Trends In Geopolitics

"A historic window of opportunity in the Middle East." Views expressed in this Geopolitical News and Analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 29 July 2025, 2321 UTC. Content and Source:  "RAND Policy Currents."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQbgcKjVbtSHmnPnQVNvvQlwRQg URL--https://www.rand.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). THE NEWSLETTER FOR POLICY PEOPLE JULY 29, 2025   Students leave the Zamalka mixed school in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, that was for years a strategic front in the civil war and a location for former Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militias, April 15, 2025. Photo by Elke Scholiers/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters A Historic Window of Opportunity in the Middle East The Middle East is in a period of momentous change. Testifying before a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee last...

"One-third of public schools screen students for mental health." Views expressed in this geopolitical news and analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 24 July 2025, 2034 UTC. Content and Source:  "RAND Policy Currents."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ogbl#inbox/FMfcgzQbgRpRrMWXKhnFsVwnSNZrMsfn URL--https://www.rand.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). The newsletter for policy people July 24, 2025   Photo by SolStock/Getty Images One-Third of Public Schools Screen Students for Mental Health In 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General declared a youth mental health emergency. What role do public schools play in screening students and treating kids who may need support? A new RAND study finds that nearly one-third of K–12 public schools mandate mental health screening for students. Most of these schools offer in-person tre...