Support to Ukraine Continues to Be for America First
Why should the United States spend tens of billions of dollars on a war half a world away? Because it ' s in America ' s economic and strategic interests. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Raphael S. Cohen; Gian Gentile Source Type: blogs
Brain and Machine Confluence Requires Multi-Sectoral Regulation To Maximize Gains
As the commercialization of brain-computer interface technology expands, it would be prudent for international policymakers to consider how this technology should be regulated, in order to reap its benefits and minimize its risks. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Sana Zakaria; Joana Gomes Beirao; Timothy Marler Source Type: blogs
Preparing for the Next India-China Border Crisis
Mounting tensions between India and China due to Chinese encroachment on their disputed border affect the United States and its Indo-Pacific strategy. Washington should assist New Delhi in deterring further Chinese attempts to nibble away at Indian territory and be ready to respond quickly in case events spiral out of control. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Lisa Curtis; Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Why Is North Korea Showing Off Its ICBMs?
On February 8, North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang to call attention to the strengths of the North ' s military weapons, including what appeared to be 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Can the United States and its allies afford to wait until North Korea has dozens of ICBMs and hundreds of nuclear weapons? Because that is the direction in which Kim says he is moving. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett; Young-jun Kim Source Type: blogs
Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Insights from RAND Researchers
More than 36,000 people have been confirmed dead in one the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria in the past century. As search-and-rescue missions continue and recovery begins, a handful of RAND researchers share some of their initial thoughts. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Shelly Culbertson; Aaron Clark-Ginsberg; Howard J. Shatz; James A. Schear; Krishna B. Kumar; Mahshid Abir; Jay Balagna; Jessie Riposo Source Type: blogs
From Gatherer of Lands to Gravedigger: A Political Assessment of Putin's War on Ukraine
Putin ' s war in Ukraine is already redefining the entire international order. If the United States acts now, it may be able to influence the shape of the post-war geopolitical terrain. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: John Tefft; Bruce McClintock; Khrystyna Holynska Source Type: blogs
Addressing Gun Violence Requires Better Means of Measuring It
Proposals to reduce firearm violence in the United States are often controversial, sometimes because there are no data demonstrating their effectiveness. The federal government has many of the requisite tools in place to collect the data, and it does it well on a wide range of other problems. Shying away from measuring this problem may also make it more difficult to fix it. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Rosanna Smart; Andrew R. Morral Source Type: blogs
Will Logistics Be Russia's Undoing in Ukraine?
Russia ' s experience in Ukraine one year in is an example of what happens when a nation tries to fight a war without fully considering the logistics and sustainment that go alongside such a fight. The consequences for failing to fully consider these concepts drove Russia into a prolonged conflict for which it was already ill-prepared a year ago, with increasingly dire consequences for its future. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 10, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bradley Martin Source Type: blogs
State of the Union, Mental Health First Aid, China's Spy Balloon: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on President Biden ' s State of the Union address, the benefits of mental health first aid training, insights on China ’ s spy balloon, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 10, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Senate Bill 9's Underwhelming First Year Shouldn't Be a Surprise; It Was by Design
In 2021, the California state Legislature passed legislation allowing a streamlined pathway for homeowners to produce duplexes and split lots. But a year after the law took effect, the resulting housing production pipeline looks to be trivial. Why has the law that some were convinced would make the sky fall barely registered? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 10, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jason M. Ward Source Type: blogs
How the Dutch Approached Brexit
The impact of Brexit on the Netherlands is significant. The Dutch government would have preferred the UK to stay in the EU. But despite all this, the Netherlands approached Brexit with relative clarity of purpose and the administration of the program brought a satisfactory outcome. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Stijn Hoorens; Fook Nederveen Source Type: blogs
U.S. Cannot Count on South Korea's Yoon to Line Up Against China
South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol wants South Korea to become a global pivotal state that plays a valuable role in the international community. Turning this into reality will inevitably mean striking a balance between the United States and China. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
State of the Union 2023: Insights from RAND
In his second State of the Union address, President Joe Biden covered a wide range of issues facing the United States at home and abroad, including police violence, gun policy, Russia ' s war in Ukraine, and U.S. competition with China. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 8, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Japan's Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
In very short order, Japan moved to change decades of strategic thinking and embark on a new approach to security. The stark reality of geopolitics and the realization that what was once hypothetical is now possible were likely enough to convince Japan that the time for a new approach to its security is now. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jeffrey W. Hornung Source Type: blogs
The War in Ukraine, Software Supply Chain Risk,'Hacking Equity': RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on lessons about defense strategy from the war in Ukraine, U.S.-France cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, software supply chain risk, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - February 3, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
