Columns Financial Sector Cybersecurity is National Security OPINION — The world stands at an existential crossroads, torn between dueling visions for tomorrow. On the one hand, the United States, allies, and partners […] More Briefs & Analysis On the US Radar: The Rise of China-backed Cyberattacks The Department of Defense (DOD), in an unclassified summary of
Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category Briefs & Analysis Why Did Israeli Intelligence Fail? History Suggests Many Causes. OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Right from the moment Hamas launched its massive attack on Israel on October 7, everyone has been puzzling about how […] More Briefs & Analysis What’s at Stake in Biden’s Push toward
Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category Briefs & Analysis A Look Inside Hamas’s Weapons Arsenal SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — While hardly a match for the overwhelmingly cutting-edge and highly trained Israeli forces, Hamas’s competency on the battlefield lies not in weapons […] More Briefs & Analysis Russia, Hamas and a Moment of Global Challenge SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE – Hamas
Book Reviews Moscow X Hits the Mark BOOK REVIEW: MOSCOW X: A Novel By David McCloskey/ W.W. Norton Reviewed by Cipher Brief Expert Paul Kolbe The Reviewer — Paul Kolbe is former director […] More Briefs & Analysis What are the Implications of the Growing Alliance Between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea? SUBSCRIBER+REPORTING — North
The usage of child soldiers persists across the globe, even as efforts to prevent the recruitment of children in armed conflict continue. The reintegration of children affected by war continues to be a pressing issue in Africa. In Uganda, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible for kidnapping an upwards of 30,000 children. Although it
The RAND BlogChildren, Families, and Communities blogEscalation in Ukraine, a Trilateral Imperialist Threat, Disaster Recovery: RAND Weekly RecapThis weekly recap focuses on the risk of escalation in Ukraine, the threat of a North-Korea-Russia-China partnership, the economics of disaster recovery, and more.Read More »Sep 22, 2023 Community Resilience commentaryIt's Time to Take Societal Resilience SeriouslyTo build
By Type All Subtopics All Authors ReportWhat Is the Housing Cost Burden Among U.S. Veterans?Fewer veteran households than nonveteran ones are financially burdened by housing costs. Veterans are more likely to be homeowners than nonveterans are, and have lower housing costs than nonveteran homeowners. Veterans who are younger, are female, live in high-cost housing markets
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By Type All Subtopics All Authors Journal ArticleThe Race for U.S. Technical Talent: Can the DOD and DIB Compete?This policy brief uses LinkedIn data to track the movement of tech workers between industries and metro areas, with a particular focus on the U.S. Department of Defense, the defense industrial base, and the so-called “Big Tech”
By Category All Subtopics All Authors CommentaryWhy Health Care Workers Are StrikingMore than 75,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente went on strike last week. While it is unusual for American medical workers to go on strike, there is reason to believe Kaiser is on the leading edge of more labor unrest among care providers