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How to Avoid Extremism on Social Media
Extremist groups have been trolling the internet for decades, and they have learned to temper their words and disguise their intentions. A new scorecard can help users—or parents, or advertisers, or the social media companies themselves—understand when they might be interacting with extremist content.
May 3, 2022
Report
DHS's Use of Emerging Technologies: Why Public Perception Matters
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deployed emerging technologies that affect the American public, such as face-recognition technology, 5G network technology, and counter–unmanned aircraft systems. Public perception is an essential element that can help identify the risks and benefits of these technologies.
Mar 21, 2022

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Commentary
Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
There have been five coups in sub-Saharan Africa since August 2020. On a continent that was recently lauded for its democratic advancement, this backsliding suggests the military coup may be dangerously back in fashion. Why are more coups happening now?
Dec 1, 2021
Brochure
Cybersecurity
This brochure describes RAND Corporation research and analysis in this area, with examples from such diverse areas as organizational planning and implementation and cybersecurity workforce recruitment, retention, and management.
Nov 30, 2021
Brochure
Immigration Policy and Border Security
A collection of RAND's interdisciplinary work on immigration and on managing the U.S. border.
Nov 30, 2021
Project
What Does a Portrait of Community Stress Look Like?
Just as it does in the human body, stress can build in a community over time, making it harder to respond to future traumas and crises. Design studio Morcos Key created a powerful animation that depicts community stress—and what can be done to overcome it.
Nov 22, 2021
Blog
News Manipulation, the Risk of Civil War, Russia and Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on tracking news manipulation during the pandemic, the threat of another civil war, preventing health insurance loss, and more.
Nov 19, 2021
Journal Article
Lessons from Harvey: Improving Traditional Damage Estimates with Social Media Sourced Damage Estimates
Social media systems were incredibly active during disasters. Traditional sources such as the initial FEMA damage estimates can miss areas of heavy impact. This study provides a novel use case in crisis informatics.
Nov 16, 2021
Commentary
Supply Chain Disruptions: The Risks and Consequences
With interdependence comes risk, and in the case of supply chains, these risks often are not fully appreciated. A systematic effort, cutting across agencies and public and private sectors, could be one way to ensure that vulnerabilities are understood and mitigated.
Nov 15, 2021
Commentary
Politicians Face Violence and Threats from Voters—and Each Other. Are We Nearing a Civil War?
Does America's increasingly uncivil behavior mean we are heading toward civil war? The historical record seems to indicate that the country has a high tolerance for violence without breaking apart. But the threat of civil wars cannot be dismissed.
Nov 15, 2021
Journal Article
Run Uphill for a Tsunami, Downhill for a Landslide
Following fatal landslides, the town of Sitka, Alaska, worked with scientists to create a new, individualized hazard warning system, revealing the complexities of coproducing knowledge.
Nov 12, 2021
Report
Analysis of Russian Irregular Threats
The authors of this report describe strategic global trends related to Russian global influence and behavior and provide an overview and assessment of hostile activities that Russia has undertaken in the face of these trends.
Nov 8, 2021
Commentary
Defining 'Terrorism' Is the First Step to Defeating It
Western policy- and decisionmakers continue to grapple with how to define acts of terrorism and when it is appropriate to bring terrorism charges. Establishing a consensus on the definition of terrorism and bringing to center stage the importance of adequately charging acts of terrorism could be more important than ever.
Nov 8, 2021
Commentary
Analytical Gaming Could Help the U.S. Coast Guard Address Key Challenges
By gradually expanding its gaming efforts, the U.S. Coast Guard might improve both the quality of its decisions and the strength of its relationships, making the service ever more capable as it navigates the challenges of the 21st century.
Nov 8, 2021
Commentary
Malaria Vaccine May Not Eliminate Need to Combat Counterfeit Medicines
The newly announced malaria vaccine could be a critical tool to combat the tremendous socioeconomic burden malaria causes. But global achievements in reducing malaria cases and deaths in the past decades may be in danger of significant reversal if the problem of counterfeiting continues.
Nov 8, 2021
Blog
North Korea, Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military, America's Labor Shortage: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on dealing with a nuclear North Korea, preventing sexual violence in the military, supporting immigrant children in U.S. schools, and more.
Nov 5, 2021
Periodical
RAND Review: November-December 2021
The cover story highlights how RAND is helping to redefine high-quality care for service members with a TBI or PTSD. The Q&A with two Marines who work at RAND sheds light on how their military service informs their research and analysis.
Nov 1, 2021
Report
Shaping Coast Guard Culture to Enhance the Future Workforce
This Perspective describes organizational culture, observations made in strategic-foresight workshops, examples of other organizations addressing culture issues, and how the U.S. Coast Guard can use this information in shaping its future workforce.
Nov 1, 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
Report
Commercial and Military Applications of Quantum Technology
There are three main categories of quantum technology: quantum sensing, quantum communication, and quantum computing. How—and when—might these technologies affect national security? And which countries lead in developing them?
Oct 28, 2021
Report
Classifying acts of violence: Understanding how acts of violence are classified by subject matter experts
RAND Europe was commissioned to conduct a study on how acts of violence are classified by different subject matter experts. The findings demonstrate ongoing difficulties in classifying acts of violence and inform recommendations for policymakers.
Oct 27, 2021
Report
Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study
In this report, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the World Trade Center Health Program's research portfolio and its translational impact. Recommendations are designed to help guide Program planning.
Oct 26, 2021

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Timothy R. Gulden

Senior Policy Researcher

Tim Gulden is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. His research focuses on modeling complex systems in the context of data as well as more general policy analysis including cost/benefit analysis, spatial analysis, organizational design, and emerging methods in artificial…
Edward Parker

Physical Scientist

Edward Parker is a physical scientist at the RAND Corporation. He is broadly interested in the societal impact of disruptive technologies, and his current research focuses on emerging quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. He has served as a peer reviewer for the…

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