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RAND Congressional Briefing Series, 75 episodes.

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1

Built to Last: Planning and Funding Resilient Infrastructure

2

Preparing for the Future of Fentanyl

3

Principal Pipelines: A Feasible, Affordable, and Effective Way to Improve Schools

4

Approaches to Counter Russian Social Media Influence

5

What Are the Potential Impacts of Single-Payer Health Care?

6

Protecting Consumer Data: Considerations for Congress

7

Overcoming the Threats of Our Strategic Competitors

8

Fixing What's Broken with Infrastructure Policy: Options for Congress

9

Equifax and the Data-Breach Era: How Worried Should We Be?

10

North Korea's Continuous Provocations

11

States vs. the Federal Government: Marijuana Legalization in the United States

12

Informing Investments in High-Quality Preschool

13

Repeal, Replace, Repair, or Improve? The Future of the ACA

14

Getting to Yes with China in Cyberspace: Is It Possible?

15

Meeting the Health Care Needs of America's Veterans: A Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the Veterans Choice Act

16

Lessening the Risk of Refugee Radicalization

17

United States and China: Trends in Military Competition

18

Lessons from a Hacker: Cyber Concepts for Policymakers

19

Strategic Rethink: Choices for America in a Turbulent World

20

The Use of Long-Range Armed Drones: Fact v. Myth

21

Reauthorizing ESEA: Congress' Role in Improving Assessments, Accountability, and Teaching Effectiveness

22

Premium Tax Credits and the Affordable Care Act: The Potential Ramifications of King v. Burwell

23

Insights About Marijuana Legalization in the United States

24

Congressional Options and Their Likely Consequences for a Nuclear Deal with Iran

25

The Future of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Expiration, Reauthorization, Modification

26

Israeli, Saudi, and Iranian Responses in the Days After a Deal With Iran: What Are the U.S. Options?

27

Hidden Heroes: America's Military Caregivers

28

Do Joint Fighter Programs Save Money?

29

"Self Driving" Vehicles: Great Benefits, but Barriers to Widespread Adoption

30

Correctional Education: How Effective Is It and What Can We Do to Make It Better?

31

Making Sense of Nuclear Negotiations with Iran: A Good Deal or a Bad Deal?

32

The Future of Mobility: Transportation 2030

33

Preparing for North Korean Regime Collapse

34

Egypt and the Question of U.S. Assistance

35

Mapping Egyptian Politics: Where Is Egypt Heading and What Does That Mean for the United States?

36

Adapting to Climate Change on the Coast: Lessons from Louisiana for Federal Policy

37

Skin in the Game: How Consumer-Directed Health Plans Can Affect the Cost and Use of Health Care

38

What Are the Prospects for Democratization in the Arab World?

39

Marijuana Legalization: What We Know and What We Don't

40

Prisoner Reentry and Public Health: Is Your State Ready?

41

How to Defuse Iran's Nuclear Threat: Bolster Diplomacy, Israeli Security, and the Iranian Citizenry

42

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Maintaining Accountability and Nurturing Innovation Through a Reauthorized ESEA

43

Information Sharing for Cyber-Security: Evidence from Europe

44

The Outlook for U.S.-Russian Relations in Putin's Third Term

45

Defense Spending Efficiencies

46

Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar

47

Global HIV Programs at the Crossroads: How Can Donor Funding Be Optimized?

48

VA Mental Health Care: How Good Is It and How Can We Make It Better?

49

How Does Growth in Health Care Costs Affect the American Family?

50

The Public Health System Since 9/11: Progress Made and Challenges Remaining

51

The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism

52

How Police Departments' Post-9/11 Focus on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Has Affected Their Capacity to Fight Crime

53

Nurturing the Arab Spring: What Can Be Done to Remove Existing Barriers to Freedom of Expression in the Arab World?

54

The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military

55

A New Way to Pay for Transportation: Exploring a Shift from Fuel Taxes to Mileage-Based User Fees

56

Partners in Preparedness: How Governments Can Leverage the Strengths of NGOs in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

57

Unique Educational Games for Financial Literacy

58

Rebuilding Haiti

59

The Quality of Care for Patients Dying in the Hospital: Areas for Improvement Suggest Fundamental Problem in U.S. Health Care

60

Improving Performance-Based Accountability for Public Services

61

Civilian Defense Forces in Afghanistan

62

Marijuana Legalization: Projected Revenues, Costs, and Effects on Price and Use in California

63

Cash Incentives and Military Enlistment, Attrition, and Reenlistment

64

Improving the Energy Performance of Buildings: Learning from the European Union and Australia

65

Surface Transportation Finance: The End of User Financing or a New Beginning?

66

Children on the Home Front: The Experiences of Children from Military Families

67

The Impact of Deployment on the Post-Deployment Labor Market Earnings of Reservists

68

Ending Social Promotion: Examining the Effects of NYC's 5th-Grade Promotion Policy

69

The H1N1 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the Cities Readiness Initiative

70

Options for Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts

71

Reparable Harm: Assessing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California

72

The Economic Cost of Methamphetamine Use in the United States

73

Engaging Iran: Opportunities and Obstacles

74

Imported Oil and U.S. National Security

75

What Constitutes an Effective Approach to Limiting Greenhouse Gases?