NSRD Publications

Apr 16, 2024

Cover: The Employment Effects of the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses

The Employment Effects of the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses: An Analysis of the 2011 Cohort

Researchers evaluated the Department of Defense’s Office of Military Community and Family Policy’s My Career Advancement Account Scholarship program and found that it increased spouse employment over a seven-year window since the program began.

Apr 11, 2024

Gauging What Employers Think: Lessons Learned from Fielding the 2022 Department of Defense National Survey of Employers

In this companion report, the authors describe lessons learned from developing and administering the 2022 Department of Defense National Survey of Employers, describe the implications of the lessons, and make recommendations to inform future efforts.

Apr 11, 2024

Understanding and Improving Civilian Employer Experiences with Guard and Reserve Duty

In this report, researchers update and extend an earlier study to document the views of employers of reserve component members and reevaluate Department of Defense policy, federal legislation, and state legislation.

Apr 10, 2024

The Fates of Nations: Varieties of Success and Failure for Great Powers in Long-Term Rivalries

Rivalries, especially with China, promise to define U.S. foreign policy and national security challenges for decades. The authors identify historical modes of strategic success and failure in great power rivalries.

Apr 9, 2024

Cover: Military Recruiter Access to High Schools

Military Recruiter Access to High Schools: Improving Policy and Practice

In this report—the first systematic analysis of this issue—the authors seek to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with analysis and recommendations on how to improve military recruiters’ access to high schools.

Apr 9, 2024

Cover: Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031

Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031: Estimating Future Assistive Technology Requirements for Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Service Members

In this report, the authors estimate the potential demand for assistive technology (AT), given projections of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees and service members with disabilities, as well as anticipated requests and costs for AT.

Apr 3, 2024

Xi's Cross-Strait Policy in the "New Era"

The January 2024 election of Lai Ching-te (William Lai) as president of Taiwan will likely make the Taiwan Strait an increasingly tense and dangerous environment, with potentially significant consequences for U.S. policy and strategy.

Apr 3, 2024

Cover: Addressing Stressors for National Guard Personnel

Addressing Stressors for National Guard Personnel: Insights From Leadership

The authors explore the National Guard’s recent mission demands, identify the challenges that the pace of operations has created for Guard members and their families, and examine what service and support programs are in place to address these challenges.

Mar 28, 2024

Analysis of Alternative Uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

In response to three fuel releases, the Secretary of Defense authorized the permanent closure of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii. This report fulfills a congressional requirement to assess alternatives for reusing the site.

Mar 21, 2024

Countering China's Military Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Region

Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 21, 2024.

Mar 21, 2024

Maintaining the Edge? The People's Liberation Army's Logistics and Maintenance Lessons Learned and Approaches Relevant for Counterintervention

Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 21, 2024.

Mar 19, 2024

Cover: The Chinese Industrial Base and Military Deployment of Quantum Technology

The Chinese Industrial Base and Military Deployment of Quantum Technology: Addendum

Document submitted March 15, 2024, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 1, 2024.

Preparing the Workforce for AI: Insights for Civilian and Military Leaders

China's Use of Generative AI and Social Bots

A Year After the October 7 Start of the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Q&A with RAND Experts

October 7th and the Limits of Diplomacy

The Math Equity Equation

The Policy Currents Podcast

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

Improving Access to Early Childhood Education

NSRD Publications

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The Employment Effects of the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship for Military Spouses: An Analysis of the 2011 Cohort

Gauging What Employers Think: Lessons Learned from Fielding the 2022 Department of Defense National Survey of Employers

Understanding and Improving Civilian Employer Experiences with Guard and Reserve Duty

The Fates of Nations: Varieties of Success and Failure for Great Powers in Long-Term Rivalries

Military Recruiter Access to High Schools: Improving Policy and Practice

Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031: Estimating Future Assistive Technology Requirements for Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Service Members

Xi's Cross-Strait Policy in the "New Era"

Addressing Stressors for National Guard Personnel: Insights From Leadership

Analysis of Alternative Uses for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

Countering China's Military Strategy in the Indo-Pacific Region

Maintaining the Edge? The People's Liberation Army's Logistics and Maintenance Lessons Learned and Approaches Relevant for Counterintervention

The Chinese Industrial Base and Military Deployment of Quantum Technology: Addendum

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