Grounded: The FAA Alert System Failure Could Be a Wake-Up Call
It turned out to be a system failure that grounded thousands of flights on January 11, but U.S. critical infrastructure faces a range of threats—from Russian hackers, to weather events, to angry individuals with guns. The government and organizations responsible for critical infrastructure can take steps to actively manage these risks. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Henry H. Willis Source Type: blogs
The'Digital Town Square' Problem
Privately owned public spaces like Twitter are often viewed as“public town squares.” But it ' s unclear exactly how private companies ' influence on the so-called public spaces they control affects actual civic outcomes. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Douglas Yeung Source Type: blogs
U.S. Gun Laws, China's COVID Outbreak, Space in 2050: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on gun policy in America, the myth of America ' s“Ukraine fatigue,” the COVID outbreak in China, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Grounded: The FAA Alert System Failure Could Be a Wake Up Call
It turned out to be a system failure that grounded thousands of flights on January 11, but U.S. critical infrastructure faces a range of threats—from Russian hackers, to weather events, to angry individuals with guns. The government and organizations responsible for critical infrastructure can take steps to actively manage these risks. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Henry H. Willis Source Type: blogs
How Big of a Fleet? A Look at the U.S. Navy's Size and Readiness Needs
Congress is trying to nudge the Navy to expand the size of the fleet. But without comparable levels of funding for personnel, maintenance, technology upgrades, logistics and other support functions, a larger fleet could come at the cost of readiness. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bradley Martin; Scott Savitz Source Type: blogs
What's Korean About South Korea's Indo-Pacific Strategy?
The Korean Indo-Pacific Strategy may not be a sign of South Korea pivoting or leaning toward the United States over China. That conclusion could present a false dichotomy. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Erik Mobrand Source Type: blogs
Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Improves in Second Year, but Still Much to Do
In 2022, the Biden administration stepped up its game in Southeast Asia by showing up in person, clarifying its approach in key strategy documents, and boosting cooperation. But one obvious problem that remains is that it still has no real economic strategy to counter China in the region. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 10, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Could Taiwan Defend with Uncrewed Surface Vessels?
Ukraine has demonstrated the ability of explosive uncrewed surface vessels to target ships. These weapons could play a role in preventing Chinese forces from successfully invading Taiwan in potential future scenarios. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott Savitz Source Type: blogs
Hackathon Focuses on Making Policing More Equitable
Hackathons bring new ideas and perspectives to hard policy problems and introduce college students to the field of policy analysis. The latest hackathon, hosted by Pardee RAND and RAND NextGen, explored ways to make the criminal justice system more equitable and more effective. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 9, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
A Potential Russian Attack on NATO, China in the Arctic, Inflation: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on how the West might respond in the case of a limited Russian attack on NATO, what China ' s Arctic ambitions mean to the United States, how inflation affects middle-class households, and more. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
Standing Up to Kim Jong-un's Divide-and-Conquer Strategy
Kim Jong-un is frightened by even the current modest flow of information into the North. He may be prepared to reduce his provocations if those threats lead to the further spread of outside information in the North. At the very least, the ROK and the United States could try such efforts. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett Source Type: blogs
Standing-Up to Kim Jong-un's Divide and Conquer Strategy
Kim Jong-un is frightened by even the current modest flow of information into the North. He may be prepared to reduce his provocations if those threats lead to the further spread of outside information in the North. At the very least, the ROK and the United States could try such efforts. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Bruce W. Bennett Source Type: blogs
Lost Opportunities to Contain COVID-19 in China
Three years after the SARS-COV-2 virus emerged in Wuhan, China is now facing a tsunami of COVID-19 infections. The unprecedented spread of the disease appears to have been fueled by an ill-timed sudden change in COVID-19 policy and the lack of vaccination and boosting. A rethinking of national strategy could still help. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 6, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Jennifer Bouey Source Type: blogs
Ukraine and the New Two War Construct
The United States might look at its support of Ukraine as a potential model for future defense strategy. It would require a substantial expansion of the defense industrial base, but it might offer a plausible way to keep American objectives and resources in line without sacrificing too much in either. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Raphael S. Cohen Source Type: blogs
What Might Space Look Like in 2050?
It would not take huge technological breakthroughs to make space and space travel a much bigger part of everyday life. Instead, it would take a steady progression of incremental advances—and one development in particular could provide the tipping point. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - January 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs
