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From the Cold War days of the Berlin Airlift to the fall of the Wall in 1989, Germany—formerly West and East, and subsequently reunified—has long been an important actor on the world stage. A founding member of the European Union and a key ally of the United States, Germany has been the subject of RAND research on topics including aviation, health care system comparisons, and agriculture policy.

Research Brief
Why sleep matters: The economic costs of insufficient sleep
Improving individual sleeping habits has huge implications. Small increases in sleep can make big differences to national economies. RAND Europe's novel study quantifies the economic and social costs of insufficient sleep among the global workforce.
Apr 17, 2017
Report
The Abilities of the British, French, and German Armies to Generate and Sustain Armored Brigades in the Baltics
This report assesses the current capacity of Britain, France, and Germany to generate armored units for a hypothetical deployment to the Baltics. Could they muster a full brigade each? How quickly could they do that, and for how long?
Apr 12, 2017
Commentary
Defense and Security Implications of Brexit: International Perspectives
The UK has begun negotiations to leave the EU. How can defense and security actors plan for, mitigate, and address the uncertainties brought on by Brexit?
Mar 5, 2017
News Release
Lack of Sleep Costing U.S. Economy Up to $411 Billion a Year
Sleep deprivation leads to a higher mortality risk and lower productivity levels among the workforce, putting a significant damper on a nation's economy. It leads to the U.S. losing around 1.2 million working days a year.
Nov 30, 2016
News Release
Lack of Sleep Costing UK Economy Up to £40 Billion a Year
Sleep deprivation leads to a higher mortality risk and lower productivity levels among the workforce, putting a significant damper on a nation's economy. It leads to the UK losing around 200,000 working days a year.
Nov 30, 2016
Commentary
Americans Don't Sleep Enough, and It's Costing Us $411 Billion
Sleep and sleep loss are often considered to be among the most intimate of personal behaviors, but sleep matters to all aspects of society, from an individual’s health to the success of the global economy.
Nov 30, 2016
Report
Sleep Deprivation Has Economic, Physical, and Social Consequences
Sleep deprivation leads to a higher mortality risk and lower productivity levels among the workforce, putting a significant damper on a nation's economy.
Nov 30, 2016
Commentary
Why Brexit Won't Necessarily Hurt NATO
Concerns that the Brexit vote could weaken NATO are overblown. There will likely be a wide range of fallout that will spread beyond the economic realm, but the European Union is not NATO and it's far too early to expect dramatic outcomes.
Jul 2, 2016
Journal Article
Strategies for a Risky Business: How Drug Dealers Manage Customers, Suppliers and Competitors in Italy, Slovenia and Germany
A growing body of literature aims to improve understanding of the operations of drug trafficking markets through conducting interviews with dealers and traffickers.
May 19, 2016
Report
Financial Advice Markets: A Cross-Country Comparison
This review compares financial advice markets in a cross-section of countries where regulatory changes aimed at improving the quality of financial advice have recently been made, to determine how such changes have affected them.
Oct 8, 2015
Journal Article
Intake of Water and Different Beverages in Adults Across 13 Countries
Describes the intake of water and all other fluids and to evaluate the proportion of adults exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations on energy intake from free sugar, solely from fluids.
Jul 10, 2015
Journal Article
Total Fluid Intake and Its Determinants: Cross-Sectional Surveys Among Adults in 13 Countries Worldwide
There were considerable differences in total fluid intake between countries but not between genders.
Jul 10, 2015
Journal Article
Total Fluid Intake of Children and Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Surveys in 13 Countries Worldwide
A high proportion of children and adolescents are at risk of an inadequate fluid intake. This risk is especially high in males and adolescents when compared with females or children categories.
Jul 10, 2015
Commentary
Ukraine Crisis Is a Geopolitical Game Changer
Russia's aggression abroad and repression at home have altered the basic assumptions of earlier Western policy. By misjudging the tolerance for aggression in Europe, Moscow is bringing on the encirclement it fears. The West is now better prepared to deal with any further aggression and more confident that Ukraine's future will be as part of an enlarged Europe.
Apr 17, 2015
Journal Article
Fast Methods for Jackknifing Inequality Indices
This paper outlines a procedure to obtain jackknife estimates for several inequality indices with only a few passes through the data.
Apr 8, 2015
Report
Best practice: Medizinische Aus- und Weiterbildung aus internationaler Perspektive
This is a German translation of a report that seeks to inform the further development of medical education and training for primary care in Germany.
Mar 19, 2015
Report
Best practice: Medical training from an international perspective
This report seeks to inform the further development of medical education and training for primary care in Germany. It concludes with a presentation of policy options that arise from comparison with experiences in England, France and the Netherlands.
Mar 19, 2015
Report
Crisis and conflict prevention strategies: An international comparison
This report is a translated excerpt from a 2012 report, focusing on conflict prevention approaches in four national cases: France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany.
Feb 25, 2015
Commentary
The Greatest Challenge to U.S.-European Security Cooperation Today: The Ukraine Crisis
Germany and America are leading Western policy in addressing the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The basic strategy is to support Ukraine and pressure Moscow to halt aggression, while leaving the door open to diplomacy. Sustaining Western unity is essential, but may not be easy to achieve.
Dec 8, 2014
Commentary
A Diplomatic Solution for Ukraine
Despite uncertainty about Russian military plans and the outcome of Ukrainian operations against pro-Russian separatists, it's not too soon to consider how to lay the foundations for a negotiated solution. If Moscow were unwilling to reach a fair settlement, the West would have options to increase its leverage.
Aug 27, 2014

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