The authors analyzed public disclosures, foundation tax returns, and federal contractor reports to assess how S&P 500 companies support veterans and found little alignment among corporate statements, foundation giving, and protected veteran…

Focusing on S&P 500 firms, RAND researchers analyzed public data on what companies say about veteran support, how their foundations give to veteran causes, and the extent to which federal contractors hire protected veterans.

The authors analyze all Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act plans across five plan cycles, identifying strategies that policymakers can use to benchmark plans and strengthen coordination between postsecondary education and workforce sy…

Canada's retaliatory tariffs put Trump's trade strategy to the test Expert comment LToremark 9 September 2026 US–Canada trade war will test not only economic strength but also political will. On the latter, Canada may have an advantage. As …

What to learn from Russia's State Duma elections 22 September 2026 — 17:00 TO 18:00 BST Anonymous (not verified) 9 September 2026 Chatham House and Online Following Russia’s parliamentary vote, experts assess what the results reveal about R…

North Korea’s military partnership with Russia has consequences far beyond Ukraine Expert comment thilton.drupal 9 September 2026 North Korea is emerging as Russia’s reserve arsenal – and potentially its reserve army. This deepening partner…

Annual Review 2025–26 Other resource tharrisson.drupal 1 September 2026 Explore highlights from our work over the past year, including research, events, and impact. Chair’s statement The turbulence in international affairs over the la…

Annual Review 2024–25 Other resource dora.popova 28 August 2025 Explore highlights from our work, including research, events, and some of the policy decision-makers who have visited us in the past year. Chair’s statement In an unsettled wor…

Conflict prevention under pressure Research paper dora.popova 2 April 2025 How effective are the most common interventions, and are they fit for future conflicts? With governments around the world seeking to reduce their foreign aid budgets…

Regardless of the US election’s outcome, Europe will face some difficult choices on how far liberal states should cooperate with illiberal ones in shaping the international order.

Russia and the eastern neighbourhood are Lithuania’s top foreign policy priorities, even in a global pandemic.

Sweden needs to stay flexible – and avoid getting stuck in one coalition – if it wants to use its power in the EU to the fullest.

Australia isn’t prepared for conflict unless it can build and defend the will to fight. The national civil preparedness and resilience inquiry, adopted in July, is an opportunity to begin that conversation. The inquiry’s terms ...

If the need to electrify Australian mining wasn’t clear before the 2026 Iran crisis, it is now. The industry must stop relying on imported diesel and advance towards energy security. The diesel fuel price shock ...

Casual observers of Venezuelan politics might have assumed that the US capture and removal of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in January would guarantee the dismantling of his authoritarian regime and a rupture with Beijing. ...

Retaliation. U.S. Central Command said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship. Four of the Iranian vessels were attacked in the Gulf of Oman and another near Kharg Island…

Washington’s transition from a post-World War II order to one that offloads security responsibility to regional partners puts Europe in a difficult situation. Despite decades of institutional development, the continent faces formidable chal…

Investing in Greenland. At a meeting with Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union will invest 200 million euros ($232 million) in Greenland’s inf…

Reflecting on 25 years since the September 11 terror attacks, RAND experts answer questions about protecting soft targets, the role of the TSA, mitigating risks from emerging technologies, and more.

As AI advances, the risk of engineered viral bioweapons is growing. The window to prepare is now—by building a layered, resilient system of defense.

Ukraine’s military has changed substantially since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Will its next evolution be shaped by traditionalists or technologists?

Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack. Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack.

The president’s war on the “deep state” led directly to his debacle in the Middle East. The president’s war on the “deep state” led directly to his debacle in the Middle East.

A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system. A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system.

Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack. Domestic politics constrains Berlin’s ability to respond to an attempted drone attack.

The president’s war on the “deep state” led directly to his debacle in the Middle East. The president’s war on the “deep state” led directly to his debacle in the Middle East.

A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system. A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system.

In this episode, panelists from CFR’s Climate Realism Initiative discuss Financing the Missing Middle , a collection of policies and strategies to help bridge the gap in private funding that inhibits energy innovation in the United States. …

In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses lessons from the 1929 Wall Street crash, followed by a panel discussion on the present-day risk of a bubble, and how policymakers should respond. Host: Gillian Tett , Columnist and Member of the…

In this episode, Margaret Woolley Busse discusses the regulatory environment for artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States, with particular focus on its implications at the state and local level. She is joined by Adam Segal, who ass…