Joshua Mendelsohn

The Cap

How Larry Fleisher and David Stern Built the Modern NBA

2020 Wall Street Journal Holiday Gift Books Selection Today the salary cap is an NBA institution, something fans take for granted as part of the fabri...

Russian Social Media Influence

Understanding Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe

Researchers analyzed Russian social media data and conducted interviews with regional and security experts to understand the critical ingredients to c...

Integrating Social Media into Information Systems

Requirements, Gaps, and Potential Solutions

This report examines the technical challenges associated with incorporating bulk, automated analysis of social media information into procedures for v...

Russian Urbanization in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras

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The Global Landpower Network

Recommendations for Strengthening Army Engagement

The U.S. Army's global landpower network concept integrates, sustains, and advances the Army's efforts to meet U.S. national security guidance emphasi...

Cultural and Historical Resources Recovery Planning in Puerto Rico

Natural and Cultural Resources Sector

Many of Puerto Rico's cultural resources were devastated in Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The authors discuss their importance, the damage they endured i...

Using Social Media to Extract Information about Chemical Weapons Incidents

A Methodology and Demonstration of Concept from the Civil War in Syria

Policymakers across the federal government have begun to recognize the potential of social media as a source of information and have commissioned stud...

The Army's Local Economic Effects

This report updates a previous report with findings on the economic activity supported by national-level Army spending in each of the 435 congressiona...

Developing Metrics and Scoring Procedures to Support Mitigation Grant Program Decisionmaking

To develop metrics that can inform decisionmaking for awarding predisaster mitigation grants, the authors established three lines of effort (LoEs) for...

Recovery Planning for Natural Resources and Parks in Puerto Rico

Natural and Cultural Resources Sector Report

The 2017 hurricanes harmed Puerto Rico's natural resources. Recommended courses of action, detailed in this report, would restore natural resources, m...

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...

The Army's Local Economic Effects

Appendix B, Volume 2. Mississippi through Wyoming

To help inform decisionmaking in the event that the Army experiences significant changes to its budget, the U.S. Army Quadrennial Defense Review Offic...