Call With The Experts

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.

Many Americans are now familiar with several of the epidemiological models used to track and predict COVID-19 transmission and potential deaths. In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers say new models are needed as the country enters a different stage of the crisis, one in which changed behaviors must be taken into account.

More than 1 million people in the U.S. have contracted COVID-19 and at least 30 million have been thrown out of work by policies to slow the spread of the virus. And now, local and state officials face tough choices when it comes to reopening communities and the economy. In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers consider the health and economic effects of relaxing social distancing restrictions. Local and state officials face tough choices when it comes to reopening communities and the economy. In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers consider the health and economic effects of relaxing social distancing restrictions.

RAND experts discuss the recent buildup of tensions between the federal government and state and local authorities. When it comes to planning for and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, who's in charge?

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, RAND experts discuss K–12 education issues, potential income-based gaps, social and emotional learning matters, and resources for students and parents. The experts also consider actions that can be taken to facilitate learning while meeting social distancing goals.

Just weeks ago the economic outlook in the U.S. was strong—unemployment was low and optimism among small businesses was high. But all has changed as a result of COVID-19. In this Call with the Experts podcast, RAND researchers discuss the impact the pandemic is having on the global economy and consider policy actions that could be taken to help facilitate rapid economic recovery.

With cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) now confirmed across the United States, how prepared is the country to robustly respond? RAND researchers discuss the U.S. COVID-19 response from a variety of perspectives including pandemic preparedness, emergency response capacity and delivery, and economic impacts.

Cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, have now spread to at least 75 countries, infecting more than 100,000 people across the globe—most in China, the epicenter of the outbreak. With concerns about the disease rising, in this Call with the Experts podcast RAND researchers answer a wide range of questions about the crisis. Jeffrey Hiday from the RAND Office of Media Relations moderates.

In this Call with the Experts, RAND vice president, International, Ambassador Charles P. Ries and RAND Europe senior economist and research leader Marco Hafner examine the potential economic implications of prolonged trade policy uncertainty associated with the renegotiation period between the UK and EU after Brexit. Jeffrey Hiday from the RAND Office of Media Relations moderates.

In this Call with the Experts, RAND senior international/defense researcher Bruce Bennett, RAND senior political scientist Andrew Scobell, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow Naoko Aoki, and RAND senior political scientist Michael J. Mazarr discuss several possibilities for the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lisa Sodders and Khorshied Samad from the RAND Office of Media Relations moderate.

In this Call with the Experts, RAND senior international/defense researcher Bruce Bennett recommends actions that South Korea and the United States could take to set the conditions for a stable reunification of the Korean Peninsula, should the opportunity arise, and examines challenges that could dramatically affect how the reunification process might develop and how it might ultimately be resolved. Lisa Sodders and Khorshied Samad from the RAND Office of Media Relations moderate.

The death of a celebrity by suicide can have rippling consequences through society. Because it often has a contagious effect, there are guidelines for how the media should report on and cover these deaths, which include suggestions that persons in crisis reach out for support. In this Call with the Experts podcast, Raveej Ramchand, Sarah MacCarthy, and Michele Abbott discuss how well these media guidelines are working and whether our crisis system is equipped to effectively respond to surges in help-seeking. They also consider the need for more research on prevention at a time when suicide rates in the U.S. are increasing. RAND's media relations director Jeffrey Hiday moderates the call.

United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a joint statement after their meeting last month committing to establishing new U.S.-DPRK relations, including building a lasting, stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and working toward complete denuclearization. In this Call with the Experts, James Dobbins, Bruce W. Bennett, and Michael J. Mazarr discuss the meaning of this historic summit and what to expect next. RAND's media relations director Jeffrey Hiday moderates the call.

In this Call with the Experts, Marek N. Posard and Kathryn Edwards discuss their new study that compares the attitudes and opinions of millennials with those of previous generations and draws inferences about potential millennial concerns about security. Andrew Parasiliti also joins the conversation to provide an overview of the Security 2040 project. Media relations director Jeffrey Hiday moderates the call.