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Jan 18, 2022

Competition and Governance in African Security Sectors: Integrating U.S. Strategic Objectives

This report examines U.S. institutional capacity-building programs for the security sectors of African partner governments and their potential role in strategic competition.
Jan 4, 2022

RAND Review: January-February 2022

The cover story highlights the risks of geoengineering -- the large-scale manipulation of environmental processes to control climate. The Q&A with Jacqueline Burns sheds light on how her military experience informs her approach to research and analysis.
Commentary

Dec 1, 2021

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?
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Nov 10, 2021

Money and My Mind: Maternal Cash Transfers and Mental Health

This paper documents important mental health spillovers in the context of a program that offered pregnant women modest cash incentives to use pre- and perinatal health care services.
Research

Nov 10, 2021

Working Hard or Hardly Working: Health Worker Effort and Health Outcomes

Effort by health workers in developing countries has been the subject of recent attention, but the implications for health outcomes have remained a matter of conjecture. This paper provides new evidence about the returns to health worker effort.
Research

Nov 3, 2021

In Nigeria, Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths Increased During The COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 increased the number of stillbirths and newborn deaths in Nigeria.
Expert Insights

Jul 20, 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Opportunity to Rethink Strategic Competition on the Continent

This Perspective assesses the implications of COVID-19 on strategic competition in sub-Saharan Africa and offers recommendations for how the United States can help African countries respond to the pandemic in ways that are mutually beneficial.
Research

Jul 16, 2021

Risk Technopolitics in Freetown Slums: Why Community-Based Disaster Management Is No Silver Bullet

Chapter from "Critical Disaster Studies" (Penn Press, 2021) detailing a study of Sierra Leone and proposing that community-based disaster risk management actually distracts from larger social and political root causes of vulnerability.
Expert Insights

Apr 29, 2021

What if France Ended Operation Barkhane? Findings of the RAND Webinar on Operation Barkhane

RAND hosted a webinar on “What if France Ended Operation Barkhane?” which discussed the consequences of ending Operation Barkhane, focusing on regional security, the terrorist threat and future relations between terrorist groups and local actors.
Commentary

Oct 2, 2020

How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

To help counter the threat of terrorism and build the capacity of African militaries, the U.S. government spends over $1.5 billion a year on security assistance to the African continent. Does this support work?
Research

Sep 16, 2020

Hybrid Governance of Disaster Management in Freetown, Monrovia, and Dar Es Salaam

This article introduces a hybrid governance perspective to disaster management. Hybrid governance refers to situations where state and non-state actors collectively provide key services.
Commentary

Sep 11, 2020

Are Counter Violent Extremism Interventions Effective?

Government efforts to counter the propaganda and radicalization that lead to violent extremism are becoming more common around the world, but there's little research on whether such programs work. It is critical to conduct more research to tease out which programs are most effective.

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Competition and Governance in African Security Sectors: Integrating U.S. Strategic Objectives

RAND Review: January-February 2022

Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?

Money and My Mind: Maternal Cash Transfers and Mental Health

Working Hard or Hardly Working: Health Worker Effort and Health Outcomes

In Nigeria, Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths Increased During The COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Opportunity to Rethink Strategic Competition on the Continent

Risk Technopolitics in Freetown Slums: Why Community-Based Disaster Management Is No Silver Bullet

What if France Ended Operation Barkhane? Findings of the RAND Webinar on Operation Barkhane

How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

Hybrid Governance of Disaster Management in Freetown, Monrovia, and Dar Es Salaam

Are Counter Violent Extremism Interventions Effective?

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Competition and Governance in African Security Sectors: Integrating U.S. Strategic Objectives

RAND Review: January-February 2022

Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?

Money and My Mind: Maternal Cash Transfers and Mental Health

Working Hard or Hardly Working: Health Worker Effort and Health Outcomes

In Nigeria, Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths Increased During The COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Opportunity to Rethink Strategic Competition on the Continent

Risk Technopolitics in Freetown Slums: Why Community-Based Disaster Management Is No Silver Bullet

What if France Ended Operation Barkhane? Findings of the RAND Webinar on Operation Barkhane

How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

Hybrid Governance of Disaster Management in Freetown, Monrovia, and Dar Es Salaam

Are Counter Violent Extremism Interventions Effective?

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