Looking back at the big policy stories of 2023.

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Looking back at the big policy stories of 2023.

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Dec 15, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war; the consequences of America's opioid crisis; deterring Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific; planning for the effects of climate change. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

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Dec 15, 2023

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