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Topics Publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of Project HOPE - The People-To-People Health Foundation, Inc Availability: Non-RAND Year: 2026 Pages: 13 Document Number: EP-71478 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations.

The race to artificial general intelligence, or AGI, is often framed as a winner-takes-all contest. But RAND's David Frelinger and Karl Mueller argue that, as the United States runs this race against China, it must focus on avoiding disaster along the way. They propose an “AGI Rideout” strategy aimed at preventing conflict, building resilience, and navigating the risks of advanced AI. Featured in This Podcast Deanna Lee You're listening to Policy Minded, a podcast by RAND. I'm Deanna Lee.

Topline One in three young Americans experiences disconnection after high school—and for many, it lasts at least six months. After high school, many young people hit stretches of time when they’re not engaged in school, training, or work. These periods—called disconnection—are costly for young people and for society. But relatively little is known about how long disconnection typically lasts or how it shapes young people’s broader well-being.

Topics Publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Availability: Non-RAND Year: 2026 Pages: 30 Document Number: EP-71487 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

Topics Publisher: Sage Journals Availability: Non-RAND Year: 2026 Pages: 27 Document Number: EP-71452 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

What is the issue? Public trust in government and public institutions is essential for effective policymaking and democratic legitimacy. However, evidence suggests that trust in institutions may be declining across many democracies, including the UK. Existing approaches to measuring trust provide only a snapshot of public attitudes at a single point in time. They often fail to capture how trust and distrust change over time and what they mean in real-world interactions.

What is the issue? Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly central to economic competitiveness, scientific leadership and innovation. For both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, AI is a strategic technology and policy priority, offering opportunities to increase productivity, strengthen resilience and accelerate innovation, while also raising governance, security and societal challenges.

What is the issue? Getting access to the right healthcare, at the right place and the right time is not only beneficial to patients but also helps the NHS run more efficiently, which is particularly important in the context of funding cuts and workforce challenges. When a patient first contacts an NHS service for a medical concern, the information that they provide helps clinicians prioritise patients based on the urgency of their need and direct patients to the most appropriate point of care.

Israelis are still debating whether the recent report is true—whether the United Arab Emirates warned Israel of an imminent Hamas attack roughly 10 days before the Oct. 7 massacre. But fixating on the few days before Oct. 7 obscures a deeper flaw: The Israeli mindset, the strategic conception, remains largely unchanged. It is conflict management. Israel is using a weakened and deterred Hamas ruling Gaza as an excuse to deepen the divide between Gaza and a Palestinian Authority–run West Bank.

RAND Europe's Defence Conference 9:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. GMT London, UK The UK faces the credible threat of war by 2030. Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine and its hostile activities against the UK and Europe have grown bolder: drone and airspace incursions, threats in space and below the waves, sabotage of critical infrastructure, and efforts to subvert elections and divide societies. Meanwhile, conflict continues in the Middle East whilst the security challenge from China is growing.