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Expert Insights

Apr 29, 2026

Exploring Instability Risks in the U.S.-China AI Rivalry: Breakwater Game Overview and Initial Observations

This paper presents an overview and observations on Breakwater, a game that explores instability risks in the U.S.-China rivalry and race to artificial general intelligence.
Expert Insights

Apr 27, 2026

Integrating Forecasting with Gaming: Building an Analytic Framework for Decision Advantage

This paper summarizes how integrating forecasting methodologies with gaming and other scenario-based analytic games can strengthen decisionmaking, learning, and strategic assessment within U.S. defense and related organizations.
Commentary

Apr 15, 2026

Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative

A simulation of a blockade of the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea and the recent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz underscored that diversifying energy supply routes, maritime logistics, and data systems is no longer optional for Korea—it is a strategic necessity.
Research

Apr 13, 2026

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Business and Civil Society Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

This report describes a series of exercises run with the Business and Civil Society scenario on the Infinite Potential platform. Players took on roles as business and civil society leaders and tackled challenges arising from artificial intelligence.
Tool

Dec 16, 2025

The RAND Ontological Model for Assessing Nuclear Crisis Escalation Risk (ROMANCER): User Guide for Version 1.0

This user guide serves as a companion to the RAND Ontological Model for Assessing Nuclear Crisis Escalation Risk (ROMANCER) codebase. It provides a comprehensive understanding of ROMANCER, from initial setup to advanced use and development.
Commentary

Nov 21, 2025

Wargaming: The Surprisingly Effective Tool That Can Help Us Prepare for Modern Crises

By revealing gaps, stress points, and unexpected outcomes, wargaming can help decisionmakers plan and respond better when the real thing hits.
Research

Oct 22, 2025

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Robot Insurgency Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

This report summarizes the results of four runs of the Robot Insurgency scenario, an exercise conducted to understand how the United States should respond to and prepare for potential artificial intelligence developments.
Expert Insights

Oct 20, 2025

Insights from the Development and Play of Tsunami

This paper describes the game Tsunami, which explores the impact of the development and deployment of artificial general intelligence on state-state relationships and geopolitics and provides insights on national leaders’ decisionmaking.
Research

Oct 14, 2025

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Two Moonshots Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

To understand how the United States should prepare for national security risks from artificial intelligence, the RAND Geopolitics of AGI Initiative is conducting Day After AGI exercises. This report summarizes six runs of the Two Moonshots scenario.
Project

Oct 4, 2025

Will to Fight: The Most Important Factor in War

The U.S. Army asked RAND to help U.S. leaders better understand and influence 'will to fight' at both the national level and at the tactical and operational levels. The results of this exploration contain widely applicable lessons for the U.S. and its allies.
Sep 22, 2025

The RAND Center for Gaming

This document describes the variety of game formats that RAND designs, including seminar-style, manual, and computer-assisted games.
Research

Jun 23, 2025

Coupled Competition: A Prototype Game to Explore the U.S.-China Relationship

This report documents the design and testing of a game that explores the U.S.-China relationship and whether the relationship can be managed to prevent its competitive dimensions from overshadowing opportunities for mutual gain and security.

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Exploring Instability Risks in the U.S.-China AI Rivalry: Breakwater Game Overview and Initial Observations

Integrating Forecasting with Gaming: Building an Analytic Framework for Decision Advantage

Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Business and Civil Society Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

The RAND Ontological Model for Assessing Nuclear Crisis Escalation Risk (ROMANCER): User Guide for Version 1.0

Wargaming: The Surprisingly Effective Tool That Can Help Us Prepare for Modern Crises

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Robot Insurgency Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Insights from the Development and Play of Tsunami

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Two Moonshots Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Will to Fight: The Most Important Factor in War

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Coupled Competition: A Prototype Game to Explore the U.S.-China Relationship

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Exploring Instability Risks in the U.S.-China AI Rivalry: Breakwater Game Overview and Initial Observations

Integrating Forecasting with Gaming: Building an Analytic Framework for Decision Advantage

Korea Must Redefine Energy Security as a Geopolitical Imperative

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Business and Civil Society Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

The RAND Ontological Model for Assessing Nuclear Crisis Escalation Risk (ROMANCER): User Guide for Version 1.0

Wargaming: The Surprisingly Effective Tool That Can Help Us Prepare for Modern Crises

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Robot Insurgency Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Insights from the Development and Play of Tsunami

Infinite Potential—Insights from the Two Moonshots Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises

Will to Fight: The Most Important Factor in War

The RAND Center for Gaming

Coupled Competition: A Prototype Game to Explore the U.S.-China Relationship

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Infinite Potential—Insights from the Business and Civil Society Scenario: After-Action Report from a Sequence of Day After Artificial General Intelligence Exercises