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Feb 3, 2026

Tipping the Cyber Balance: How AI Benchmarks Could Make Software Safer

Automated reasoning can help protect critical software, build trustworthy infrastructure for AI systems, and lay the foundation for governing advanced AI.
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Feb 3, 2026

Duality in Space

RAND researchers discuss the challenges of defining and governing dual-use space systems—technologies that can serve both civilian and military purposes—across geographic regions and political contexts.
Expert Insights

Feb 3, 2026

Surveying Duality in Space: Volume III, Indo-Pacific Workshop Insights on Developing, Deploying, and Governing Dual-Use Space Systems

These proceedings share details on a workshop examining dual-use space systems (those capable of performing both civilian and military operations) that included space stakeholders from the Indo-Pacific from government, private, and research sectors.
Expert Insights

Feb 3, 2026

Surveying Duality in Space: Volume II, Europe-Eurasia Workshop Insights on Developing, Deploying, and Governing Dual-Use Space Systems

These proceedings share details on a workshop about dual-use space systems (those capable of performing both civilian and military operations) with space stakeholders from Europe and the Middle East from government, private, and research sectors.
Expert Insights

Feb 3, 2026

Surveying Duality in Space: Volume I, Americas Workshop Insights on Developing, Deploying, and Governing Dual-Use Space Systems

These proceedings provide details on a workshop examining dual-use space systems (those capable of performing both civilian and military operations) that included space stakeholders from the Americas from government, private, and research sectors.
Research

Feb 3, 2026

Bridging the Digital to Physical Divide: Evaluating LLM Agents on Benchtop DNA Acquisition

This report describes an automatable evaluation of eight frontier large language model (LLM) agents on their ability to design DNA segments, interact with a benchtop DNA synthesizer, and generate laboratory protocols.
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Jan 30, 2026

Bridging innovation: Defence-civilian synergies for a resilient European future

This report presents the takeaways of an expert event titled ‘Bridging Innovation: Defence-Civilian Synergies for a Resilient European Future’, which was hosted on 8 September 2025 by the UK office of the Hanns Seidel Foundation and BASED Europe.
Research Summary

Jan 29, 2026

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

The U.S. Air Force must generate and sustain airpower from dispersed, partner-owned locations. This brief discusses interoperability not as an end state but as a spectrum of cooperation that is tailored to requirements, standards, and capabilities.
Research

Jan 29, 2026

Data Insights from the RAND Survey Panels

RAND administers several survey panels that are dedicated to collecting and disseminating state-of-the-art survey data. Panel members complete surveys on issues that are critical to policymakers, public officials, and researchers.
Research

Jan 29, 2026

Exploring Duality in Space: How Select Countries Approach Dual-Use Space Systems

In this report, the authors present the findings of a literature review in which they examined the landscape of national approaches to dual-use space systems across select countries in the Americas, Europe-Eurasia, and the Indo-Pacific.
Commentary

Jan 26, 2026

The Israel-Iran Détente Won't Last

Netanyahu's deal with Tehran was more a tactical pause than a game changer in the ongoing rivalry. The hiatus is unlikely to last long, and there are good reasons to believe that the next round of the Iran-Israel war will be even bigger than before.
Research

Jan 22, 2026

How Artificial Intelligence Could Reshape Four Essential Competitions in Future Warfare

The authors offer a conceptual framework and preliminary assessment of how artificial intelligence could affect four “building block” competitions in military affairs.

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From AI to the Arctic, Understanding the Future of Security: Q&A with Barry Pavel

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Tipping the Cyber Balance: How AI Benchmarks Could Make Software Safer

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Surveying Duality in Space: Volume I, Americas Workshop Insights on Developing, Deploying, and Governing Dual-Use Space Systems

Bridging the Digital to Physical Divide: Evaluating LLM Agents on Benchtop DNA Acquisition

Bridging innovation: Defence-civilian synergies for a resilient European future

Improving Interoperability with Allies and Partners: Aircraft Maintenance and Base Operating Support

Data Insights from the RAND Survey Panels

Exploring Duality in Space: How Select Countries Approach Dual-Use Space Systems

The Israel-Iran Détente Won't Last

How Artificial Intelligence Could Reshape Four Essential Competitions in Future Warfare

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