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COVID-19 Mobile Surveillance Tools Raise Privacy Concerns
Dozens of countries are using mobile phone tools and data sources for COVID-19 tracking. These tools are beneficial, but they also have the potential for harm. RAND researchers with a background in defense and cybersecurity describe the privacy concerns public health agencies need to address.

Recent Work

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Indonesia
Jan 21, 2021

The U.S. Department of Defense's 2018 National Defense Strategy highlights the importance of working with regional allies and partners in order to manage China's rise as a strategic competitor to the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. In this country-level report in a series, the author examines the potential for, and potential impediments to, partnering more closely with Indonesia.
Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Australia and New Zealand
Dec 17, 2020

In this report series, the authors assess the perspectives of Australia and New Zealand as they implement their responses to China's more assertive foreign and security policy behavior in the Indo-Pacific and to a more competitive U.S.-China relationship. The project also examines how the United States can improve its ability to work with allies and partners to maintain its advantage in long-term competition with China.
Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Study Overview
Nov 12, 2020

In long-term strategic competition with China, how effectively the United States works with allies and partners will be critical to determining U.S. success. The authors of this report define U.S.-China competition for influence and assess relative U.S.-Chinese influence in nine countries across the Indo-Pacific to gain insight into how the United States could work more effectively with allies and partners in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Vietnam
Nov 12, 2020

This report explores Vietnam's perspective on rising U.S.-China competition. The report evaluates how Vietnam is responding to U.S. and Chinese influence in diplomatic and political, economic, and security and military domains, especially as U.S.-China competition grows across the Indo-Pacific and globally. The report also addresses the prospects of enhancing U.S.-Vietnam relations to counter rising Chinese coercion.
Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Singapore
Nov 12, 2020

In this report, the authors assess the impact of the changes in China's strategic behavior and U.S.-China relations over the past decade on Singapore in terms of its security policies and relationships in the Indo-Pacific region. The project also examines how the United States can improve its ability to work with allies and partners to maintain its advantage in long-term competition with China.
Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Japan
Nov 12, 2020

America's enduring alliance with Japan not only is the cornerstone of U.S. force posture in the Indo-Pacific region, but also magnifies and bolsters U.S. influence across that vast swath of territory. In this report, the author assesses the prospects for deepening U.S.-Japan alliance cooperation and coordination in Southeast Asia through 2030 to compete with China.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Visits RAND
Sep 16, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper visited RAND's Santa Monica headquarters on September 16, 2020. Secretary Esper emphasized the importance of deterring China and the role of the U.S. defense industrial base.