Strengthening collaboration in research and security: #PISM and @RANDCorporation are officially signing a Memorandum of Understanding today at the #TransatlanticLookout! This partnership will focus on critical areas such as Polish-American defense cooperation, understanding the Russian threat and Russia-China cooperation, the future of NATO, and transatlantic collaboration on the defense industrial base, energy, critical raw materials, supply chains, and emerging technologies. Signing parties: 🔹 @MTerlikowski, Research Director, #PISM 🔹 Anu Narayanan, Vice President & Director, National Security Division, @RANDCorporation 🔹 James Black, Deputy Director, Defense and Security, @RANDEurope

"A future Israeli government that wants a different outcome will have to act like it. This means setting a political horizon instead of managing the conflict incident by incident, taking initiative on the Trump plan and disarmament roadmap." bit.ly/4xzWNtL

What can public data tell us about corporate support for veterans? Our new report explores: bit.ly/46cjCIV

New paper: None of Russia's activities in Latin America pose a direct, high-intensity security threat to the United States. But they do create persistent, asymmetric challenges to U.S. influence and regional stability. bit.ly/3SWmdn3

The security clearance process can be difficult and time-consuming, but the government has made big strides in improving it. New Q&A with RAND's Sina Beaghley: bit.ly/4r09LPQ

How do education savings accounts work? Who benefits? And how do they affect education funding more broadly? RAND's Susha Roy breaks it down in a new Q&A: bit.ly/4xw0j8I

New study finds weak alignment between what S&P 500 companies say about supporting veterans, their philanthropic giving to veteran causes, and protected veteran hiring. Companies also rarely disclose whether veterans stay, advance, or move into management. bit.ly/46d99gn

"Whichever theory of victory Ukraine ultimately pursues, unmanned systems and traditional military hardware will need to be used in tandem to achieve it." bit.ly/4hadNAQ

Russia's engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean has important implications for U.S. hemispheric interests. This new paper explores: bit.ly/4xQeV3D

"Weakening Hamas is legitimate, and so is Israel's demand that it relinquish control of Gaza. But Israel's revealed preference tells a different story." bit.ly/4yckfyt

This new report examines how military service connects to earnings in the civilian labor market: bit.ly/3SQHVcm

RAND's Sina Beaghley has provided much of the research underpinning government efforts to improve the security clearance process. What's her advice for someone considering a job that requires vetting? New Q&A: bit.ly/3UJuHP9

"Developing a resilient defensive strategy against the misuse of AI and biology requires dedicated resources, technological breakthroughs, and sustained political leadership." thebulletin.org/2026/09/newl…

"The U.S. must lead humanity to build two things: (1) the foundations for an ecosystem in which advanced AI and humans with agency can coexist, and (2) a security architecture providing sufficient stability to build this ecosystem." bit.ly/4Alx2QI

"As Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in September to explore areas of cooperation, they should put prevention of mirror life on the agenda." bit.ly/4gv1xM7

"Where the current tax code sometimes disincentivizes keeping human workers, our proposed change would flip the script." bit.ly/4h91oOR

New research compares veterans' and non-veterans' earnings outcomes over time: bit.ly/4xkWt1P

The transformative potential of superintelligence demands proactive strategy-making. This new paper outlines a U.S. approach that builds and preserves freedom of action to secure geopolitical advantage and ensure humanity's survival with agency. bit.ly/4gSgRm8

Education savings accounts have been around for years, mostly aimed at helping students with disabilities. Now, more states are making them available to all families. RAND's Susha Roy discusses why this shift matters in a new Q&A. ⤵ bit.ly/4xgD2qX

For Washington and Beijing, mirror life is "a shared existential risk with no credible upside," says RAND's Nidhi Kalra. bit.ly/4yiBvBO