The RAND BlogMilitary Strategy Trauma blogTrauma in the Intelligence Community, Climate Change, Cybersecurity: RAND Weekly RecapThis weekly recap focuses on the toll that trauma takes in the intelligence community, how climate change will affect the federal budget, why it may be time for a new cybersecurity standard, and more.Read More »Sep 29, 2023 North Korea
Overview Raphael “Rafi” Cohen is director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE, and a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. He works on a broad range of defense and foreign policy issues, including defense strategy and force planning, Middle East and European security, and civil-military relations.Cohen previously held research
The RAND BlogEnvironmental Legislation Environmental Legislation commentaryBudget Models Are Underselling the Benefits of Solving Climate ProblemsWhen Congress considers a new law or spending package, analysts calculate its likely impact on the federal budget. When it comes to climate change legislation, those numbers don't capture the whole picture. Potential savings and other benefits get significantly underestimated.Read
The RAND BlogDisaster Recovery Operations Disaster Recovery Operations commentaryDisaster Recovery Creates Its Own BubbleShortages of workers and materials inevitably make rebuilding slower and more expensive after a natural disaster. In Maui, this is likely to be a problem for agencies like FEMA that provide public assistance. But it will also be a problem for individual
The RAND BlogCommunity Resilience Community Resilience commentaryIt's Time to Take Societal Resilience SeriouslyTo build the societal resilience required to respond effectively to everything from climate-related emergencies to pandemics, to intentional state-on-state attacks, and disinformation, a joint approach is needed, not only across government, but across wider society.Read More »Sep 15, 2023The RAND BlogRebecca Lucas Academic
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FeaturedEffective mental health treatment must be based on a foundation of solid, robust evidence. RAND research on mental health treatment includes extensive work on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) interventions for military personnel as well as young children; cognitive behavioral therapy for depression in clients with alcohol and substance abuse problems; and prevention and early intervention
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By Type All Authors CommentaryLooking Back on the Big Policy Stories of 2023As 2023 draws to a close, RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny highlights areas where RAND is tackling the most urgent and complex problems we face. Each is a small reminder that where there are thoughtful people working tirelessly to find solutions, there