The article outlines how a successful modern foreign policy career requires blending traditional diplomatic expertise with private sector acumen. Juster's career trajectory—from international law to high-stakes diplomacy (e.g., the Gulf War) and subsequently to the technology sector—demonstrates this synthesis. Key evidence includes his work managing complex negotiations under duress and his involvement in co-founding the U.S.-India High Technology Group. The implication for policy is that effective geopolitical strategy must actively integrate private sector knowledge and technological considerations to manage modern economic and security challenges.
The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities
English Summary
RAND finds that firearm violence constitutes a community-wide shock that disproportionately harms Black communities, leading to cascading negative outcomes. The report establishes strong links between this violence and severe declines in physical and mental health, impaired educational attainment, and broader economic instability. Consequently, the authors argue that reducing firearm violence must be treated not merely as a public safety issue, but as a critical public health, educational, and economic imperative. Policy efforts must therefore focus on sustained investment in evidence-based, community-level intervention programs to improve long-term social welfare.
中文摘要
蘭德（RAND）研究指出，槍枝暴力構成一種社區層面的衝擊，不成比例地傷害了黑人社群，進而導致一系列連鎖的負面後果。該報告建立了槍枝暴力與身體及心理健康嚴重衰退、教育成就受損，以及更廣泛的經濟不穩定之間強烈的關聯。因此，作者們主張，減輕槍枝暴力不應僅被視為公共安全問題，而必須被視為一項關鍵的公共衛生、教育和經濟必要性。政策努力因此必須著重於持續投入循證的、社區層面的干預計畫，以改善長期的社會福祉。
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