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From Insurgency to Stability
Volume II: Insights from Selected Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2011
This book examines six case studies of insurgencies from around the world to determine the key factors necessary for a successful transition from counterinsurgency to a more stable situation. The authors review the causes of each insurgency and the key players involved, and examine what the government did right--or wrong--to bring the insurgency to an end and to transition to greater stability.
India's and Pakistan's Strategies in Afghanistan
Implications for the United States and the Region
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2012
India and Pakistan have very different visions for Afghanistan, and they seek to advance highly disparate interests through their respective engagements in the country. This paper reviews the countries' interests in Afghanistan, how they have tried to further their interests, how Afghanistan navigates their rivalry, and the rivalry's implications for U.S. and Indian policy.
by Molly Dunigan, Dick Hoffmann, Peter Chalk
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012
Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing...
Highway Infrastructure and the Economy
Implications for Federal Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending...
A Golden Opportunity
Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
This study focuses on the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education (ECE) caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California. It aims to provide a comprehensive...
by Keith Crane, Jill E. Luoto, Scott Warren Harold
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
This report assesses the effectiveness of China’s industrial policies, using China’s commercial aviation manufacturing industry as a case study. It evaluates China’s efforts to create a national champion in this industry, and analyzes foreign manufacturers’ efforts to protect key technologies...
by Lois M. Davis, Michael Pollard, Kevin Ward
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2010
In the aftermath of 9/11, many law enforcement agencies (LEAs) shifted more resources toward developing counterterrorism (CT) and homeland security (HS) capabilities. This volume examines the effects the focus on CT and HS has had on law enforcement since 9/11, including organizational changes, funding...
by Constantine Samaras, Henry H. Willis
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Department of Defense (DoD) installations rely on the commercial electricity grid for 99 percent of their electricity needs, but the U.S. electricity grid is vulnerable to disruption from natural hazards and actor-induced outages, such as physical or cyber attacks. Using portfolio analysis methods for...
Penaid Nonproliferation
Hindering the Spread of Countermeasures Against Ballistic Missile Defenses
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
An attacker's missile-borne countermeasures to ballistic missile defenses are known as penetration aids, or penaids. To support efforts to prevent the proliferation of penaid-related items, this research recommends controls on potential exports according to the structure of the international Missile Technology Control Regime.
Improving School Leadership
The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
This study documents actions of Wallace Foundation grantees to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge such policies and initiatives; and examines the hypothesis that cohesive systems...
by Angel Rabasa, Cheryl Benard, Lowell H. Schwartz
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Radical and dogmatic interpretations of Islam have gained ground in recent years in many Muslim societies via extensive Islamist networks spanning the Muslim world and the Muslim diaspora communities of North America and Europe. Although a majority throughout the Muslim world, moderates have not developed...
Today's Police and Sheriff Recruits
Insights from the Newest Members of America's Law Enforcement Community
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
For much of the past decade, police and sheriff's departments faced considerable challenges in attracting and retaining recruits. This volume summarizes a 2008-2009 survey fielded to recent police officer and sheriff's deputy recruits nationwide. The authors focus on how understanding modern recruits...
by Benjamin Bahney, Howard J. Shatz, Carroll Ganier
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
This monograph analyzes the finances of the militant group al-Qa'ida in Iraq in Anbar province during 2005 and 2006, at the peak of the group's power and influence. The authors draw on captured financial documents that give details on the daily financial transactions of one specific sector within Anbar province and of the financial transactions of the AQI provincial administration.
Measuring Illegal Border Crossing Between Ports of Entry
An Assessment of Four Promising Methods
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is responsible for controlling the flow of goods and people across the U.S. border, but compelling methods for producing estimates of the total flow of illicit goods or border crossings do not yet exist. This paper describes four innovative approaches to estimating...