RAND Corporation

🌍 Geopolitics

Apr 17, 2026

AI Implications for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Policy and Programs

Artificial intelligence is reshaping chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear deterrence, posing new risks and opportunities. This paper outlines a roadmap to guide research and policy on challenges amid rising global technological rivalry

Global

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📚 Education

Apr 15, 2026

College Credit for Industry Credentials

The authors of this report describe which individuals might benefit from credit for prior learning opportunities and identify useful outreach approaches that states and colleges might use to promote college credit for industry credentials

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Apr 15, 2026

Building the Knowledge and Skills the U.S. Air Force Needs for Strategic Competition with China

The authors assess how the U.S. Air Force develops and utilizes China-relevant expertise and identify systemic gaps that limit the service’s ability to build, sustain, and use the capabilities needed for long-term strategic competition with China

United States

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🏛️ Politics

Apr 14, 2026

Landelijke aansturing en coördinatie aanpak mensenhandel: Eindverslag van kennistafels

Study on national coordination of the Dutch approach to trafficking in human beings (THB), identifying governance bottlenecks and assessing the potential role of a National Coordinator in improving coherence, oversight and victim support

Netherlands

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💼 Business

Apr 14, 2026

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Business and Civil Society Scenario

This report describes a series of exercises run with the Business and Civil Society scenario on the Infinite Potential platform. Players took on roles as business and civil society leaders and tackled challenges arising from artificial intelligence

Global

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🌍 Geopolitics

Apr 12, 2026

RAND Research on Workforce and Force Development Innovation

This document offers a roadmap of how RAND Project AIR FORCE’s Workforce, Development, and Health program can continue to support the U.S. Space Force in its transformation to a warfighting force purpose-built to contest and control space

United States

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📚 Education

Apr 11, 2026

Improving Access to Out-of-School Time Opportunities in Allegheny County

The authors describe the landscape of out-of-school time opportunities in Allegheny County, identifying and mapping programs in the county so that funders and others can identify neighborhoods with few programs, high numbers of youth, and great need

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 11, 2026

Assessing Bias and Precision in State Policy Evaluations

Using state-level opioid overdose mortality data (1999-2016), we evaluated the performance of panel data estimators for capturing time-varying impacts of state-level policies

United States

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🌱 Environment

Apr 11, 2026

Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County

Workshops with Los Angeles County energy and water sector leaders identified emerging climate adaptation workforce needs, emphasizing re-skilling and collaboration to build a resilient, climate-ready regional workforce

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 10, 2026

Between Doubt and Diagnosis

We conducted interviews with 23 patients who experienced a delayed diagnosis in one of five medical conditions. Interviews explored diagnostic trajectories, barriers to timely diagnosis, and the emotional, financial, and physical impacts of delay

United States

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 10, 2026

Making Bricks from Straw

This paper examines the role of financial constraints in health facilities in developing countries

Global

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🏥 Healthcare

Apr 10, 2026

Autoregressive Models for Panel Data Causal Inference with Application to State-Level Opioid Policies

Motivated by the study of state opioid policies, we propose a novel approach that uses autoregressive models for causal effect estimation in settings with panel data and staggered treatment adoption

United States

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