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Five Decades on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy
" A behind the scenes look at 50 years of US diplomacy. From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan in this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines o...
From the Balkans to the Congo
The European Union and its member nations have proven adept at mounting small-scale nation-building operations and should be ready to handle more subs...
Local Factors in Nation-Building
"This volume analyzes the impediments that local conditions pose to successful outcomes of nation-building interventions in conflict-affected areas. P...
From Germany to Iraq
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...
Nation-building that is, the use of military force to introduce democratic values is not an activity that comes naturally to Americans, the Rand team ...
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Building a Grand Strategy in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India
Aspen Policy Books is a series devoted to identifying and circulating critical new thinking on national security challenges. This book is a collection...
Nation-Building in Afghanistan
The first insider's account of the Bush administration's post 9/11 diplomacy...
The Islamic State has lost substantial amounts of territory but continues to conduct and inspire attacks around the world. This report assesses the th...
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 ...
Competing from Advantageous Ground
As the U.S. National Defense Strategy recognizes, the United States is currently locked in a great-power competition with Russia. This report seeks to...
A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority
Focuses on the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority during the first year of the occupation of Iraq. Based on interviews and nearly 100,0...
Nation-building from FDR to George W. Bush
From the post-World War II era through the Cold War, post-Cold War era, and current war on terrorism, this volume assesses how U.S. presidential decis...
Strategic Rethink
Exploring the elements of a national strategy for U.S. foreign policy, the book examines critical global, regional, and other policy issues and decisi...
In October 2001, the Bush administration sent Amb. James F. Dobbins, who had overseen nation-building efforts in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo, t...
Confrontation, Containment, Or Engagement? : a Conference Report
On March 21, 2007, the RAND Corporation held a public conference on Capitol Hill,?Coping with Iran: Confrontation, Containment, or Engagement?? featur...
A Primer
The objective of a negotiated peace in Afghanistan has been firmly embraced by most of the potential parties to a treaty. However, arriving at an agre...
Religious Meanings of Japanese Buddhist Icons
Images of the Buddha are everywhereโnot just in temples but also in museums and homes and onlineโbut what these images mean largely depends on the...
Looking to the 2030โ2040 time frame, U.S. policy and military strategy will need to strike a balance among maintaining a cooperative relationship wi...
Interaction Between Military and Civilian Assistance Providers in Afghanistan, September 2001-June 2002
Description and evaluation of relief, reconstruction, humanitarian, and humanitarian-type aid efforts in Afghanistan during the most intense phase of ...
Prospects, Consequences, and Strategies for Deterrence
This paper presents some scenarios that, if they were to come to pass, could result in military conflict with China over the next thirty years. The au...
Some time in the coming decade, Iran will probably acquire nuclear weapons or the capacity to quickly produce them. This monograph provides a midterm ...
Abstract: Transatlantic differences over the future of the Iran nuclear deal - or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of July 2015 - are da...
The authors assessed humanitarian needs in Eastern Syria's Middle Euphrates River Valley and examined how locally focused stabilization efforts might ...
Tasks, Organization, and Capabilities Required for the Earliest Phase of Stability Operations
This report analyzes the golden hour-the early phase of a postconflict stability operation-and the actions, organization, and capabilities necessary t...
This two-volume set examines United States and United Nations nation-building missions since World War II. Its purpose is to analyze military, politic...
Creating a Freer, More Prosperous, and Secure Future
The post-war reconstruction effort in Ukraine might be the largest post-war rebuilding effort in modern history. Both the United States and Europe hav...
Addressing the Gaps Between U. S. National Strategy and Military Capacity
Significant gaps exist in the ability of the United States and its allies to deter or defeat aggression that could threaten national interests. For ex...