RAND Research Topic: Peacekeeping and Stability Operations2024-03-28T13:53:54ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/peacekeeping-and-stability-operations.htmlHow Climate Change Will Affect Conflict and U.S. Military OperationsRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2024/how-climate-change-will-affect-conflict-and-us-military.html2024-03-15T12:15:00Z2024-03-15T12:15:00ZClimate stress will become more intense and frequent throughout CENTCOM's area of operations. It may be called upon less to fight wars and more to airdrop humanitarian supplies or evacuate people from disaster zones. It should also plan to contribute to stability operations in the region.Trucks, Piers, and Parachutes Will Not Solve Gaza's CrisisRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2024/03/trucks-piers-and-parachutes-will-not-solve-gazas-crisis.html2024-03-25T17:45:00Z2024-03-25T17:45:00ZIf the international community wants to solve the humanitarian problem in Gaza, it will need to go well beyond thinking of the issue strictly in terms of trucks, roads, and floating piers. It will instead need to choose between a series of bad options. None of them are particularly appealing outcomes, but in the Middle East, nothing is ever simple.