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The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 28 independent Member States. RAND frequently conducts research for EU institutions and agencies and has also explored such topics as the EU's role in nation building and the implications of EU expansion on the global security environment.

Commentary

How the EU Can Overcome Barriers to Using AI in Border Security and Beyond

May 17, 2021

Artificial intelligence is increasingly a crucial tool for improvement and innovation in public policy and services. While there are opportunities to harness AI as a tool for improving the effectiveness of border-security functions, there are also barriers to its adoption.
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RAND Europe Improves Policy and Decision Making in Europe and Around the World

Jul 22, 2021

RAND Europe is a not-for-profit research institute dedicated to helping improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. With offices in the UK and Belgium, its research portfolio complements RAND's and also includes choice modeling, evaluation, workplace wellbeing, and much more.

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Commentary

Rethinking the EU's Role in European Collective Defence

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing European nations to quickly re-evaluate how best to maintain their collective security. This makes the concept of European strategic autonomy—the EU's increased ability to operate independently and with partners of choice on defence and security matters—more relevant than ever.

May 20, 2022
Report

Security Cooperation in a Strategic Competition

Neither China nor Russia has a formal doctrine or strategy for security cooperation. How can the United States enhance its security cooperation policies and activities to its competitive advantage?

Apr 6, 2022
Journal Article

Building a Better Understanding of the Impact of Early Childhood Education and Care

This European Platform for Investing in Children research note examines the medium- and long-term impact of early childhood education and care provision on education and labour market outcomes for children and parents, as well as the indicators employed for these measurements.

Jan 27, 2022
Journal Article

Juggling Work and Childcare During COVID-19: How EU Member States Supported Working Families in 2020

This report outlines existing evidence about the experiences of working parents and families in Europe during the COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020 and reviews the policies set out by 10 selected EU member states in response to these challenges.

Jan 11, 2022
Journal Article

Assessment of Electronic Health Records for Infectious Disease Surveillance: Final Mapping Exercise Report

The objective of the project is to investigate the current status of EHR systems in the EU and European Economic Area and the potential capacity for the use of these data for surveillance of infectious diseases within ECDC's remit.

Dec 1, 2021
Commentary

U.S. Support for European Strategic Autonomy Could Boost Transatlantic Solidarity and Security

Leaders of EU member states and institutions have recently renewed calls for Europe to assume a greater role and increased autonomy in transatlantic and global security and defense. How can Europe and the United States work together to reduce misperceptions about strategic autonomy and chart an outcome that could enhance transatlantic solidarity and security?

Nov 19, 2021
Multimedia

European Strategic Autonomy in Defence

What does European strategic autonomy in defence mean for the EU, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and EU-U.S. relations? In this Expert Insights podcast, Lucia Retter, Stephanie Pezard, and Stephen Flanagan discuss the path towards greater EU defence integration and factors that affect how this autonomy develops going forward.

Nov 9, 2021
Report

European Strategic Autonomy in Defence: Transatlantic visions and implications for NATO, US and EU relations

This study examines the meaning of European strategic autonomy in defence and its implications for the U.S., NATO and US-EU relations using a scenario methodology and transatlantic expert consultation.

Nov 9, 2021
Report

Civilian Resilience in the Baltic States

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have a history of resistance to foreign occupation. If the countries were occupied today, civilians could play a powerful role in their defense. They could impose costs on the occupier, deny consolidation, reduce capacity for repression, secure allied support, and expand popular support.

Nov 1, 2021
Journal Article

5G Supply Market Trends: Executive Summary and Final Report

The study provides an analysis of plausible developments of the 5G equipment and services supply market looking to 2030.

Aug 20, 2021
Commentary

Disrespecting Europe Could Cost Russia

Western unity is critical to addressing authoritarian challenges. Brexit, immigration, leadership transition in Germany, and COVID-19 provide grist for Russian propaganda claims of European weakness. But unified EU action on Ukraine, Navalny, and Belarus shows that Europe is a force with which to be reckoned.

Jul 26, 2021
Journal Article

Improving Working Conditions Using Artificial Intelligence

This analysis discusses evidence on the expected impact of AI on jobs, the potential for AI to create decent jobs, and the extent to which AI offers opportunities and poses risks to working conditions.

Jun 8, 2021
Journal Article

Artificial Intelligence-based Capabilities for the European Border and Coast Guard: Final Report

This study explores the ways the European Border and Coast Guard can maximise the opportunity provided by AI to support the management of the EU's external borders.

Mar 30, 2021
Journal Article

Artificial Intelligence-based Capabilities for the European Border and Coast Guard: Executive Summary

This document provides a summary of RAND Europe's study on AI-based capabilities for the European Border and Coast Guard.

Mar 30, 2021
Commentary

Domestic Violence Support Staff Need More Help

During the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, European Union states had a 60 percent increase in emergency calls about intimate-partner violence. Amid a protracted second wave that has led to further lockdowns, it may not be too late to provide the funding and legislative changes necessary to ensure domestic violence service providers can offer crucial support.

Mar 15, 2021
Journal Article

The Childcare Gap in EU Member States

This policy memo focuses on the childcare gap as a concept, as well as on how the concept has been operationalised in existing literature.

Mar 9, 2021
Journal Article

The Covid-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the EU

This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Mar 9, 2021
Journal Article

Study on Child Participation in EU Political and Democratic Life: Final Report

RAND Europe and Eurochild were contracted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers to support this study. This Final Report summarises the findings from all research methodologies applied in this study.

Feb 23, 2021

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