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Jan 28, 2026

Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Final Impact Evaluation Report

The findings reveal a programme that has decisively enhanced the UK's innovation capability and collaborative culture, while highlighting important lessons for future mission-led R&I initiatives.
Research

Oct 24, 2025

China's Global Health Activities in Africa: Historical Perspectives and Case Studies

The authors examine the People's Republic of China's global health activities and policies in Africa since the 1960s. They provide case studies of two nations that have received health aid from China and offer analysis and policy recommendations.
Tool

Oct 15, 2025

China's AI Exports Database (CAIED)

The China AI Exports Database (CAIED) tracks Chinese government-supported development finance projects that utilized or enabled Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in the Global South between 2000 and 2017.
Research

Jul 17, 2025

Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Exploring Options to Accelerate the Recovery Supply Chain and Sustain Economic Gains

The authors identify ways to reduce delays of hurricane-recovery projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The authors also detail approaches to sustain gains from recent and future investments in rebuilding the physical infrastructure.
Research Summary

Jul 17, 2025

Federal Policy Changes Are Needed to Accelerate Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands

This research brief outlines the findings and recommendations from a RAND report on reducing delays of hurricane-recovery projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands and sustaining gains from investments in rebuilding the physical infrastructure.
Commentary

Dec 13, 2024

Corruption and Russia's Illicit Gold Trade

Russia's use of gold has surged since the Ukraine invasion, fueling corruption and human rights abuses while supporting its wartime economy. Disrupting these illicit networks is essential to countering Moscow's influence.
Commentary

Nov 26, 2024

Russia Is Leveraging Gold and Working with China to Bypass Western Sanctions

Russia's evolving trade tactics, including the use of gold and informal networks, highlight the Kremlin's resourcefulness in circumventing Western sanctions. And China is playing a key role in its economic workarounds.
Project

Oct 21, 2024

Newton Fund Impact Evaluation

RAND Europe is working in partnership with Itad, IDR and Athena Infonomics to conduct an ex-post evaluation of the Newton Fund.
Research

Oct 3, 2024

Interim Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

This report explores interim findings on an evaluation assessing the effectiveness and impact of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF).
Press

Sep 9, 2024

Gold Becomes Strategically Important to Russia

In response to Western economic pressure, Russia has turned to gold to support the economy, evade sanctions, and bolster its international trade.
Project

Sep 9, 2024

How Russia is using gold in wartime

RAND Europe researchers examined how Russia has been using gold since its invasion of Ukraine, how its gold sector and gold producers currently operate, and how Russia will generate gold revenues and develop its international gold trade.
Research

Sep 9, 2024

Gold Rush: How Russia is using gold in wartime

This report examines how Russia has been using gold since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and how it is seeking to generate revenues from gold and develop its international gold trade.

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Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Final Impact Evaluation Report

China's Global Health Activities in Africa: Historical Perspectives and Case Studies

China's AI Exports Database (CAIED)

Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Exploring Options to Accelerate the Recovery Supply Chain and Sustain Economic Gains

Federal Policy Changes Are Needed to Accelerate Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Corruption and Russia's Illicit Gold Trade

Russia Is Leveraging Gold and Working with China to Bypass Western Sanctions

Newton Fund Impact Evaluation

Interim Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Gold Becomes Strategically Important to Russia

How Russia is using gold in wartime

Gold Rush: How Russia is using gold in wartime

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Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Final Impact Evaluation Report

China's Global Health Activities in Africa: Historical Perspectives and Case Studies

China's AI Exports Database (CAIED)

Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Exploring Options to Accelerate the Recovery Supply Chain and Sustain Economic Gains

Federal Policy Changes Are Needed to Accelerate Rebuilding Infrastructure in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Corruption and Russia's Illicit Gold Trade

Russia Is Leveraging Gold and Working with China to Bypass Western Sanctions

Newton Fund Impact Evaluation

Interim Impact Evaluation of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

Gold Becomes Strategically Important to Russia

How Russia is using gold in wartime

Gold Rush: How Russia is using gold in wartime

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