Rand Corporation: 374 books
U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan
Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
The U.S. Marine Corps, which has long recognized the importance of influencing the civilian population in a counterinsurgency environment, requested an evaluation of the effectiveness of the psychological operations element of U.S. military information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010 based...
Invisible Women
Junior Enlisted Army Wives
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2001
Military manpower policy is often crafted by policymakers without an in-depth understanding of the life experiences and views of junior enlisted personnel. It is plausible to expect that some policymakers attribute the attitudes and experiences of these young soldiers to such features as youth or...
by David C. Gompert
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
This book examines the strategic choices that American and Chinese decisionmakers face regarding sea power in the Western Pacific, shaped by geography, history, technology, and politics. In particular, the author explores the potential for cooperation on maritime security in the Western Pacific, and...
Ending the U.S. War in Iraq
The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Ending the U.S. war in Iraq required redeploying 100,000 military and civilian personnel; handing off responsibility for 431 activities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, USCENTCOM, or other U.S. government entities; and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property in accordance...
Family Resilience in the Military
Definitions, Models, and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Most leaders in the Department of Defense (DoD) agree that family resilience is an important construct, yet DoD does not have a standard definition. The authors of this report review existing definitions of family resilience and offer a candidate definition for DoD use. They also review models of...
Building Afghanistan's Security Forces in Wartime
The Soviet Experience
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2011
Security force assistance is central to the counterinsurgency campaign of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The outcome will hinge on the effectiveness of the assistance provided to the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and other security forces. This report provides an overview of Soviet efforts to improve and facilitate the training and development of Afghan security forces.
Risking NATO
Testing the Limits of the Alliance in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
NATO's success in Afghanistan--or lack thereof--will have significant implications for the alliance itself. The authors examine the current mission in light of NATO's history and with an eye toward the future. NATO faces a long and daunting list of issues that extends beyond the borders of the member...
The Islamic State We Knew
Insights Before the Resurgence and Their Implications
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2015
This report provides information known by the end of 2011 about the Islamic State’s origins, finances, organization, methods of establishing territorial control, and response to airpower. Countering the Islamic State can rely, in part, on the great deal of accumulated knowledge available. Iraqis...
by Lynn E. Davis, Arthur Melmed, Richard Krop
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2003
Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The result...
Reducing Drug Trafficking Revenues and Violence in Mexico
Would Legalizing Marijuana in California Help?
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
U.S. demand for illicit drugs creates markets for Mexican drug- trafficking organizations (DTOs) and helps foster violence in Mexico. This paper examines how marijuana legalization in California might influence DTO revenues and the violence in Mexico.
Making Summer Count
How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2011
Research has shown that students' skills and knowledge often deteriorate during the summer months, with low-income students facing the largest losses. School districts and summer programming providers can benefit from the lessons learned by other programs in terms of developing strategies to maximize...
by Susan Burkhauser, Ashley Pierson, Susan M. Gates
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Given the focus on accountability in education, stakeholders are interested in evaluating whether efforts aimed at improving school leadership show results; the key criteria are student outcomes. This report describes challenges that states, districts, and other entities can expect to encounter as they...
New Assessments, Better Instruction?
Designing Assessment Systems to Promote Instructional Improvement
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
This report reviews the literature on how assessment affects teaching practice and the conditions that moderate that relationship. The authors identify a wide variety of effects that testing might have on teachers' activities in the classroom and a number of conditions that affect the impact that assessment may have on practice.
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention and Care in Central America
(Spanish translation)
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Describes the involvement of churches and other faith-based organizations (FBOs) in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. The authors describe the range of FBO activities and discuss the advantages and challenges to such involvement and possible ways that FBOs can enhance...