The RAND Blog

July 2009

Law Enforcement

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The Decline of Racial Profiling
President Obama called the arrest of Professor Henry Gates a "teachable moment." This is a moment to learn the facts of race and policing these days. Racial profiling has indeed been an ugly reality for many years. But our research finds little evidence that it continues to be a major problem, write Greg Ridgeway and Nelson Lim.
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Jul 30, 2009
CNN.com
Greg Ridgeway, Nelson Lim
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Alabama's Challenge: Better Prepared Workforce
Alabama has made significant economic progress in recent decades, attracting car manufacturers and new industrial development. The state now has an opportunity to build on its considerable assets to address some systemic challenges in education, health care, and workforce development to be competitive in a global economy, writes Melissa Flournoy.
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Jul 14, 2009
Montgomery Advertiser
Melissa Flournoy
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Possible Outcomes of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Since the government is using taxpayer dollars to fund the comparative effectiveness initiative, it would be appropriate to have an organizing principle to guide the selection of which aspects of medical care to examine, writes Robert Brook.
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Jul 8, 2009
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Robert H. Brook
Nuclear Weapons and Warfare

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Russia and the Perils of Personal Diplomacy
As President Obama takes part in his first U.S.-Russian summit, a good deal of media attention has focused on whether he will be able to establish good personal relations with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The preoccupation with personal relations between these two countries has a long tradition. But it has rarely proved successful.
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Jul 6, 2009
NYTimes.com
F. Stephen Larrabee
Afghanistan

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Mullah Sprung from Gitmo Jail Now Leads Foe in Afghan Campaign
As Marine Corps forces roll into southern Afghanistan, they face an enemy familiar to US officials — Mullah Zakir, a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who now leads a reconstituted Taliban, writes Seth G. Jones.
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Jul 5, 2009
New York Post
Seth G. Jones
Maritime Piracy

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On Dry Land - The Onshore Drivers of Piracy
Piracy is a growing international problem, primarily around the Horn of Africa. The international response has been largely military in nature and focused exclusively on the maritime theatre, ignoring key land drivers of piracy, which will resurface once the military actions end, write Peter Chalk and Laurence Smallman.
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Jul 3, 2009
Jane's Intelligence Review online
Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman

Ensuring that Government Use of Technology Serves the Public

Advancing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Six Different Ways: Ukraine Lessons for Japanese Defense Planners

Teacher Well-Being, Russian PMCs, AI Conspiracy Theories: RAND Weekly Recap

Ukraine is running out of ammo. The West doesn’t have enough.

The Policy Currents Podcast

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Measuring Wellbeing to Help Communities Thrive

Assessing and Articulating the Wider Benefits of Research

July 2009

The Decline of Racial Profiling

Alabama's Challenge: Better Prepared Workforce

Possible Outcomes of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Russia and the Perils of Personal Diplomacy

Mullah Sprung from Gitmo Jail Now Leads Foe in Afghan Campaign

On Dry Land - The Onshore Drivers of Piracy

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