Rand Corporation: 374 books
Russian Foreign Policy
Sources and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia's strategic interests and goals, examining the country's domestic policies, economic development, security goals,...
by Gregory F. Treverton
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2010
The National Intelligence Council's 2008 report "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" projects what the world will look like in 2025 based on recent trends. This paper asks: How should U.S. policy adapt now to account for these trends and the future that will result from them? The author explores...
by James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Keith Crane
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2007
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States, NATO, the United Nations, and a range of other states and nongovernmental organizations have become increasingly involved in nation-building operations. Nation-building involves the use of armed force as part of a broader effort to promote political...
by Keith Crane, Andreas Goldthau, Michael Toman
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2009
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?related challenges to U.S. national security.
America's Role in Nation-Building
From Germany to Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for postconflict nation-building that have not since been matched. Only in recent years has the United States has felt the need to participate in similar transformations, but it is now facing one of the most challenging prospects...
Compensating Wounded Warriors
An Analysis of Injury, Labor Market Earnings, and Disability Compensation Among Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
This comprehensive, quantitative assessment of how injury sustained by service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan affects their subsequent labor market earnings also explores the extent to which retirement and disability payments compensate for any resulting earnings losses. The analysis controls...
Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel
Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Nuclear power is receiving renewed interest because of its low greenhouse gas emissions. However, if nuclear power is to be sustainable option for the United States, methods for managing spent fuel that meet stringent safety and environmental standards must be implemented. This report examines technical...
by Nicole Maestas, Sarah J. Gaillot
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2010
This report presents results from a multisite, quantitative evaluation of the international Success for Kids (SFK) after-school program. A nonreligious program, SFK seeks to build resilience in children. Interestingly, the authors found that the program positively affected not just social and internal...
Building Community Resilience to Disasters
A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Community resilience, or the sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity, has become a key policy issue. This report provides a roadmap for federal, state, and local leaders who are developing plans to enhance community resilience for health security threats and describes options for building community resilience in key areas.
Autonomous Vehicle Technology
A Guide for Policymakers
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
The automotive industry appears close to substantial change engendered by “self-driving” technologies. This technology offers the possibility of significant benefits to social welfare—saving lives; reducing crashes, congestion, fuel consumption, and pollution; increasing mobility for the disabled;...
Final Report
Evaluation of Tools and Metrics to Support Employer Selection of Health Plans
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
The Affordable Care Act places strong emphasis on quality of care as a means to improve outcomes for Americans and promote the financial sustainability of our health care system. This report attempts to help employers understand the structural differences between health plans and the performance dimensions...
Assessing Alternative Modifications to the Affordable Care Act
Impact on Individual Market Premiums and Insurance Coverage
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
This report summarizes analysis in which the COMPARE microsimulation model was used to estimate how several potential changes to the Affordable Care Act, including eliminating the individual mandate and eliminating the law’s tax-credit subsidies, might affect 2015 individual market premiums and...
Rethinking Coordination of Services to Refugees in Urban Areas
Managing the Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
This study analyzes coordination of international and national entities managing the Syrian refugee response in urban areas in Jordan and Lebanon and provides recommendations on improving coordination strategies and practices. It presents a new framework for planning, evaluating, and managing refugee...
Ready for Takeoff
China's Advancing Aerospace Industry
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
An assessment of China's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and how China's participation in commercial markets and supply chains contributes to their improvement. It examines China's aviation and space manufacturing capabilities, government efforts to encourage foreign participation, transfers...