Why comparing the war in Ukraine to World War I is misleading; income share agreements as an alternative to student loans; the U.S.-China race for technological supremacy; and how India is edging out China in South Asia. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

Invisible damage from the Maui wildfires; improving the safety of America’s AI industry; Ukraine’s civilian resistance; and how to increase housing affordability in New York City. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

Undermining Russia’s private military contractors; what nighttime lighting reveals about China's efforts to imprison Tibetans; how “Truth Decay” is damaging U.S. national security; and the stackable credential movement. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

How to reverse the erosion of U.S. and allied power and influence; Washington's concerns over Taiwan’s defense spending; why European host countries shouldn’t treat Ukrainian refugees like short-term visitors; and addressing the mental health crisis in U.S. jails. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

Where things stand for Russia; why India is flexing its diplomatic muscles in Southeast Asia; what to do about mass shooters who are looking for fame; and demystifying the security clearance process. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

The NATO summit and decisions to support Ukrainian reconstruction; why Russia has stumbled so significantly in Ukraine; how restricted access to reproductive health care could affect U.S. national security; why the “Barbie” movie was banned in Vietnam; and job-related stress among America’s school superintendents. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

What might happen if China attacked Taiwan; whether Wagner Group fighters will stay on after Prigozhin’s failed mutiny; and the benefits of providing legal counsel to defendants at bail hearings. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

Checking in on America’s teachers; why Ukraine is a breeding ground for Russian private military companies; policy changes related to psychedelics; preparing for conspiracy theories about artificial intelligence; and what medical consensus says about health care for transgender veterans. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

What successful reconstruction in Ukraine would look like; increasing wildfires and what to do about them; the U.S.-China rivalry in a neomedieval world; the effects of telehealth expansion during the pandemic; and a model for regulating tech platforms. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

Veterans don't support extremism any more than the public does; why it's time to manage traffic in outer space; twin personnel crises on the horizon for Russia; and America's strategic advantage over China in Oceania. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.