2013-05-28T11:28:25Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/p/paul_christopher.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/10/31/MRI.html 2010-10-31T15:43:00Z 2010-10-31T15:43:00Z

All parties would like to see greater U.S. capability to inform, influence, and persuade abroad, with the Department of State as the robust leader of American public diplomacy and the Department of Defense as a valued and supporting partner, writes Christopher Paul.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/07/29/SWJ.html 2010-07-29T16:00:00Z 2010-07-29T16:00:00Z

The Department of Defense has decided to change the name of military psychological operations (PSYOP) and this is a good thing, writes Christopher Paul.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/06/02/CSM.html 2009-06-02T18:54:00Z 2009-06-02T18:54:00Z

The term "Global War on Terror" is now out of favor in the government lexicon, and new drug czar Gil Kerlikowske wants to end the use of the phrase "War on Drugs." It's not that opposing terrorism or drugs is no longer important, or that operations will be substantially changed. But how we talk about things matters, writes Christopher Paul.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/08/20/UPI.html 2007-08-20T16:01:00Z 2007-08-20T16:01:00Z

Improving the U.S. military's brand identity demands more than just a catchy new slogan. While communications can help explain U.S. policies, the behavior of every soldier, sailor, airman and marine is what ultimately determines how civilians view U.S. forces, write Todd Helmus, Russell Glenn and Christopher Paul in a commentary appearing in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080723.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presents findings from a case study of different approaches to the treatment of missing data. Casewise deletion can perform less well than expected. Unsophisticated imputations, such as mean and conditional mean, performed better than expected.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19981208.html 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little is known about the health behaviors of church attendees.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20000621.html 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strategy for arriving at answers to the critical question why do states do what they do? by focusing on and elaborating state autonomy theory.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20040618.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

This article seeks to explain both who participates in military intervention decisions and how they participate.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000113.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This article reviews and synthesizes social science knowledge on the connections between popular support and terrorist/insurgent sustainment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110007.html 2011-01-17T00:00:00Z 2011-01-17T00:00:00Z

Good COIN practices tend to "run in packs" and the balance of selected good and bad practices predicts insurgency outcomes. Data confirm the importance of popular support, but show that the ability to interdict tangible support (such as new personnel, materiel, and financing) is the single best predictor of COIN force success.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110001.html 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Discusses the demonstrated efficacy of the COIN principles embodied in FM 3-24, historical evicence and data collected from 30 case studies for recent resolved insurgencies. The vast majority of governments and COIN forces that adhered to multiple tenets of the field manual prevailed over the insurgencies they opposed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1107.html 2011-07-26T09:00:00Z 2011-07-26T09:00:00Z

In a series of essays, this book addresses the question of how America has responded in the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suggests options for more effectively dealing with the terrorist threat in the future.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT366.html 2011-07-11T10:59:00Z 2011-07-11T10:59:00Z

Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on July 12, 2011.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR907.html 2010-12-17T10:15:00Z 2010-12-17T10:15:00Z

Evaluates existing Air Force capacity to conduct assessments of its security cooperation and building partnerships programs, makes the case for improving assessment efforts, and describes a framework for doing so.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR360.html 2007-07-18T05:32:00Z 2007-07-18T05:32:00Z

Describes a framework to guide assessments of the availability of data regarding U.S. anti- and counterterrorism systems, countermeasures, and defenses for planning attacks on the U.S. air, rail, and sea transportation infrastructure.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1121.html 2011-09-14T08:45:00Z 2011-09-14T08:45:00Z

The Global Train and Equip

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9278.html 2007-08-01T14:45:00Z 2007-08-01T14:45:00Z

This fact sheet describes a framework for assessing the availability of publicly available information for planning attacks on the U.S. air, rail, and sea transportation infrastructure and the results of applying the framework in a red-team exercise.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51061.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00Z 2012-01-01T12:00:00Z

Useful recommendations for US engagement in and support for COIN operations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080007.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This article presents a method for the assessment of cities' vulnerability to large-scale urban unrest. Results include a tool that will allow users to rank cities on their vulnerability to large-scale urban unrest.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1597.html 2003-01-01T12:01:50Z 2003-01-01T12:01:50Z

Examining the pricing structure of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and its impact on customer demand, workload, and equity in pricing