Rand Corporation: 374 books
China’s Expanding African Relations
Implications for U.S. National Security
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Across economic, political, and security domains, the growth of China’s presence in Africa has been swift and staggering, which has fed both simplistic caricatures of China’s role on the continent and fears of renewed geopolitical competition. A closer look reveals a more balanced picture. This...
Achieving Peace in Northern Mali
Past Agreements, Local Conflicts, and the Prospects for a Durable Settlement
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
This report examines the prospects for stabilization in Mali following the political and military crisis that began in 2012. To this end, it examines Mali’s peace settlements since the early 1990s to identify flaws and successes. The report also explores whether Mali’s neighbor Niger owes its...
Choices for America in a Turbulent World
Strategic Rethink
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
The first in a series exploring the elements of a national strategy for U.S. foreign policy, this book examines the most critical decisions likely to face the next president. The book covers global and regional issues and spotlights the long-term policy issues and organizational, financial, and diplomatic challenges that will confront senior U.S. officials in 2017 and beyond.
Look East, Cross Black Waters
India's Interest in Southeast Asia
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
India’s core goals for Southeast Asia are in basic harmony with those of the United States, including regional stability, peaceful settlement of territorial disputes, and containment of radicalism Still, America should not expect India to enter any sort of alliance, nor join any coalition to balance...
China’s Incomplete Military Transformation
Assessing the Weaknesses of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China’s armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although...
Data Flood
Helping the Navy Address the Rising Tide of Sensor Information
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Navy analysts are struggling to keep pace with the growing flood of data collected by intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors. This challenge is sure to intensify as the Navy continues to field new and additional sensors. The authors explore options for solving the Navy’s “big data”...
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.
Education of Syrian Refugee Children
Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2015
With four million Syrian refugees as of September 2015, there is urgent need to develop both short-term and long-term approaches to providing education for the children of this population. This report reviews Syrian refugee education for children in the three neighboring countries with the largest...
Suicide Postvention in the Department of Defense
Evidence, Policies and Procedures, and Perspectives of Loss Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
A review of the scientific evidence on suicide postvention (organizational responses to prevent additional suicides and help loss survivors cope), guidance for other types of organizations, and the perspectives of the family and friends of service members who have died by suicide provide insights...
Improving Dementia Long-Term Care
A Policy Blueprint
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
In 2010, 15 percent of Americans older than age 70 had dementia. By 2050, the number of new dementia cases among those 65 and older is expected to double. This blueprint outlines policy options to help decisionmakers improve dementia long-term services and supports (LTSS) by promoting earlier detection,...
by Kimberly A. Hepner, Elizabeth M. Sloss, Carol P. Roth
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Understanding the current quality of care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression delivered to service members is an important step toward improving care across the Military Health System (MHS). T.his report describes the characteristics of active-component service members who received...
by Jonah Blank, Christopher Clary, Brian Nichiporuk
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Pakistan is already one of the most urbanized nations in South Asia, and a majority of its population is projected to be living in cities within three decades. This demographic shift is likely to have a significant impact on Pakistan’s politics and stability. This report briefly examines urbanization...
by Lois M. Davis, Jennifer L. Steele, Robert Bozick
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
This report assesses the effectiveness of correctional education programs for both incarcerated adults and juveniles and the cost-effectiveness of adult correctional education. It also provides results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors that give an up-to-date picture of what...