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Nov 21, 2025
Of Hedgehogs and Foxes: It's Time for a School of Australian Statecraft
Amid rising global uncertainty, Australia needs a clear, creative strategy for its future. A dedicated School of Statecraft could train the next generation of "hedgehog" visionaries and "fox" critical thinkers—leaders able to shape an Australian Grand Strategy and guide the nation through regional and global change.
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Research
Nov 21, 2025
Cost-effectiveness of Acupuncture Needling for Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain
Enhanced acupuncture was cost saving and standard acupuncture may be cost-effective from the healthcare-sector and Medicare perspectives compared with usual medical care for older adults with chronic low back pain.
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Nov 21, 2025
A Policy Scan on Plans of Safe Care for Infants With Prenatal Substance Exposure Available to Purchase
This study documents the status and contents of states' plan of safe care policies.
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Nov 21, 2025
Health System Affiliation and Care for Dual-Eligible and Non-Dual-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries
In this cohort study, health system affiliation by primary care physician organizations was associated with both positive and negative associations with disparities for dual-eligible beneficiaries.
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Research
Nov 21, 2025
The Relationship Between Certificate of Need Laws and Mortality
Using county-level death records, we conducted an event-study analysis comparing mortality rates in states that repealed their Certificate of Need laws to states that did not.
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Nov 21, 2025
Toward Better Data Disaggregation: A Person-Centered Approach to Understanding AANHPI Sociodemographic Diversity in Resource Constrained Times
This study demonstrates the feasibility and utility of a person-centered analytic approach like Latent Class Analysis to identify meaningful subgroups within an aggregated population.
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Research
Nov 20, 2025
How Do You Give Expert Advice in Transformational Times? A Policy Analyst Wants to Repair Our Broken Climate Change Conversations in Partnership With Decision-Makers and the Public
We live in transformational times, facing deep uncertainty around global issues like climate change. Policy analyst Robert Lempert on how to make communication among experts, decision-makers, and the public better.
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Research
Nov 20, 2025
Lessons learned: Understanding the role of military organisational and adaptation culture for the future of Ukraine's defence
Ukraine's war has driven rapid tech and tactics evolution. To sustain advantage, Ukraine must capture lessons and adapt NATO best practices to fit its unique culture of hierarchy and informal innovation, building robust processes for long-term success.
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Commentary
Nov 19, 2025
What Can Be Done About Hamas Fighters?
Lasting peace in Gaza depends on resolving the future of Hamas's fighters. All of the options have major drawbacks, but some might be worth further exploration as negotiations proceed.
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Commentary
Nov 18, 2025
Ukrainians: Resilient and More Confident
Bolstered by growing European backing and breakthroughs in drone warfare, Ukrainians' confidence is rising. With help from the West—especially financing and high-end military and intelligence support— they believe they can end the war on their own terms.
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Research
Nov 18, 2025
The Limited Presence of Male Mentors in the Lives of Boys and Young Men
New survey data indicate that one in three boys and young men does not have an adult male he can turn to for help with his schoolwork and relationships.
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Research Summary
Nov 18, 2025
Legitimate Research or Biological Threat? Detecting Misuse of the Biological Supply Network and Policy Options to Reduce Risks
This research brief highlights the critical points and mitigation strategies that RAND researchers made in their report about how bad actors could exploit the biological supply network to develop biological weapons.