Does the U.S. Economy Benefit from U.S. Alliances and Forward Military Presence?

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