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Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview: The Relationship Between Commercial Space Developments and the U.S. Department of Defense

In this broad review of commercial space capabilities that could support the U.S. Space Force's future space architecture and innovation ecosystem, the authors characterize capabilities and trends through mid-2020 in seven commercial space sectors.

Apr 14, 2022

Emmi Yonekura, Brian Dolan, Moon Kim, Krista Romita Grocholski, Raza Khan, Yool Kim
Report

Prioritising Critical Technologies of National Interest in Australia: Developing an Analytical Approach

In this report, the authors develop an analytical approach for identifying and prioritising critical technologies of national interest to Australia in a manner that balances national security, economic prosperity and social cohesion requirements.

Apr 12, 2022

Peter Dortmans, Joanne Nicholson, Jade Yeung, James Black, Livia Dewaele, Anna Knack
Report

How Extremism Operates Online: A Primer

In this Perspective, the second in a RAND Corporation series on online extremist material, the authors explore how the internet affects extremist activities and how exposure to or consumption of such content influences the behavior of internet users.

Apr 12, 2022

Alexandra T. Evans, Heather J. Williams
Report

Defining Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices for Process Safety Management

The author presents the origin and intention of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP), points of disagreement about the definition, and recommendations for complying with RAGAGEP.

Apr 11, 2022

Tom LaTourrette
Brochure

2021 RAND Annual Report

RAND's 2021 Annual Report describes the importance of philanthropic support and the ways in which RAND uses evidence-based research and analysis to help people around the world lead lives that are safer, healthier, and more prosperous.

Apr 11, 2022
Research Brief

Assessing the potential impact of developments in genetic testing on the British insurance industry

Predictive genetic testing provides individuals with information about their future risk of developing health conditions. Determining whether a genetic test could affect the insurance industry is complex and needs to be evaluated on a per-test basis.

Apr 8, 2022

Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Sarah Parkinson, Lucy Hocking, Hamish Evans, Emma Hudson, Katherine I. Morley
Report

Funding Technology-Related Business Initiatives in the Department of the Air Force

This report—one in a series focused on transforming human resource management via information technology and business systems—explores challenges in the budgeting process and offers recommendations for better program advocacy.

Apr 7, 2022

Don Snyder
Visualization

Lessons Map: An overview of five case studies in the field of early childhood development

This Lessons Map is an aid to navigating five case studies produced by RAND Europe for the Bernard van Leer Foundation on efforts to make changes at scale in the area of early childhood development.

Apr 7, 2022

Ben Baruch, Emma Leenders, Miriam Broeks, Emma Disley
Report

Can Adaptive Reuse of Commercial Real Estate Address the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles?

The authors estimate the number of residential units that could be produced through the adaptive reuse of underutilized commercial properties in the Los Angeles area and provide evidence on the financial feasibility of creating these units.

Apr 6, 2022

Jason M. Ward, Daniel Schwam
Report

Security Cooperation in a Strategic Competition

In this study, RAND researchers examined the current role of security cooperation efforts as a tool in the emerging strategic competition among the United States, Russia, and China.

Apr 6, 2022

Michael J. Mazarr, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Jonah Blank, Samuel Charap, Michael S. Chase, Beth Grill, Derek Grossman, Dara Massicot, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Lyle J. Morris, Alexander Noyes, Stephanie Pezard, Ashley L. Rhoades, Alice Shih, Mark Stalczynski, Melissa Shostak, David E. Thaler, Dori Walker
Report

Evaluation of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's 2020–2021 L.A. Dodgers Mental Health Campaign

This report presents an evaluation of a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers that focuses on early intervention for mental health challenges—an effort specifically aimed at the team's diverse fan base.

Apr 6, 2022

Rebecca L. Collins, Nicole K. Eberhart, Elizabeth Roth, Ingrid Estrada-Darley
Report

Assessing Risk to the National Critical Functions as a Result of Climate Change

Researchers developed a framework to assess and manage the risk that climate change poses to National Critical Functions, then used the framework to assess the most-vulnerable ones. This report details the risk assessment portions of the framework.

Apr 5, 2022

Michelle E. Miro, Andrew Lauland, Rahim Ali, Edward W. Chan, Richard H. Donohue, Liisa Ecola, Timothy R. Gulden, Liam Regan, Karen M. Sudkamp, Tobias Sytsma, Michael T. Wilson, Chandler Sachs
Journal Article

Nuclear-Use Cases for Contemplating Crisis and Conflict on the Korean Peninsula

The paper identifies possible cases/scenarios that would lead to first use of nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

Apr 5, 2022

Paul K. Davis, Bruce W. Bennett
Report

Supporting the Royal Australian Navy's Campaign Plan for Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Emerging Missions and Technology Trends

This report provides a high-level review of the current landscape and future trajectory of robotics, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence from the perspective of maritime missions and enabling technologies.

Apr 4, 2022

Linda Slapakova, Paola Fusaro, James Black, Peter Dortmans
Report

Gender Differences in Health Among U.S. Service Members: Unwanted Gender-Based Experiences as an Explanatory Factor

This report examines how experiences of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and sexual assault among military service members relate to general health and symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Apr 4, 2022

Lisa H. Jaycox, Andrew R. Morral, Amy Street, Terry L. Schell, Dean Kilpatrick, Linda Cottrell
Tool

Environmental Racism: A Tool for Exploring the Enduring Legacy of Redlining on Urban Environments

Researchers developed an online tool for visualizing the spatial relationships between the discriminatory practice of redlining and exposure to environmental hazards (e.g., pollution, waste sites).

Mar 31, 2022

Jaime Madrigano, Carlos Calvo Hernandez, Scott R. Stephenson, Alyson Youngblood, Sameer M. Siddiqi, Grace Gahlon, Alexandra Huttinger, Ramya Chari, Benjamin Lee Preston
Report

Increasing Subsidies and Expanding Health Insurance Options in Connecticut

The authors estimated the impacts of policy options to increase the affordability of insurance in Connecticut. They calculated enrollment, premiums, and state spending and considered whether the results differed by race, ethnicity, or income group.

Mar 31, 2022

Preethi Rao, Federico Girosi, Raffaele Vardavas, Lawrence Baker, Christine Eibner
Research Brief

Increasing Subsidies and Expanding Health Insurance Options in Connecticut: Findings Without the Build Back Better Act

The authors estimated the impacts of policy options to increase the affordability of insurance in Connecticut with the assumption that subsidy enhancements enacted under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 would not continue past 2022.

Mar 31, 2022

Preethi Rao, Federico Girosi, Raffaele Vardavas, Lawrence Baker, Christine Eibner
Report

Understanding the Emerging Era of International Competition Through the Eyes of Others: Country Perspectives

The authors examine the nature of the emerging era of international competition, assess the perspectives of the major powers—beginning with the primary challengers to the U.S.-led international order—and evaluate various characteristics for each country.

Mar 31, 2022

Michael J. Mazarr, Jonah Blank, Samuel Charap, Benjamin N. Harris, Timothy R. Heath, Niklas Helwig, Jeffrey W. Hornung, Lyle J. Morris, Ashley L. Rhoades, Ariane M. Tabatabai, Sean M. Zeigler
Report

The Limits of Restraint: The Military Implications of a Restrained U.S. Grand Strategy in the Asia-Pacific

RAND researchers propose possible warfighting scenarios in the Asia-Pacific region that could guide defense planning if the United States adopted a grand strategy of restraint. Researchers also describe how U.S. posture in the region would change.

Mar 31, 2022

Miranda Priebe, Kristen Gunness, Karl P. Mueller, Zachary Burdette

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