2013-05-17T22:12:50Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/m/miller_laurel_e.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/08/23/LAT.html 2010-08-23T17:59:00Z 2010-08-23T17:59:00Z

It is not enough to raise stronger buildings. What Haiti truly needs is a more resilient and effective government, write James Dobbins and Laurel Miller.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/07/18/DEM.html 2012-07-18T12:24:00Z 2012-07-18T12:24:00Z

The changes underway in the Arab world may lead to various possible destinations that differ both from their points of departure and from liberal democracy, write Laurel Miller and Jeffrey Martini.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/10/21/USAT.html 2012-10-21T17:38:00Z 2012-10-21T17:38:00Z

The roots of the unrest are not in the desire to cast off authoritarian regimes that took expression in Arab Spring protests. The roots came before the uprisings, and progress will take longer than we wish, writes Laurel Miller.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1198.html 2012-05-09T10:45:00Z 2012-05-09T10:45:00Z

Past efforts to resolve ethno-territorial conflicts in Brčko, Mostar, Northern Ireland, and Jerusalem provide insights that could facilitate a negotiated settlement of the status of the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1111z1.html 2011-09-07T09:00:00Z 2011-09-07T09:00:00Z

This book identifies the procedures and capabilities that the U.S. Department of Defense, other agencies of the U.S.government, and its allies and partners require to support the transition from counterinsurgency to conditions of greater stability.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2010-12.html 2011-01-06T10:00:00Z 2011-01-06T10:00:00Z

Stories discuss Haitian recovery, transportation finance, teacher accountability, childhood psychological problems, aging Americans, military savings, U.S. space systems, Middle East peace, the Wallace Foundation, and Politics Aside 2010.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2012-09.html 2012-09-21T14:00:00Z 2012-09-21T14:00:00Z

The cover story focuses on nine key issues in the 2012 U.S. presidential election: income inequality, health care costs, immigration reform, energy options, education, al Qaeda, Iraq, democratization in the Middle East, and China.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/11/in-brief-laurel-e-miller-and-jeffrey-martini-on-democratization.html 2012-11-13T14:44:00Z 2012-11-13T14:44:00Z

In this two-minute video blog, RAND's Laurel Miller and Jeffery Martini discuss the challenges ahead for democracy after the Arab Spring as the countries in the Arab world rebuild, work to find a balance between civilian and military authorities, and include Islamist voices in the democratic process.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9677.html 2013-01-11T14:00:00Z 2013-01-11T14:00:00Z

RAND researchers describe the attributes of potential organizational models and the steps needed to choose the form of a new organization charged with managing and disposing of commercial and defense high-level radioactive materials.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1230.html 2013-01-11T14:00:00Z 2013-01-11T14:00:00Z

Describes the steps needed to design a new organization for the management and disposition of commercial and defense high-level radioactive materials, with particular focus on the relationship of the organization to the President and Congress.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1192.html 2012-07-18T00:01:00Z 2012-07-18T00:01:00Z

Daunting challenges face countries swept up in the Arab Spring. This monograph assesses the prospects for democratization in these countries and suggests how the international community can help it succeed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9553.html 2010-08-12T08:44:00Z 2010-08-12T08:44:00Z

Haiti's future prosperity and peace require building a more effective, resilient state. RAND researchers identified Haiti's main challenges and recommended a set of state-building priorities that are necessary, feasible, and sustainable.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9673.html 2012-07-18T00:01:00Z 2012-07-18T00:01:00Z

Daunting challenges lie ahead for countries undergoing political transitions in the Arab world. Researchers identify the challenges these countries face and suggest policy approaches that may help foster enduring democracies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9673z1.html 2012-08-20T14:00:00Z 2012-08-20T14:00:00Z

Daunting challenges lie ahead for countries undergoing political transitions in the Arab world. Researchers identify the challenges these countries face and suggest policy approaches that may help foster enduring democracies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1039.html 2010-08-06T10:37:00Z 2010-08-06T10:37:00Z

Haiti's future prosperity and peace require building a more effective, resilient state. This report sifts through Haiti's many challenges and reform plans to identify the state-building priorities that are most necessary, feasible, and sustainable.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1039z1.html 2010-08-24T16:37:00Z 2010-08-24T16:37:00Z

Ce rapport passe en revue les défis auxquels est confrontée la République d'Haïti, ainsi que les projets de réforme envisagés, afin d'identifier les priorités les plus nécessaires, réalisables et durables dans le domaine de la construction étatique.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/11/28/USNEWS.html 2012-11-28T23:05:00Z 2012-11-28T23:05:00Z

Many transitions around the world in recent decades have been just as chaotic, yet 180-degree returns to autocracy have been exceedingly rare, writes Laurel Miller.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/12/21/USNEWS.html 2012-12-21T14:18:00Z 2012-12-21T14:18:00Z

The Egyptian process left no room for broad deliberation of the constitutional issues, or even for educating citizens about the text of the document on which they were asked to vote, writes Laurel Miller.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR167.html 2013-02-04T08:45:00Z 2013-02-04T08:45:00Z

This monograph analyzes the impediments that local conditions pose to nation-building. It examines how external actors and local leaders in a variety of societies modified or worked around those conditions to promote enduring peace.