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"If we get [space traffic management] right, it's unbounded in terms of the potential success, stability, and prosperity here. If we get wrong, it's equally cataclysmic." — @DougLigor Listen to the latest episode of Policy Minded: bit.ly/46RGIWC

"Planning for the impacts of artificial general intelligence on national security needs to start now." New insights from RAND's Matan Chorev and Joel Predd: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

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Learn how you can earn a Master of National Security Policy in just one year—tune into our faculty panel tomorrow, July 24. Three distinguished professors will discuss the program, courses, and our unique student opportunities. Register to attend: bit.ly/4kX1NSW

Libraries can help provide mental health information and supports, potentially improving care in traditionally underserved communities. Here's how: bit.ly/4nRmUZF

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth at the @ppiaprogram Public Service Expo! A perk of attending grad school in the nation's capital? There's no better place to build connections in policy. Apply today to start in D.C. this fall—link in bio.

A pilot program that placed mental health information and peer specialists into 10 rural libraries in central Texas may be a useful model for other communities wanting to improve access to mental health support. bit.ly/4lVMKtz

RAND's Raphael Cohen on Iran and the logic of limited wars: bit.ly/46bt9B9

"Our results suggest that there are multiple barriers to mental health screening in schools, including a lack of resources and knowledge of screening mechanics, as well as concerns about increased workload of identifying students." bit.ly/4eTr27a

"We operate as though we're willing to spend infinite amounts to be healthier, but there are limits to that, and that leads to the system we have." New Q&A with Peter Hussey on how to fix American health care: bit.ly/4eOyRLB

Aircraft carriers are "one of the ultimate status symbols for any country," says RAND's Timothy Heath. China's publicity about carrier maneuvers in the Pacific shows that Beijing "highly values the political symbolism of owning such a powerful warship." nytimes.com/2025/07/17/wor…

Outer space is in deep trouble. My @RANDCorporation colleague, @BHMcClintock, and I discuss the issues and our research on possible solutions on the latest RAND podcast. How to Prevent Catastrophe in Outer Space rand.org/pubs/podcasts/… via @RANDCorporation

To better understand the trade-offs associated with reduced military involvement in key regions, we examined four historical cases of limited U.S. retrenchment. bit.ly/4lqXvo0

"What motivates me now is just a desire to build a health care system as great as the people and the resources we put into it." New Q&A with RAND's Peter Hussey: bit.ly/3IprTAv

Residents need to have a say on building air taxi infrastructure, says RAND's Douglas Yeung. bit.ly/407FW3I

New research explores how allies have responded to times in the past when the U.S. has reduced force presence, downgraded security commitments, or decreased military assistance in key regions: bit.ly/44JEbev