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Research Brief

Exploring America's Role in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink

This brief outlines the Strategic Rethink project and describes research documented in the final volume of the project, focusing on three different strategic orientations to satisfy the greatest number of U.S. interests and objectives.

Jan 18, 2017

Andrew R. Hoehn, Richard H. Solomon, Sonni Efron, Frank Camm, Anita Chandra, Debra Knopman, Burgess Laird, Robert J. Lempert, Howard Shatz, Casimir Yost
Report

Strategic Choices for a Turbulent World: In Pursuit of Security and Opportunity

This report is the last of a series in which RAND explores the elements of a national strategy for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy, in this new era of turbulence and uncertainty. Three alternative strategic concepts are presented.

Jan 18, 2017

Andrew R. Hoehn, Richard H. Solomon, Sonni Efron, Frank Camm, Anita Chandra, Debra Knopman, Burgess Laird, Robert J. Lempert, Howard Shatz, Casimir Yost
Report

Modeling Dr. Dynasaur 2.0 Coverage and Finance Proposals: Effects of the Expansion of Vermont's Dr. Dynasaur Program to All Individuals Through Age 25

The authors assessed an expansion of Vermont's Dr. Dynasaur program that would cover all residents through age 25. The current program provides health coverage for children ages 0-18 with family incomes below 317 percent of the federal poverty level.

Jan 18, 2017

Andrew W. Dick, Carter C. Price, Dulani Woods, Martin McNamara, Steven P. Schramm, Elrycc Berkman
Report

Russia and the West After the Ukrainian Crisis: European Vulnerabilities to Russian Pressures

Given Russia's annexation of Crimea and aggression in Ukraine, Europe must reassess the regional security environment. This report analyzes the vulnerability of European states to possible forms of Russian influence, pressure, and intimidation.

Jan 18, 2017

F. Stephen Larrabee, Stephanie Pezard, Andrew Radin, Nathan Chandler, Keith Crane, Thomas S. Szayna
Report

Report

The Air Force Deployment Transition Center: Assessment of Program Structure, Process, and Outcomes

Evaluates the Air Force's Deployment Transition Center, which was established in 2010 to provide airmen returning from combat missions an opportunity to decompress and share lessons learned before returning to their home stations.

Jan 16, 2017

Terry Schell, Coreen Farris, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Jennifer Sloan, Deborah M. Scharf
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: January-February 2017

This issue highlights ways that RAND researchers on the ground in Uganda are having a measurable impact on the lives of men and women struggling with HIV and depression. The issue also features a tribute to the late economist Charles Wolf Jr.

Jan 12, 2017
Testimony

Testimony

Fifteen Years After 9/11: A Preliminary Balance Sheet: Addendum

Document submitted on January 11, 2017 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on September 21, 2016.

Jan 12, 2017

Brian Michael Jenkins
Journal Article

Journal Article

Missing Key Stage 2 Data in LSYPE2: Technical Report

The Second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE2) follows more than 13,000 pupils as they move on from compulsory education and begin their career paths, providing detailed insights into their background, choices and lives from the ages of 13/14 to 19/20.

Jan 11, 2017

Catherine L. Saunders, Ian Brunton-SmithIan, Bryn Garrod, Martin Stepanek, Anna Vignoles, Alex Sutherland
Report

Report

Testing New Codes to Capture Post-Operative Care

This report summarizes RAND's pilot testing of a set of proposed nonpayment codes that physicians would use for post-operative visits. The goal of testing was to assess whether practitioners understood and could correctly apply the codes.

Jan 11, 2017

Courtney A. Gidengil, Ateev Mehrotra, Ashley Kranz, Emily Butcher, Lee H. Hilborne, Barbara O. Wynn
Report

Future-Proofing Justice: Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights

In this report, RAND researchers, with the help of an advisory panel, craft a research agenda to prepare the U.S. legal system to address the effects of emerging technologies on individuals' constitutional rights, especially to due process.

Jan 10, 2017

Brian A. Jackson, Duren Banks, Dulani Woods, Justin C. Dawson
Report

Engaging Consumers in the Quality Measurement Enterprise

This report explores the experience of consumer advocates in engaging with quality measurement, identifies barriers to effective consumer engagement, and suggests ways to address those barriers.

Jan 10, 2017

Thomas W. Concannon, Mark W. Friedberg, Ann Hwang, Kris Wiitala
Journal Article

Journal Article

(Un)expected Housing Price Changes: Identifying the Drivers of Small Business Finance

In this paper, we use the Kauffman Firm Survey to examine the effect of housing price changes on small business financial variables.

Jan 10, 2017

Pavel S. Papinos, Tami Gurley-Calvez, Kandice A. Kapinos
Journal Article

Journal Article

Non-State Actors in North Korean Airspace

In previous decades, going back to the Korean War, the South Korean government used to send balloons carrying propaganda into North Korean territory.

