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RAND Perspectives present expert insights on timely policy issues. All RAND Perspectives undergo peer review to ensure high standards for quality and objectivity.

2023

Designing a New Framework for the U.S. Space Force Workforce June 01, 2023

Lawrence M. Hanser, Jennifer J. Li, Chaitra M. Hardison
Finding Help Outside the Classroom: Approaches for Supporting College Students' Basic Needs May 23, 2023

Robert Bozick, Christine Mulhern
The Metaverse and Homeland Security: Opportunities and Risks of Persistent Virtual Environments May 22, 2023

Timothy Marler, Zara Fatima Abdurahaman, Benjamin Boudreaux, Timothy R. Gulden
Army Full-Time Support Processes: Considerations for Enhancing Common Understanding, Transparency, and Unity of Purpose April 26, 2023

Michael E. Linick, Joshua Klimas
What Does Environmental Justice Look Like? Two Case Studies April 19, 2023

Sameer M. Siddiqi, Alexandra Huttinger, Jaime Madrigano, Emily Ashenfelter, Evan Banks, Carlos Calvo Hernandez, Maria Gardner, Heather McCracken, Alyson Youngblood, Benjamin Lee Preston, et al.
Economic Security and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Addressing a Changed World and Evolved Threat Landscape April 13, 2023

Daniel M. Gerstein, Douglas C. Ligor
Truth Decay and National Security: Intersections, Insights, and Questions for Future Research April 12, 2023

Heather J. Williams, Caitlin McCulloch
Could Dementia in the National Security Workforce Create a Security Threat? April 04, 2023

Kristie L. Gore, Samantha Cherney, Regina A. Shih, Richard S. Girven
Veterans' Employment During Recessions: Veterans' Issues in Focus March 29, 2023

Daniel Schwam, James V. Marrone
Promoting Strong International Collaboration in Quantum Technology Research and Development February 22, 2023

Edward Parker
Avoiding a Long War: U.S. Policy and the Trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict January 25, 2023

Samuel Charap, Miranda Priebe
A House Reunited: Prospects for Bipartisanship in a Divided Country January 19, 2023

Marek N. Posard, William Marcellino, Todd C. Helmus, Katie Feistel
Operational Imperative: Investing Wisely to Bolster U.S. Air Bases Against Chinese and Russian Attacks January 17, 2023

Christopher Lynch, Rachel Costello, Jacob L. Heim, Andrew Karode, Patrick Mills, Robert S. Tripp, Alan J. Vick

2022

Psychedelics and Veterans' Mental Health: The Evolving Legal and Policy Landscape in the United States December 21, 2022

Bryce Pardo, Beau Kilmer, Rajeev Ramchand, Carrie M. Farmer
Responding to a Limited Russian Attack on NATO During the Ukraine War December 20, 2022

Bryan Frederick, Samuel Charap, Karl P. Mueller
Improving U.S. Air Force Training Investments: Putting Proficiency First December 15, 2022

Mark Toukan, David Schulker
Countering Chinese Coercion: Multilateral Responses to PRC Economic Pressure Campaigns December 14, 2022

Bryan Frederick, Howard J. Shatz
Realising the promise of the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy in R&D and exports November 28, 2022

Rebecca Lucas, Lucia Retter, Benedict Wilkinson
Science and technology as a tool of power: An appraisal November 28, 2022

Paola Fusaro, Nicolas Jouan, Lucia Retter, Benedict Wilkinson
Machine Learning in Public Policy: The Perils and the Promise of Interpretability November 15, 2022

Evan D. Peet, Brian G. Vegetabile, Matthew Cefalu, Joseph D. Pane, Cheryl L. Damberg
National Security Decisionmaking Processes in Israel: Persistent Flaws and How to Amend Them November 15, 2022

Ofer Shelah
Competing for the System: The Essence of Emerging Strategic Rivalries November 10, 2022

Michael J. Mazarr, Tim McDonald
State Firearm Laws After Bruen November 04, 2022

Darrell A. H. Miller, Andrew R. Morral, Rosanna Smart
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Outbreak: Preventing and Managing Future Pandemics November 01, 2022

