Rand Corporation: 374 books
by Paul K. Davis, Eric V. Larson, Zachary Haldeman
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Using and testing a conceptual model that draws on social science and particularly social movement theory, this volume examines public support for al-Qa'ida's transnational jihadist movement, the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Turkey, and the Maoist insurgency...
by Angel Rabasa, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Jeremy J. Ghez
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
Measures to prevent vulnerable individuals from radicalizing and to rehabilitate those who have already embraced Islamist extremism have been implemented in several Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian, and European countries. This monograph describes and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of these...
Interpreting China's Grand Strategy
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2000
China's continuing rapid economic growth and expanding involvement in global affairs pose major implications for the power structure of the international system. To more accurately and fully assess the significance of China's emergence for the United States and the global community, it is necessary...
Reducing Gun Violence
Results from an Intervention in East Los Angeles
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2003
To assess whether an initiative to reduce gun violence that had been successful in Boston could be adapted for use elsewhere, researchers selected an East Los Angeles area for a similar intervention that was to include both law enforcement and social service components. Although the latter component...
Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California
State-of-the-State Report
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Examines the health care needs of newly released California prisoners; the communities most affected by reentry and the health care safety net of those communities; the critical roles that health care providers, other social services, and family members play in successful reentry; and the effects of...
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.
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,...