Rand imprint: 375 books
by Stephen Watts, Caroline Baxter, Molly Dunigan
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
The authors assess the utility and limitations of "minimalist stabilization"--small-scale interventions designed to stabilize a partner government engaged in violent conflict--and propose policy recommendations concerning when minimalist stabilization missions may be appropriate and the strategies most...
Dilemmas of Intervention
Social Science for Stabilization and Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Governments intervening in post-conflict states find themselves beset with numerous challenges and profound dilemmas: It is often unclear how best to proceed because measures that may improve conditions in one respect may undermine them in another. This volume reviews and integrates the scholarly social-science...
by Martin C. Libicki
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Deterrence is possible only when others have at least a good idea of possible U.S. military reprisals, but cyberattack capabilities resist such demonstration. This report explores ways they can be and under what circumstances, then goes on to examine the difficulties and the drawbacks. Such "brandishing"...
Democratization in the Arab World
Prospects and Lessons from Around the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
Daunting challenges lie ahead for Arab countries where revolutions have upended longstanding authoritarian regimes. This monograph aims to help policymakers understand the challenges ahead, form well-founded expectations, shape diplomatic approaches, and take practical steps to foster positive change.
Containing Iran
Strategies for Addressing the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Iran's nuclear program is one of this century's principal foreign policy challenges. Despite U.S., Israeli, and allied efforts, Iran has an extensive enrichment program and likely has the technical capacity to produce at least one nuclear bomb if it so chose. This study assesses U.S. policy options,...
by Gregory F. Treverton, Matt Wollman, Elizabeth Wilke
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Advances in technology and operating concepts are driving significant changes in the day-to-day operations of future police forces. This book explores potential visions of the future of policing, based on the drivers of jurisdiction, technology, and threat, and includes concrete steps for implementation....
Green Warriors
Army Environmental Considerations for Contingency Operations from Planning Through Post-Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2007
This study assesses whether Army policy, doctrine, and guidance adequately address environmental activities in post-conflict phases of contingencies. A review of policy, doctrine, operational experience, and documentation, as well as interviews with Army personnel, indicates that environmental concerns...
Victory Has a Thousand Fathers
Detailed Counterinsurgency Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
A collection of the 30 most recent resolved insurgencies, covering the period 1978 to 2008, along with a bank of 76 factors that helped or hindered the COIN force in each case and in each phase of each case, supplements an analysis of historical and contemporary insurgencies, providing valuable lessons for U.S. engagement in and support for COIN operations.
From Stalemate to Settlement
Lessons for Afghanistan from Historical Insurgencies That Have Been Resolved Through Negotiations
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2014
A comprehensive review of historical insurgencies that ended in settlement after a military stalemate shows that these negotiations followed a similar path that can be generalized into a “master narrative” of seven steps executed in a common sequence. Such a narrative could help guide and assess...
Improving Decisionmaking in a Turbulent World
Strategic Rethink
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Every president needs a decisionmaking system that harnesses the full capabilities and accumulated wisdom of the U.S. government and the nation’s many stakeholders. This Perspective analyzes a range of management challenges in the national security system and presents recommendations for strengthening U.S. decisionmaking and oversight of policy implementation.
by Olesya Tkacheva, Lowell H. Schwartz, Martin C. Libicki
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
The Internet is a new battleground between governments that censor online content and those who advocate freedom for all to browse, post, and share information online. This report examines how Internet freedom may transform state-society relations in nondemocratic regimes, using case studies of China,...
Would-Be Warriors
Incidents of Jihadist Terrorist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
Between 9/11 and the end of 2009, 46 publicly reported cases of domestic radicalization and recruitment to jihadist terrorism occurred in the United States, 13 of them in 2009. Most of the would be jihadists recruited themselves into the terrorist role, assisting foreign terrorist organizations, joining...
The U.S. Drug Policy Landscape
Insights and Opportunities for Improving the View
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Discussions about reducing the harms associated with drug use and antidrug policies are often politicized, infused with questionable data, and unproductive. This paper provides a nonpartisan primer on drug use and drug policy in the United States. It aims to bring those new to drug policy up to speed...
Sleep in the Military
Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Servicemembers
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Given the unprecedented demands on the U.S. military since 2001 and the risks posed by stress and trauma, there has been growing concern about the prevalence and consequences of sleep problems. This first-ever comprehensive review of military sleep-related policies and programs, evidence-based interventions,...