Rand Corporation: 374 books
Critical Materials
Present Danger to U.S. Manufacturing
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
A high percentage of many raw and semi-finished materials critical to U.S. manufacturing are imported. China is the controlling producer of 11 of these materials and has instituted export restrictions that have led to two-tier pricing, creating pressure to move manufacturing to China. This report suggests...
The Cloud
Understanding the Security, Privacy and Trust Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
This report discusses how policy-makers might address the challenges and risks in respect of the security, privacy and trust aspects of cloud computing that could undermine the attainment of broader economic and societal objectives across Europe.
Overseas Basing of U.S. Military Forces
An Assessment of Relative Costs and Strategic Benefits
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing...
Addressing Climate Change in Local Water Agency Plans
Demonstrating a Simplified Robust Decision Making Approach in the California Sierra Foothills
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
This report describes an approach for planning under deep uncertainty, Robust Decision Making (RDM), and demonstrates its use by the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID). Using RDM, the authors and EID tested the robustness of current long-term water management plans and more robust alternatives across...
by Robert C. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
Historically, police agencies have measured their performance against a restricted set of crime-focused indicators, but modern police officers must be prepared to take on a wide variety of roles. Performance measures should be multidimensional to capture this complexity. This report describes some key...
Improving School Leadership Through Support, Evaluation, and Incentives
The Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
This report examines Pittsburgh Public Schools' implementation and outcomes of the Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program from school years 2007-2008 through 2010-2011, how principals and other school staff have responded to the reforms, and what outcomes accompanied program implementation.
Lessons from U.S. Allies in Security Cooperation with Third Countries
The Cases of Australia, France, and the United Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2011
Several key U.S. allies engage in security cooperation, albeit on a smaller scale than the United States. To see what the U.S. Air Force can learn from these efforts, the authors examined how and why three allies--Australia, France, and the United Kingdom--provide security cooperation and highlight three...
The Posture Triangle
A New Framework for U.S. Air Force Global Presence
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
U.S. Air Force (USAF) global posture—its overseas forces, facilities, and arrangements with partner nations—faces a variety of fiscal, political, and military challenges. This report seeks to identify why the USAF needs a global posture, where it needs basing and access, the types of security...
U.S. Overseas Military Presence
What Are the Strategic Choices?
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
The role of the United States and its global military presence are under debate in the face of changing strategic and economic realities. The authors present a menu of global postures and compare them in terms of the U.S. Air Force bases, combat forces, active-duty personnel, and base operating costs....
Band of Brothers or Dysfunctional Family?
A Military Perspective on Coalition Challenges During Stability Operations
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
During stability operations, coalitions must incorporate participation by government agencies other than the military, the indigenous government, and its population more than is expected during conventional combat operations. This book investigates challenges confronting coalitions today and considers...
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary
Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2006
In 2020, areas of particular importance for technology trends will include biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials technology, and information technology. The authors of this report assessed a sample of 29 countries across the spectrum of scientific advancement (low to high) with respect to their...
by Scott Hassell, Noreen Clancy, Nicholas Burger
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
This report addresses the conceptual basis, design, and implementation of the National Environmental Performance Track program. The voluntary program sought to encourage facilities to improve their environmental performance and provide a more collaborative relationship between facilities and regulators....
Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States
Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States should create a dedicated domestic intelligence agency....
China's International Behavior
Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
China is now a global actor of significant and growing importance. It is involved in regions and on issues that were once only peripheral to its interests, and it is effectively using tools previously unavailable. China's international behavior is clearly altering the dynamics of the current international...