Taking the Measure of AI and National Security
Transformative technologies should not be abandoned due to their risks. Instead, we should focus on understanding the threats, implementing necessary countermeasures, and utilizing the tools in a safer and more secure manner. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 20, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Christopher A. Mouton Source Type: blogs

Disaster Recovery Creates Its Own Bubble
Shortages of workers and materials inevitably make rebuilding slower and more expensive after a natural disaster. In Maui, this is likely to be a problem for agencies like FEMA that provide public assistance. But it will also be a problem for individual households if private insurance payouts are insufficient to rebuild. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 20, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Aaron Strong Source Type: blogs

Why Improve Ukraine's Deep-Strike Capability?
Coordinated deep-strike capabilities—air-launched and ground-launched—will be most effective in degrading Russian forces and operations. Using air and ground launchers would force Russian commanders to devote substantial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to attempt to find these systems. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 19, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Andrew R. Hoehn Source Type: blogs

Looking Beyond the War: Planning for Ukraine's Reconstruction
More certain than the outcome of the war is the need for an extensive post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. It is likely to be the largest post-war rebuilding effort since the one in Europe after World War Two. The United States and its allies and partners have an intense interest in the success of reconstruction. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Charles P. Ries Source Type: blogs

Progress or Peril? The Brave New World of Self-Driving Science Labs
Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) promise to reshape our very understanding of research. But, as with all groundbreaking innovations, SDLs bring their own set of intriguing questions and potential challenges. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Joshua Steier Source Type: blogs

With ASEAN Paralyzed, Southeast Asia Seeks New Security Ties
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations tirelessly proclaims its centrality to the region, but its inability to develop a coherent response to Chinese aggression or the crisis in Myanmar has effectively killed that claim. ASEAN members will inevitably continue to seek out alternative paths. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs

Teacher Pay, the Costs of Insomnia, Wildfire Prevention: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on teachers ' dissatisfaction with their pay and work hours, the staggering costs of insomnia, connections between wildfires and food insecurity., and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs

It's Time to Take Societal Resilience Seriously
To build the societal resilience required to respond effectively to everything from climate-related emergencies to pandemics, to intentional state-on-state attacks, and disinformation, a joint approach is needed, not only across government, but across wider society. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Rebecca Lucas Source Type: blogs

The Strawman Defense Is Torching Taiwan's Military
There are many reasons why the political future of Taiwan Strait relations is uncertain, but the military considerations for Taiwan are much more straightforward. Taiwan should invest in capabilities that are highly survivable and potent against a potential attack from mainland China. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael J. Lostumbo Source Type: blogs

Separate U.S. Alliances in East Asia Are Obsolete
Washington manages its alliances with Tokyo and Seoul separately. But growing South Korean and Japanese military capabilities make a conversation about more integration unavoidable. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Christopher B. Johnstone Source Type: blogs

When a Quantum Computer Is Able to Break Our Encryption, It Won't Be a Secret
Policymakers and cybersecurity analysts should avoid messaging that emphasizes the risk that CRQCs developed in secret could be imminent or already operational. There is already more than enough reason to upgrade our communications systems to resist attacks from quantum computers as soon as possible. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Edward Parker Source Type: blogs

North Korea, Russia and China: The Developing Trilateral Imperialist Partnership
There are no easy ways for the United States and its allies to counter the developing Russia-China-North Korea partnership. But there are options to consider and steps to take. There are also fissures in their relationships to exploit. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett Source Type: blogs

A Case for Greater U.S. Engagement in Central Asia
Central Asia ' s souring relations with Russia and growing skepticism of Chinese influence have created a rare and valuable window of opportunity for the United States to bolster its image through greater long-term investment in the region. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Hunter Stoll Source Type: blogs

How to Put RAND Findings on Veteran Support for Extremism in Context
A RAND survey found that U.S. veterans appeared to support extremist groups at a rate lower than the general population. In contrast, a new University of Maryland study found that veteran status was the most prominent characteristic among extremists involved in terrorism attacks with four or more victims. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Todd C. Helmus Source Type: blogs

Airmen Out-Paced
As it stands now, airmen are being asked to pick up the pieces when communications networks and chains of command break. Mission command could be the means to succeed in the future, but only after the USAF does the hard work now to make organizational changes and define a viable construct to guide their efforts. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - September 8, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael J. Lostumbo Source Type: blogs