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RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
3d ago
Since the inauguration of new Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, China has ramped up threatening rhetoric and activities against the island. This trend at best will lead to heightened tensions and at worst could bring about full-blown war that prompts American military intervention ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
6d ago
Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in claims in his recent memoir that Kim was sincere in promising to denuclearize in 2018, and Moon believed him. Moon sees the failure to pursue Kim's willingness as a major lost opportunity. Can we believe such a claim ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
6d ago
Western allies are finally making good on their promises, handing Kyiv substantial economic assistance, weapons, security deals, and now greater command freedom on the battlefield. Ukraine's prospects look better now than they have since early 2023 ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
1w ago
The International Criminal Court's push toward indictments seems like a first step in the direction of justice. But one central question needs to be placed above all others: What actions will ease the misery in Gaza and help bring the war to a close ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
1w ago
In the recent India election, the ruling party performed worse than generally expected, losing its majority for the first time since 2014. Still, it is likely to return to power with enough seats among its alliance partner to earn a majority. While this sounds like a recipe for political instability, it need not be so ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
1w ago
Greater discussion and support are needed not only during rehabilitation, but over the long term to address the enduring psychosocial and sexual impact of combat-genital injury ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
1w ago
NATO has made slow, steady progress on space policy for just over a decade. This summer's NATO summit in Washington presents a key opportunity to build on the alliance's nascent space policy and structure at an inflection point for NATO and space power ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
1w ago
China has the Philippines in an ever-tightening stranglehold that is increasingly compromising the latter's sovereignty and territorial integrity at sea. If international law is to be upheld and borders are to remain inviolable, the United States should do more to help the Philippines ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
2w ago
The Biden administration's decision to approve Ukraine's use of U.S. weapons to attack targets inside Russia marks another turn of a tit-for-tat spiral that has continuously raised the risks of a broader war without offering a path to ending this one. Without a bargaining process, this spiral dynamic might continue for years to come ..read more
RAND Blog » Infrastructure and Transportation
2w ago
As India's national elections enter their 7th and final phase of voting on June 1, a new influential phenomenon has emerged: the proliferation of what may be called “micro-news providers” almost entirely broadcasting through the medium of YouTube ..read more