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Security in Mexico: Implications for U.S. Policy Options מאת Agnes Schaefer The backdrop of a deteriorating security situation in Mexico and change in administration in the United States demands a closer examination of potential priorities and policy options to guide future U.S.-Mexico relations. To help inform debate, this study examined a set of policy options for the Uni...

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Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment: A National Discussion of Personnel Experiences and Promising Practices from the Front Lines (Conference Proceedings) מאת Jeremy M. Wilson A summary of the presentations, discussions, and opinions offered by panelists at a National Summit on Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment held at RAND in June 2008. Topics examined include changing police workforce issues, strategies being employed, lessons that c...

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The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society: A Mulitdisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency מאת Brian Jackson Whether U.S. terrorism-prevention efforts match the threat continues to be central in policy debate. Part of this debate is whether the United States needs a dedicated domestic counterterrorism intelligence agency. This book examines such an agency's possible capability, comparing its potential effe...

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Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States, 2009: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom מאת Brian Jackson With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country1s prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. Does the country need a dedicated domestic intelligence agency? Case studies of five other democracies--Australia, Canada, Fr...

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Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces Together מאת Paul K. Davis This monograph surveys and integrates scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. It draws from numerous disciplines and then uses high-level conceptual models to pull the pieces together regarding root causes, individual radicalization, public support, and the ways in which te...

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International Cooperation with Partner Air Forces Jennifer D.P. Moroney

International Cooperation with Partner Air Forces מאת Jennifer D.P. Moroney The Air Force faces a challenging environment as it devises an approach to managing security cooperation with partner countries. The important mission of countering terrorist and insurgent groups abroad requires working closely with allies and partner countries to strengthen security. Accordingly, ...

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Radical Islam in East Africa (Project Air Force) מאת Angel Rabasa American geopolitical interests and the potential threats to those interests are both on the rise in East Africa. The author places the spread of militant Islamism and the development of radical Islamist networks in East Africa in the broader context of the social, economic, and political factors th...

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Developing a School Finance System for K-12 Reform in Qatar מאת Cassandra M. Guarino Reform-minded leaders of Qatar, who have embarked on a sweeping reform of their nation's education system, asked RAND to evaluate the education finance system that has been adopted and to offer suggestions for improvements. The authors analyze the system's evolution and resource allocation pattern...

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The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps מאת Frederic Wehrey Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has evolved well beyond its origins as an ideological guard for the regime. Today, in addition to wielding military force, its influence extends into virtually every corner of Iranian political life and society. Wehrey et al. assess the IRGC less as a...

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Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World מאת Lowell H. Schwarts A growing body of creative works by Arab authors and artists counters the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism. Unfortunately, many of these works are not widely disseminated, marginalizing the influence of these alternative voices. This monograph examines the barriers to ...

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A Framework to Assess Programs for Building Partnerships מאת Jennifer D.P. Moroney It is often challenging to determine whether security cooperation activities conducted by the Defense Department have contributed to U.S. objectives. This monograph, based on themes that emerged from a May 2008 assessment workshop held at RAND, lays out a framework for security program assessment an...

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The Value and Impacts of Alternative Fuel Distribution: Assessing the Army's Future Needs for Temporary Fuel Pipelines מאת David M. Oaks Arroyo reviewed the U.S. Army1s historical uses of temporary pipelines and surveyed future scenarios to develop a list of potential requirements for temporary petroleum pipeline structure. Against this list, existing and planned pipeline units and equipment were assessed across a variety of performa...

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The Long March: Building an Afghan National Army מאת Obaid Younossi The Afghan National Army (ANA) is critical to the success of the allied efforts in Afghanistan and the ultimate stability of the national government. This monograph assesses the ANA1s progress in the areas of recruitment, training, facilities, and operational capability. Coalition forces will contin...

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In the Middle of the Fight: An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations 2008 מאת David E. Johnson An analysis of the performance of medium-armored forces across the range of military operations since World War I yields insights with significant implications for U.S. Army decisions about fielding these units in the future. The authors find that medium-armored forces fare poorly against competent,...

