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Core Research Areas

RAND is committed to critical issues of particular relevance to the public policy debate. These research areas compile recent work from across our diverse organization. At RAND, we share our findings broadly as a public service.

Research Area Folder The Arts

Research Area Folder Child Policy

Research Area Folder Civil Justice

Research Area Folder Education

Research Area Folder Energy and Environment

Research Area Folder Health and Health Care

Research Area Folder International Affairs

Research Area Folder National Security

Research Area Folder Population and Aging

Research Area Folder Public Safety

Research Area Folder Science and Technology

Research Area Folder Substance Abuse

Research Area Folder Terrorism and Homeland Security

Research Area Folder Transportation and Infrastructure

Research Area Folder Workforce and Workplace

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Trimming U.S. Health Care Spending Will Require New Approaches in Designing, Adopting Strategies — Nov. 11, 2009

three doctors examine xray

Curbing U.S. health care spending will likely require adopting an array of strategies and improving how promising strategies are moved into widespread use. The most promising option is changing the way providers are paid, but implementing such a system must overcome significant obstacles in order to be successful.

Study of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Questions Assumptions Behind "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" — Nov. 9, 2009

soldiers

A new survey of military personnel who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan found that having an openly gay or lesbian colleague in their unit had no significant impact on their unit's cohesion or readiness, questing the assumption underlying the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

The Day After... in Jerusalem: A Strategic Planning Exercise on the Path to Middle East Peace — Nov. 6, 2009

boy holding Palestinian flag, photo courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustystewart/300021362/

Starting in 2008, the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy conducted a series of exercises to help the new U.S. administration address the challenges of the Arab-Israeli conflict (and of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in particular) as a key component of the broader effort to secure stability in the Middle East.

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