RAND Corporation

📈 Economy

Feb 19, 2026

Managing Systemic Supply Chain Risk to the U.S. Economy from Trade Concentration and Geopolitical Conflict

Global trade delivers materials and manufactured goods through supply chains worldwide to fuel national economies. This report examines policy issues related to managing systemic supply chain risks from trade concentration and geopolitical conflict

United States

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👥 Society

Feb 19, 2026

Racial and Ethnic Differences in Quitting When Marijuana Retail Markets Are Legal

This research examines whether there is a corresponding difference in the response to the introduction of legal protection of marijuana retail markets

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Feb 19, 2026

State-Level Summaries of Veteran Needs and Well-Being

The authors of this report present state-level estimates related to veterans’ health, well-being, and economic conditions. These estimates are presented to help inform planning, program development, and resource allocations for veterans

United States

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🌱 Environment

Feb 18, 2026

Equitable Water Management

This guidebook was developed in response to growing recognition within the water sector that water services are not equitably distributed

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Feb 18, 2026

Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

RAND researchers assessed how the United States might create an export control system that balances competition with China and secure proliferation of artificial intelligence and uncrewed aircraft systems

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Feb 18, 2026

Russia in the High North

The enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has changed Russia’s perception of risk in the High North. RAND researchers analyzed escalation scenarios to understand Russia’s priorities and activity in the region after the war in Ukraine

Russia

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🏥 Healthcare

Feb 17, 2026

Stakeholder Input on the CAHPS Ambulatory Surveys

This study aimed to gather systematic stakeholder feedback to inform future revisions of CAHPS ambulatory surveys

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Feb 17, 2026

'We Just Want to See People Like Us'

This study evaluates a statewide youth and young adult council established as part of a public health initiative addressing adverse childhood experiences

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Feb 17, 2026

Associations Between Historical Redlining and BMI

We used data from the 1985-86 CARDIA study to test whether retrospective cohort associations between redlining and BMI were mediated by paths from census-derived social and economic neighborhood factors

United States

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🏛️ Politics

Feb 14, 2026

Evaluating the Impact of Changes to the Air Force Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems

In 2023, the U.S. Air Force implemented several changes to the officer and enlisted performance evaluation systems. In this report, the authors document findings and recommendations from their analysis and evaluation of those changes

United States

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💻 Technology

Feb 13, 2026

AI Security Guide and Risk Assessment Tool

This guide is a practical, risk-based resource for those navigating the artificial intelligence (AI) security landscape. The guide addresses security of AI systems broadly, and the accompanying tool provides tailored recommendations for security controls

Global

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💻 Technology

Feb 12, 2026

Measuring Biological Capabilities and Risks of AI Agents

This perspective examines biological agentic evaluations as a tool for assessing risks from increasingly autonomous AI systems and offers practical guidance on how evaluation design shapes conclusions about biological capability and risk

Global

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