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Occupying Iraq: A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority מאת James Dobbin The American engagement in Iraq has been looked at from many perspectives, to include examination of the flawed intelligence that provided the war's rationale, the failed effort to secure an international mandate, the rapid success of the invasion, and the long ensuing counterinsurgency campaign. Th...

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Securing Health: Lessons From Nation-building Operations מאת Lee H. Hilborne

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Air Force Officer Specialty Structure: Reviewing the Fundamentals (2009) (Technical Report) מאת Raymond E. Conley Focusing primarily on the officer structure, this technical report provides a brief primer on the specialty-classification system, summarizes major changes in progress or planned, and suggests additional changes based on interviews and comparative analyses, to determine whether the existing specialt...

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Implementation of the K12 Education Reform in Qatar's Schools מאת Gail L. Zellman To assess progress made in the first years of Qatar1s implementation of its K-12 education reform, RAND analyzed data from school-level observations, national surveys, and national student assessments. Findings reveal that the new, Independent schools had implemented many elements of the reform, tha...

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Implementing Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Best Practices in Market Research מאת Nancy Nicosia Provides background about market research and a summary of how-to guidance for U.S. Air Force commodity teams tasked with conducting market research in order to improve Air Force procurement by emulating commercial best practices....

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Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam: Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy מאת Frederic Wehrey The often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein. This book surveys Saudi-Iranian relations since 2003, focusing on how they have affected and been affected b...

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The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia: A Net Assessment מאת Peter Chalk Building on prior RAND research analyzing the motives, drivers, and capabilities of the principal extremist groups operating in the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Indonesia, this study examined the historical roots of militancy in these countries, the development and perpetuation of extremist i...

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Russian Foreign Policy: Sources and Implications מאת Olga Oliker As Russia1s economy has grown, so have the country1s global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia1s strategic interests and goals, examining the country1s domestic policies, economic development, security goals, ...

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The Reform of Qatar University מאת Joy S. Moini In 2003, the State of Qatar engaged the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute to assist Qatar University with reform of its major administrative and academic structures, policies, and practices. In this summary of the reform effort, the authors recount the motivation for reform, describe the design of the ref...

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Domestic Trends in the United States, China, and Iran: Implications for U.S. Navy Strategic Planning מאת John Gordon The U.S. Navy faces uncertainty about the degree to which it will have to prepare for a high-end future conflict versus the so-called Long War. To help the Navy understand how critical near- mid-, and far-term trends in the United States, China, and Iran might influence U.S. security decisions in ge...

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Warfighting and Logistic Support of Joint Forces from the Joint Sea Base מאת Robert W. Button Sea Basing, a concept fundamental to the U.S. Navy's operational vision for the 21st century, is intended to use the flexibility and protection provided by the sea base while minimizing the presence of forces ashore. This study analyzed the feasibility of simultaneously sustaining Marine Corps and A...

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Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York City (Monographs) מאת Jennifer Sloan McCombs The New York City Department of Education asked RAND to conduct an independent longitudinal evaluation of its 5th-grade promotion policy. The findings of that study, conducted between March 2006 and August 2009, provide a comprehensive view of the policy1s implementation and its impact on student ou...

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Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System מאת Donna O. Farley Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes how patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, examines hospital experiences with a patient safety culture survey, and assesses patient safety outcomes trends. In case studies of four U.S. communities, researchers ...

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Dangerous But Not Omnipotent Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East מאת Frederic Wehrey In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran pres...

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Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar מאת Martin C. Libicki Cyberspace, where information--and hence serious value--is stored and manipulated, is a tempting target. An attacker could be a person, group, or state and may disrupt or corrupt the systems from which cyberspace is built. When states are involved, it is tempting to compare fights to warfare, but th...

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A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities מאת Terrence K. Kelly This study considers the creation of a high-end police force for use in stability operations, examining its ideal size, how responsive it needs to be, where in the government to locate it, its needed capabilities, its proper staffing, and its cost. A 6,000-person force--created in the U.S. Marshals ...

