RAND Corporation

🌱 Environment

Apr 28, 2026

Agricultural Security Considerations for the U.S. Corn Belt

The authors examine key threat categories to the agricultural industries of the U.S. Corn Belt and identify proactive and integrated approaches to safeguarding U.S. crop production against emerging biological, environmental, and societal risks

United States

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💻 Technology

Apr 25, 2026

Realizing the Promise of the Drone Revolution

This paper highlights key technological and other trends driving the drone revolution in the military and civilian sectors. The authors outline obstacles and next steps that the U.S. Department of War can take to leverage these developments

United States

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📈 Economy

Apr 25, 2026

When Economic Security Meets Economic Statecraft

Economic security policy and economic statecraft—once parallel domains—are now colliding. The authors trace this collision through five phases of U.S. policy since 2001 and propose four principles to guide policymakers in this new era

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 24, 2026

The barriers and facilitators to supporting, commissioning and working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in systems of care in England

This study aims to identify the barriers and facilitators to supporting, commissioning and working with Lived Experience Recovery Organisations in effective systems of care for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs

England

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 24, 2026

Implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the 'From Harm to Hope' drug strategy in England

This process evaluation looks at the first three years of implementation of the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy, From Harm to Hope

United Kingdom

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🌍 Geopolitics

Apr 24, 2026

China Plans for 'Total War'

This report examines the CCP's "total war" national security concept, which integrates civilian and military capabilities to counter the United States

China

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 23, 2026

Integrated care for people who use alcohol and/or other drugs

This study examined how treatment and recovery services are integrated with physical and mental health services in England. Integration varies widely across localities, and further action is needed to strengthen and sustain it

England

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 23, 2026

D-SITAR Methods Report

This report summarises the methods used in evaluating the implementation of the UK government's 10-year drug strategy investment in the Treatment and Recovery Portfolio in England (D-SITAR)

United Kingdom

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 23, 2026

Evaluation of depot buprenorphine provision in treatment and recovery services in England

Improving access to opioid treatment is a key policy goal in England. This study examines the implementation and use of depot buprenorphine, analysing uptake, outcomes and experiences using mixed methods, national data and local case studies

England

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 22, 2026

Potential Spillover Effects on Diagnostic Delay for Cancer During the NHS-Galleri Trial

This quasi-experimental study found that NHS-Galleri trial regions experienced higher cancer diagnostic delays for high-detection cancer types, raising concerns about spillover that could overestimate the benefit of MCED testing

United Kingdom

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 22, 2026

Using a Quality Improvement Priority Metric to Promote Uniformly High-Quality Care

This study presents a priority metric combining case-mix-adjusted means and partial correlations of patient experience measures, revealing distinct improvement priorities for the overall population and for subgroups by race, ethnicity, and language

United States

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💼 Business

Apr 22, 2026

Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

The authors draw on existing and new data sources to assess the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) against 14 legislatively prescribed criteria and offer recommendations to improve AcqDemo’s operations

United States

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