RAND: John V. Parachini 2012-05-10T18:03:03Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/p/parachini_john_v.html A Bottom-Up Peace in Afghanistan http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/07/15/PJ.html 2010-07-15T17:41:00Z 2010-07-15T17:41:00Z The Afghan government has embarked on a high-stakes gamble: Try to negotiate with the leaders of the various insurgent networks to end the nine-year-old Afghan war, write Wali Shaaker and John Parachini. Rereading the Duelfer Report http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/11/15/IHT.html 2004-11-15T21:37:00Z 2004-11-15T21:37:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Iraq's Had Time to Really Hide Its Weapons Sites http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/09/19/ND.html 2002-09-19T17:22:00Z 2002-09-19T17:22:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Deny Victory to Anthrax Terrorists http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/10/17/IHT.html 2001-10-17T14:31:00Z 2001-10-17T14:31:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Religion Isn't Sole Motive of Terror http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/09/16/LAT2.html 2001-09-16T17:49:00Z 2001-09-16T17:49:00Z Published commentary by RAND staff. Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG481.html 2007-01-29T02:43:00Z 2007-01-29T02:43:00Z Examines the history of terrorist conflicts to understand terrorists' counter-technology efforts and to help the nation make the best choices to protect it from the threat of terrorism. Homeland Security: A Compendium of Public and Private Organizations' Policy Recommendations http://www.rand.org/pubs/white_papers/WP127.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Presents recent recommendations from various commissions and think tanks regarding U.S. homeland security policy. Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Lessons from Aum Shinrikyo, Al Quaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB165.html 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z 2005-11-25T10:11:00Z Getting Inside the Terrorist Mind http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9258.html 2007-05-02T14:27:00Z 2007-05-02T14:27:00Z This research brief summarizes three new RAND monographs: one focuses on terrorists' defenses against counterterrorist technologies; another details terrorist technology- and knowledge-sharing; a third explores terrorist targeting preferences. The Office of Science and Technology Policy Blue Ribbon Panel on the Threat of Biological Terrorism Directed Against Livestock http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF193.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Focuses on the nation's emergency management infrastructure and prioritizes a future research and development portfolio for thwarting potential terrorist bio-attacks against U.S. livestock and related produce. Combating Terrorism: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations and the National Strategies http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT231-1.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Testimony presented to the House Committee of Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations on September 22, 2004. Anthrax Attacks, Biological Terrorism and Preventive Responses http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT186.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Testimony presented before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information on November 6, 2001. Combating Terrorism: Assessing the Threat of Biological Terrorism http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT183.html 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Testimony presented before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives on October 12, 2001. Combating Terrorism: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations and the National Strategies http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT231.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This document has been superseded by a newer version. Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF212.html 2005-06-13T12:33:00Z 2005-06-13T12:33:00Z Three years after 9/11, the RAND Corporation held a conference to share results from recent terrorism studies with government officials, military officers, congressional staff, foundations and NGOs, foreign embassy representatives, and the public. Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG332.html 2005-04-11T11:42:00Z 2005-04-11T11:42:00Z Case studies of the organizational learning activities of five major terrorist groups and a methodology for ascertaining what and why they learned. Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 1: Organizational Learning in Terrorist Groups and Its Implications for Combating Terrorism http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG331.html 2005-04-11T11:42:00Z 2005-04-11T11:42:00Z Understanding how terrorist groups learn may aid in developing strategies to combat terrorist activities. Arab Spring, not Osama bin Laden's Fall, Will Determine Middle East's Fate http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/05/09/CSM.html 2011-05-09T11:10:15Z 2011-05-09T11:10:15Z The unanswered question is just what will endure in the Arab world: comparatively peaceful demonstrations leading to regime change, or brutal tactics by authoritarian regimes to crush dissent and cling to power, writes John Parachini. The Implications of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks for California: A Collection of Issue Papers http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP223.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This collection of issue papers illustrates that there is work to be done to improve our understanding of terrorism's longer-term effects. Diversion of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Expertise from the Former Soviet Union: Understanding an Evolving Problem http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB457.html 2005-05-13T06:46:00Z 2005-05-13T06:46:00Z Assesses the threat of diversion of expertise and sensitive information from the weapons complexes of the former Soviet Union.