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After the War: Nation-Building from FDR to George W. Bush מאת James Dobbins This book examines how the United States has gained considerable experience in nation-building operations through its participation in at least eight significant operations since World War II-in Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq....

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Living Conditions in Anbar Province in June 2008 (Technical Report) מאת Keith Crane In 2008, RAND carried out a survey of conditions in Anbar Province, once one of Iraq1s most violent areas. The resulting data on demographics, employment, income and standards of living, education, health, housing and public infrastructure, the effects of war, and agriculture should foster greater u...

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RAND and the Information Evolution: A History in Essays and Vignettes מאת Willis H. Ware This professional memoir describes RAND1s contributions to the evolution of computer science, particularly during the first decades following World War II, when digital computers succeeded slide rules, mechanical desk calculators, electric accounting machines, and analog computers. The memoir includ...

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Enhancing Fires and Maneuver Capability Through Greater Air-Ground Joint Interdependence מאת Jody Jacobs Although airpower capabilities have improved dramatically in the past decade, the joint warfighting potential offered by these capabilities is not being fully realized. After describing several alternative options for improving the effectiveness of air and ground fires and maneuver, the authors prop...

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An Examination of the Relationship Between Usage and Operating-and-Support Costs of U.S. Air Force Aircraft, 2009 (Technical Report (RAND)) מאת Eric J. Unger Looking across U.S. Air Force mission designs (systems), the author estimates general, historical relationships between expenditure levels and flying hours, noting that current Air Force budgeting approaches likely overestimate funding needs when flying hours are increasing and underestimate needs w...

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Cincinnati Police Department Traffic Stops: Applying RAND's Framework to Analyze Racial Disparities מאת Greg Ridgeway In 2002, the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) joined with other agencies and organizations to improve police-community relations in the city. This report focuses on the analysis of racial disparities in traffic stops in Cincinnati. The authors find no evidence of racial differences between the sto...

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Health and Health Care Among District of Columbia Youth (Technical Report) מאת Anita Chandra Describes the health status of the more than 100,000 children residing in Washington, D.C., and their use of health services. The authors examine differences in health status and health care use within the city, environmental characteristics affecting health, and community resident and provider pers...

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Pyridostigmine Bromide: A Review of the Scientific Literature as it Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses (Gulf War Illnesses Series) מאת Beatrice Golomb The United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War (PGW) knew that Iraq had used nerve agents and chemical weapons in its previous conflicts and so took steps to protect their troops. Pyridostigmine bromide (PB) was distributed as a pretreatment that would enhance the effectiveness of postexpo...

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Combat Support Execution Planning and Control: An Assessment of Initial Implementations in Air Force Exercises (Project Air Force) מאת Kristin F. Lynch As part of a continuing effort to improve combat support execution planning and control (CSC2), a RAND-Air Force assessment team observed CSC2 activities during two command post exercises in 2004. The exercises revealed areas, such as organizational structure, systems and tools, and training and edu...

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Imported Oil and U.S. Security מאת Keith Crane In 2007, the United States imported 58 percent of the oil it consumed. This book critically evaluates commonly suggested links between these imports and U.S. national security and assesses the economic, political, and military costs and benefits of potential policies to alleviate imported oil-relate...

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Integrating U.S. Climate, Energy, and Transportation Policies: Proceedings of Three Workshops (Conference Proceedings) מאת Liisa Ecola Three workshops on policies for mitigating climate change brought together representatives of government, industry, advocacy groups, and the research community to address the interconnection of climate change mitigation policy with the key sectors of energy and transportation. Competing energy and t...

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Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California מאת Lois M. Davis The study identifies some of the greatest disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California and provides information about different strategies for reducing the disparities--includin...

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The Benefits to Taxpayers from Increases in Students' Educational Attainment מאת Stephen J. Carroll Increases in educational attainment benefit the public because more highly educated people tend to pay more in taxes, are less likely to use social support programs, and are less likely to commit crimes. This volume examines the monetary value of these benefits over an individual1s lifetime and how ...

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Invisible Wounds: Summary and Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries מאת Terri Tanielian A comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among service members returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the health care system in place to meet those needs, gap...