John V. Parachini, Jennifer Bouey, Daniel M. Gerstein, Alison K. Hottes, Bradley Martin, Trupti Brahmbhatt, Katherine Grace Carman, Anita Chandra, K. Jack Riley, Barbara Bicksler
The Political Geography of the South China Sea Disputes: A RAND Research Primer October 19, 2022

Benjamin J. Sacks
Trauma in the U.S. Intelligence Community: Risks and Responses October 11, 2022

Karen M. Sudkamp, Heather J. Williams, Lisa H. Jaycox, Molly Dunigan, Stephanie Young
The Globalization of Remote Work: Will Digital Offshoring Make Waves in the U.S. Labor Market? October 06, 2022

Tobias Sytsma
Harnessing the Power of Science and Technology Communities for Crisis Response September 19, 2022

Patricia A. Stapleton, Daniel M. Gerstein, Henry H. Willis
Improving Support for Veteran Women: Veterans' Issues in Focus September 15, 2022

Dana Schultz, Kyleanne M. Hunter, Lauren Skrabala, Jeannette Gaudry Haynie
How the Dobbs Decision Could Affect U.S. National Security September 13, 2022

Kyleanne M. Hunter, Sarah O. Meadows, Rebecca L. Collins, Bella González
Justice Must Go On: The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Military Court Operations September 06, 2022

Michelle Grisé, Meghan Ballard, Kirsten M. Keller, Julia Vidal Verástegui
The Promise and Challenges of VA Community Care: Veterans' Issues in Focus September 06, 2022

Petra Rasmussen, Carrie M. Farmer
Pathways to Russian Escalation Against NATO from the Ukraine War July 26, 2022

Bryan Frederick, Samuel Charap, Scott Boston, Stephen J. Flanagan, Michael J. Mazarr, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Karl P. Mueller
Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: A Primer July 06, 2022

Todd C. Helmus
America's 5G Era: Strengthening Current and Future U.S. Technical Competitiveness in 5G June 30, 2022

Edward Parker, Spencer Pfeifer, Timothy M. Bonds
Determining the Military Capabilities Most Needed to Counter China and Russia: A Strategy-Driven Approach June 22, 2022

David A. Ochmanek
What Is JADC2, and How Does It Relate to Training? An Air Force Perspective on Joint All Domain Command and Control June 14, 2022

Timothy Marler, Carra S. Sims, Ajay K. Kochhar, Christine Kistler LaCoste, Caitlin Lee, Matt Strawn, Mark Toukan
Transportation Equity for Older Adults June 03, 2022

Laura Fraade-Blanar, Ryan Best, Regina A. Shih
America's 5G Era: Balancing Big Data and Privacy June 02, 2022

Jennifer Brookes, James Bonomo, Timothy M. Bonds
Engage, Isolate, or Oppose: American Policy Toward the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan May 26, 2022

James Dobbins, Andrew Radin, Laurel E. Miller
Disclosure of Software Supply Chain Risks May 26, 2022

Sasha Romanosky, Jonathan W. Welburn
Harmful Interpersonal Behaviors in the Department of the Air Force: Informing Prevention and Response April 20, 2022

Miriam Matthews, Coreen Farris
How Extremism Operates Online: A Primer April 12, 2022

Alexandra T. Evans, Heather J. Williams
Understanding Competition: Great Power Rivalry in a Changing International Order — Concepts and Theories March 30, 2022

Michael J. Mazarr
Advancing Global Citizenship in America March 24, 2022

James Dobbins, Krishna B. Kumar, Karishma V. Patel
Airline Security Through Artificial Intelligence: How the Transportation Security Administration Can Use Machine Learning to Improve the Electronic Baggage Screening Program March 22, 2022

Shawn McKay, Gavin S. Hartnett, Bruce Held
The Department of Homeland Security's Use of Emerging Technologies: Why Public Perception Matters March 21, 2022

Benjamin Boudreaux, Douglas Yeung, Rachel Steratore
Securing the Microelectronics Supply Chain: Four Policy Issues for the U.S. Department of Defense to Consider February 28, 2022

Jared Mondschein, Jonathan W. Welburn, Daniel Gonzales
The Value of Education and Training After High School: How Postsecondary Credentials Impact Earnings February 02, 2022

Lindsay Daugherty
U.S. Strategic Competition with Russia: A RAND Research Primer January 31, 2022

Stephanie Pezard

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