Jan 10, 2017

Richard Mason
Journal Article

Journal Article

Fostering Evidence-Based Quality Improvement for Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Initiating Local Quality Councils to Transform Primary Care

Primary care quality councils – consisting of local leaders from medicine, nursing, administration, and a local Veteran patient representative – successfully cultivated quality improvement leadership in 6 VA patient-centered medical homes.

Jan 10, 2017

Susan Stockdale, Jessica Zuchowski, Lisa V. Rubenstein, Negar Sapir, Elizabeth Yano, Lisa Altman, Jacqueline J. Fickel, Skye McDougall, Timothy R. Dresselhaus, Alison Hamilton
Journal Article

Journal Article

Discussion of "A Risk-Based Measure of Time-Varying Prognostic Discrimination for Survival Models," by C. Jason Liang and Patrick J. Heagerty

This article discusses a proposed risk-based measure of time-varying discrimination for determining the value of predictors in time-to-event models.

Jan 10, 2017

Layla Parast, Carolyn M. Rutter
Journal Article

Journal Article

Use of and Reasons for Using Multiple Other Tobacco Products in Daily and Nondaily Smokers: Associations with Cigarette Consumption and Nicotine Dependence

This study examined associations between cigarette consumption, nicotine dependence, and other tobacco product use in daily and nondaily smokers.

Jan 10, 2017

Michael Stephen Dunbar, William G. Shadel, Joan S. Tucker, Maria Orlando Edelen
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Revanchist Russia Versus an Uncertain West: An Appreciation of the Situation Since the 2014 Ukrainian Crisis

More than a generation has passed since the BerlinWall came down, the Soviet Union ceased to exist, and the contest between East and West that had lasted more than 40 years ended.

Jan 10, 2017

Brian Michael Jenkins
Report

Report

Assessing the Value of Structured Analytic Techniques in the U.S. Intelligence Community

This report argues for more systematic assessment of the structured analytic techniques employed by the Intelligence Community and provides a pilot study illustrating how they could be evaluated.

Jan 9, 2017

Stephen Artner, Rich S. Girven, James Bruce
Report

Preventing State Collapse in Syria

This paper offers recommendations for U.S. policy for a postconflict transition in Syria that prevents state collapse and reduces the potential for the recurrence of war and the reemergence of terrorist groups.

Jan 9, 2017

Andrew Parasiliti, Kathleen Reedy, Becca Wasser
Infographic

Next Stop, Neptune? Why We Can't Rely on Test-Driving Alone to Assess the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

Fully autonomous vehicles would have to be test-driven hundreds of millions of miles to evaluate their safety and reliability -- an impossible proposition if the aim is to demonstrate their performance prior to widespread consumer use.

Jan 9, 2017

Nidhi Kalra, Susan Paddock

Published Research

Exploring America's Role in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink

Strategic Choices for a Turbulent World: In Pursuit of Security and Opportunity

Modeling Dr. Dynasaur 2.0 Coverage and Finance Proposals: Effects of the Expansion of Vermont's Dr. Dynasaur Program to All Individuals Through Age 25

Russia and the West After the Ukrainian Crisis: European Vulnerabilities to Russian Pressures

The Air Force Deployment Transition Center: Assessment of Program Structure, Process, and Outcomes

RAND Review: January-February 2017

Fifteen Years After 9/11: A Preliminary Balance Sheet: Addendum

Missing Key Stage 2 Data in LSYPE2: Technical Report

Testing New Codes to Capture Post-Operative Care

Future-Proofing Justice: Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights

Engaging Consumers in the Quality Measurement Enterprise

(Un)expected Housing Price Changes: Identifying the Drivers of Small Business Finance

Non-State Actors in North Korean Airspace

Fostering Evidence-Based Quality Improvement for Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Initiating Local Quality Councils to Transform Primary Care

Discussion of "A Risk-Based Measure of Time-Varying Prognostic Discrimination for Survival Models," by C. Jason Liang and Patrick J. Heagerty

Use of and Reasons for Using Multiple Other Tobacco Products in Daily and Nondaily Smokers: Associations with Cigarette Consumption and Nicotine Dependence

A Revanchist Russia Versus an Uncertain West: An Appreciation of the Situation Since the 2014 Ukrainian Crisis

Assessing the Value of Structured Analytic Techniques in the U.S. Intelligence Community

Preventing State Collapse in Syria

Next Stop, Neptune? Why We Can't Rely on Test-Driving Alone to Assess the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles

Featured Reports

Featured Publications

Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank: Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics2016

Consumer Attitudes Toward Data Breach Notifications and Loss of Personal Information2016

Driving to Safety: How Many Miles of Driving Would It Take to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicle Reliability?2016

Developing Long-Term Socioeconomic Strategy in Israel: Institutions, Processes, and Supporting Information2016

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults2013

Assessment of the Politico-Military Campaign to Counter ISIL and Options for Adaptation2016

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