Ilana Blum

Rethinking Coordination of Services to Refugees in Urban Areas

Managing the Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon

"This report focuses on identifying ways to improve coordination of international and national entities managing the Syrian refugee response in urban ...

Metrics to Compare Aircraft Operating and Support Costs in the Department of Defense

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."...

The Public Health Impacts of Gaza's Water Crisis

Analysis and Policy Options

Gaza suffers a shortage of potable water and a lack of wastewater sanitation. The authors relate Gaza's water problems to its energy challenges, exami...

Task Force for Business and Stability Operations

Lessons from Afghanistan

RAND researchers identify lessons from the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan, which sought to use private-sector strateg...

National Will to Fight

Why Some States Keep Fighting and Others Don't

"What drives some governments to persevere in war at any price while others choose to stop fighting? It is often less-tangible political and economic ...

Assessing, Monitoring, and Evaluating Army Security Cooperation

A Framework for Implementation

To help the Army increase the effectiveness of its security cooperation activities, this report examines when Army security cooperation can have the g...