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The Atomization of Political Violence

The conclusion that terrorism is likely to persist at low levels does not preclude large-scale attacks. The present tumultuous state of the world and growing domestic extremism could produce dramatic changes in the future trajectory of political violence.

Feb 25, 2022

Brian Michael Jenkins
Journal Article

Scenarios of Transnational Islamist Terrorism. Trends and Developments: A Fact-Based Threat Assessment

Some scholars have speculated that the current religious wave of terrorism, epitomized by the global jihadist movement, might finally be starting to ebb. But the movement could very well roar back to life.

Feb 25, 2022

Colin P. Clarke
Brochure

Consolidated Financial Statements: Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

These are the RAND Corporation's financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Feb 24, 2022
Report

A Green Costa Rican COVID-19 Recovery: Aligning Costa Rica's Decarbonization Investments with Economic Recovery

In this report, the authors assess how the implementation of Costa Rica's National Decarbonization Plan, which would lead to an unprecedented economic transformation, could contribute to a just and robust COVID-19 recovery.

Feb 24, 2022

David G. Groves, Edmundo Molina-Perez, James Syme, Gabriela Alvarado, Felipe De León Denegri, Juan Daniel Acuña Román, Agripina Jenkins Rojas
Report

Sex Trafficking and Substance Use: Identifying High-Priority Needs Within the Criminal Justice System

In this report, RAND researchers investigate the intersections between substance use disorder and sex trafficking and discuss how these issues complicate victims' identification and screening and their ability to access treatment and legal remedies.

Feb 24, 2022

Lynn Langton, Michael G. Planty, Duren Banks, Amanda R. Witwer, Dulani Woods, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Brian A. Jackson
Report

Truth Decay in Europe: Exploring the role of facts and analysis in European public life

This report is part of the Countering Truth Decay Initiative and looked at the role of facts and analysis in public life in Europe. It found that Truth Decay does occur in Europe, but it is less prevalent than in the United States.

Feb 23, 2022

Axelle Devaux, Sarah Grand-Clement, Stijn Hoorens
Brochure

Spotlight 2021–2022

Spotlight 2021-2022 highlights selected RAND Europe projects that address the important issues of our time. It also features research that is poised to make a difference in the coming year.

Feb 23, 2022
Report

A Snapshot of Anti-Bias Education in U.S. K–12 Schools: Findings from the 2021 American Instructional Resources Surveys

RAND researchers leverage nationally representative survey data of kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12) public school teachers to examine whether teachers report providing anti-bias education and what anti-bias education looks like in K–12 schools.

Feb 22, 2022

Ashley Woo, Rebecca Ann Lawrence, Sy Doan, Julia H. Kaufman
Report

The economic value to the UK of speaking other languages

This study shows that investing in languages education in the UK will most likely return more than the investment cost. Benefit-to-cost ratios are estimated to be at least 2:1 for promoting Arabic, French, Mandarin or Spanish education.

Feb 21, 2022

Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Marco Hafner, Eliane Dufresne, Erez Yerushalmi
Journal Article

A Community-Partnered Approach to Social Network Data Collection for a Large and Partial Network

To help improve landslide communication in Sitka, we used a community-partnered approach to social network analysis to identify potential key actors for landslide risk communication and structural holes that may inhibit communication.

Feb 18, 2022

Max Izenberg, Ryan Andrew Brown, Cora Siebert, Ron Heinz, Aida Rahmattalabi, Phebe Vayanos
Report

Equity Metrics for Climate Adaptation in the Electricity Sector

Social equity has become a key concern among public agencies. The authors developed an illustrative set of context-specific equity metrics that Southern California Edison could build on and incorporate into its ongoing work toward climate adaptation.

Feb 17, 2022

Nidhi Kalra, Swaptik Chowdhury, Kelly Klima, Liam Regan
Report

Mitigating Challenges to U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability

The authors examine the challenges to the U.S.-Russian bilateral strategic stability paradigm and assess possible policy changes that could address these challenges.

Feb 17, 2022

Samuel Charap, John J. Drennan, Luke Griffith, Edward Geist, Brian G. Carlson
Report

Incorporating Complementary and Integrative Health Providers in the Public Health Pandemic Response: Lessons from COVID-19 and Recommendations for the Future from a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel

Complementary and integrative health providers have been an underutilized public health asset in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report seeks to inform how they can be better integrated into future responses to public health emergencies.

Feb 17, 2022

Ian D. Coulter, Margaret D. Whitley, Raheleh Khorsan, Patricia M. Herman
Report

Realising the Ambitions of the UK's Defence Space Strategy: Factors Shaping Implementation to 2030

This study provides an initial look at the factors influencing the implementation of the Defence Space Strategy to 2030 and the strengths and weaknesses of the UK space enterprise. It also includes a decision support tool for capability management.

Feb 17, 2022

Lucia Retter, James Black, Theodora Ogden
Report

Insider Threat and White-Collar Crime in Non-Government Organisations and Industries: A Literature Review

The authors describe recent literature on insider threats and white-collar crime in non-government organisations and industries and identify management strategies used to counter them, both internationally and in the Australian context.

Feb 16, 2022

Marigold Black, Jade Yeung, Douglas Yeung
Report

Flux in the Educator Labor Market: Acute Staff Shortages and Projected Superintendent Departures: Selected Findings from the Fourth American School District Panel Survey

To obtain a national picture of the staffing challenges that districts are facing in the 2021-2022 school year, RAND researchers surveyed 359 district and charter network leaders in the American School District Panel from October to December 2021.

Feb 15, 2022

Heather L. Schwartz, Melissa Kay Diliberti
Report

Evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Correction's Career Navigators Program: Final Report

The authors conducted an independent process and outcomes evaluation of the Minnesota Department of Corrections' Career Navigators program, which aimed to help people with educational and career opportunities before and after being incarcerated.

Feb 15, 2022

Lois M. Davis, Michelle C. Tolbert, Susan Turner
Report

Suggestions for Estimating the Effects of State Gun Policies: Commentary on Four Methodological Problems in the Current Literature

In this report, the authors discuss four common methodological problems that they observed in the literature evaluating gun policies and offer suggestions for how future research on gun policies could be improved.

Feb 15, 2022

Terry L. Schell, Rosanna Smart, Andrew R. Morral
Report

COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium: Final Report

RAND Europe evaluated how the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium contributed to the pandemic response in the United Kingdom and examined the role of pathogen genomics research and sequencing networks in pandemic response.

Feb 15, 2022

Sonja Marjanovic, Robert J. Romanelli, Gemma-Claire Ali, Brandi Leach, Margaretha Bonsu, Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Tom Ling
Journal Article

Nasty, Brutish, and Short—The Future of Space Operations in the Absence of the Rule of Law: Addressing Congestion, Contestation, and Competitiveness in the New Space Era

Existing treaties and laws are not sufficient to govern space given the dramatic growth in space activity. Ensuring a safe, secure, and prosperous space for all nations may require the application of social contract theory to space governance.

Feb 15, 2022

Douglas C. Ligor, Bruce McClintock

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Truth Decay in Europe 2022

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A Snapshot of Anti-Bias Education in U.S. K–12 Schools 2022