Policy Currents

265 Episodes

1. The coronavirus intensifies, cyber threats from drones, Truth Decay and the media, and more.

   Published: 3/6/2020
2. Responding to Russian subversion, the first supervised drug consumption site in the U.S., artificial intelligence, and more.

   Published: 2/28/2020
3. Why the U.S. should extend New START, assessing Trump’s Middle East peace plan, new tobacco products, and more.

   Published: 2/21/2020
4. The unintended consequences of punishing pregnant women for substance use, Zimbabwe after Mugabe, U.S. infectious disease response, and more.

   Published: 2/14/2020
5. The State of the Union, how voting might improve your health, coronavirus, and more.

   Published: 2/7/2020
6. Community schools show promising results, the costs of Brexit uncertainty, coronavirus, and more.

   Published: 1/31/2020
7. Australia’s devastating fires, how artificial intelligence could manipulate the masses, fentanyl, and more.

   Published: 1/24/2020
8. U.S.-Turkish relations, helping commercial airports meet rising demand, overhauling America’s education and employment system, and more.

   Published: 1/17/2020
9. Iran, Iraq, and the death of Soleimani, plus new RAND research.

   Published: 1/10/2020
10. RAND experts on the killing of Qassem Soleimani, breaking down Kim Jong Un’s latest threat, opioid settlement funds, and more.

    Published: 1/3/2020
11. The Most Popular RAND Research from 2019

    Published: 12/27/2019
12. How Americans consume the news, U.S.–Iranian relations, Louisiana’s education reforms, and more.

    Published: 12/13/2019
13. What the U.S. can do about Hong Kong, Russia’s strategy in the Middle East, medical marijuana, and more.

    Published: 12/6/2019
14. Medicare for 50-to-64-year-olds, how to assess climate change plans, antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” and more.

    Published: 11/22/2019
15. Tools to fight disinformation online, the negative consequences of punishing pregnant women for drug use, how to ensure public trust in artificial intelligence, and more.

    Published: 11/16/2019
16. Saving veterans from suicide, the economic benefits of physical activity, helping people return from prison, and more.

    Published: 11/8/2019
17. Why we should talk more about violent white supremacy, the risks of using power outages to prevent wildfires, how to resolve the Hong Kong crisis, and more.

    Published: 11/1/2019
18. Effects of the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, using drones to deliver blood, a Q;A on climate policy, and more.

    Published: 10/25/2019
19. The economic benefits of delaying school start times, the latest on Brexit, how streaming apps could help Americans be more active, and more.

    Published: 10/18/2019
20. The emerging risk of virtual societal warfare, understanding Iran’s domestic debates, supervised consumption sites, and more.

    Published: 10/11/2019