RAND Experts Discuss Implications of China Easing Zero-COVID Rules

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts William Courtney, an adjunct senior fellow; Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist; James Black, Assistant Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe; Ann Marie Dailey, a policy researcher; and Khrystyna Holynska, an assistant policy researcher. They discuss the state of the conflict in Ukraine and its prospects, the war's global implications, possible outcomes and solutions, and what the West and the rest of the world might be doing now and once hostilities end.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Ray Block, a senior political scientist, Todd Helmus, a senior behavioral scientist at RAND, William Marcellino, a senior behavioral scientist, and Miriam Matthews, a senior behavioral and social scientist. In this call, they discuss the rapidly degrading environment for authentic information about the Israel-Hamas war, amplified by the proliferation of generative AI.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Raphael Cohen, director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project Air Force and a senior political scientist, Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser to the RAND president and author of many books on terrorism, and Ann Daily, a policy researcher. In this call, they discuss potential military responses from the Israeli Defense Forces and the United States, Israeli-Palestinian political dynamics, non-state terror groups and hostage situations, and geopolitical implications.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Kotryna Jukneviciute, Barry Pavel, Stephen J. Flanagan, Samuel Charap, Michael J. Mazarr, and Karl P. Mueller. In this call, they discuss the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and the effect it will have on Ukraine's reconstruction.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Ambassador Charlie Ries, an adjunct senior fellow, Howard Shatz, a senior economist, and Gabby Tarini, an associate policy researcher. In this call, they discuss the timing and costs of the reconstruction of Ukraine, the challenges of managing reconstruction funds, and the role of U.S. legislation in this effort.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Ruth Harris, director of RAND Europe's Defence and Security Group, Dara Massicot, senior policy researcher, David Ochmanek, senior international/defense researcher, Barry Pavel, vice president of RAND’s National Security Research Division, and John Tefft, adjunct senior fellow. In this call, they discuss the Western alliance providing aid to Ukraine, the expansion of NATO, the latest weapons systems and their capabilities, likely areas of upcoming fighting, prospects for an end to the war, and broader implications for global trade, diplomacy, and China-Taiwan tensions.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Jennifer Bouey, Senior Policy Researcher, Timothy Heath, Senior International/Defense Researcher, and Amanda Kerrigan, Policy Researcher. Together they discuss the risk of a rapid spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases in China following its easing of COVID rules, as well as potential domestic and global implications.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeffrey Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by RAND experts Samuel Charap, Todd Helmus, Dara Massicot, and William Courtney. Together they discuss the June 16th summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit represents a chance to rebuild and review the fraught relationship between with U.S. and Russia.

In this Call with the Experts podcast, Jeff Hiday, director of Media Relations at RAND, is joined by Bruce Bennett, adjunct international/defense researcher at RAND, Bruce Bechtol, professor of political science at Angelo State University, and Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow with the Heritage Foundation, for a discussion about the North Korean nuclear threat. Bennett, Bechtol, and Klingner describe recent developments in North Korean's nuclear weapons programs and discuss strategies the Biden administration might consider for engaging with North Korea.

After the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis and subsequent nationwide protests, the United States is seeing urgent action to reform policing. In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers who work on policing and community safety issues share their insights on the recent Black Lives Matter protests and efforts to reform policing. They discuss findings from RAND research, what defunding the police means, and more.