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Christopher Paul

Pittsburgh Office

Behavioral/Social Scientist

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Education

Ph.D. in sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

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Homeland Security Program

Research Focus

Strategic communication; information and influence operations; psychological operations (PSYOP); urban warfare and urban instability; press-military relations; History of U.S. military interventions; simulation training and simulation acquisition

RAND Research Areas

National Security; Terrorism and Homeland Security

Recent Projects

Urban Flashpoints
Strategic Communication in Counterinsurgency
Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Approach to the Acquisition of Simulation Training
Developing an Assessment Framework for U.S. Air Force Security Cooperation
Shaping Perceptions and Behaviors of Non-Combatant Populations

Selected Publications

Christopher Paul, Whither Strategic Communication? A Survey of Current Proposals and Recommendations, RAND Corporation, 2009

Christopher Paul, "How Do Terrorists Generate and Maintain Support?", Social Science for Counterterrorism: Putting the Pieces Together, (MG-849) 665-679, 2009

Christopher Paul and Eric Landree, "Defining Terrorists' Information Requirements: The Modified Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (ModIPB) Framework", Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 5(1) 38+, 2008

Christopher Paul et al., "Identifying Urban Flashpoints: A Delphi Derived Model for Scoring Cities' Vulnerability to Large Scale Unrest", Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 31(11) 981-1000, 2008

Christopher Paul, Information Operations - Doctrine and Practice: A Reference Handbook, Praeger, 2008

Todd C. Helmus, Christopher Paul and Russell W. Glenn, Enlisting Madison Avenue: The Marketing Approach to Earning Popular Support in Theaters of Operation, RAND Corporation, 2007

Christopher Paul et al., Implementing and Evaluating an Innovative Approach to Simulation Training Acquisitions, RAND Corporation, 2006

Christopher Paul and James J. Kim, Reporters on the Battlefield: The Embedded Press System in Historical Context, RAND Corporation, 2004

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Research Focus

Strategic communication; information and influence operations; psychological operations (PSYOP); urban warfare and urban instability; press-military relations; history of U.S. military interventions; simulation training and simulation acquisition

Recent Projects

Urban flashpoints
Strategic communication in counterinsurgency
Implementation and evaluation of an innovative approach to the acquisition of simulation training
Developing an assessment framework for U.S. Air Force security cooperation
Shaping perceptions and behaviors of non-combatant populations

Selected Publications

"Defining Terrorists' Information Requirements: The Modified Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (ModIPB) Framework", Christopher Paul and Eric Landree, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Article 38, 2008

"Identifying Urban Flashpoints: A Delphi Derived Model for Scoring Cities' Vulnerability to Large Scale Unrest", Christopher Paul et al., Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Vol. 31, Issue 11, 2008

Information Operations - Doctrine and Practice: A Reference Handbook, Christopher Paul, Praeger, 2008

Marines on the Beach: The Politics of U.S. Military Intervention Decision Making, Christopher Paul, Praeger, 2008

"U.S. Presidential War Powers: Legacy Chains in Military Intervention Decisionmaking", Christopher Paul, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 45, Issue 5, 2008