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View More »Congressional Testimony
July 31, 2008: A New Grand Strategy for the United States
By Robert E. Hunter
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
July 15, 2008: Does America Need A New Grand Strategy?
By James Dobbins
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
June 12, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Quantifying the Societal Costs of Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
By Christine Eibner
Testimony presented before the Joint Economic Committee.
June 11, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
By Terri Tanielian
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 11, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Summary of Key Findings on Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
By Lisa H. Jaycox
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 3, 2008: An Iraqi Modus Vivendi: How Would It Come About and What Would It Look Like?
By Terrence K. Kelly
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
April 2, 2008: Getting Back on Track in Afghanistan
By Seth G. Jones
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
February 14, 2008: Ungoverned Territories
By Angel Rabasa
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
January 29, 2008: International Perspectives on Interagency Reform
By Nora Bensahel
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
January 16, 2008: U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, Instability, and the Future of U.S. Policy
By C. Christine Fair
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
September 12, 2007: Protecting Emergency Responders at Large-Scale Incidents: Lessons Learned from the Response to the Attacks on the World Trade Center
By Brian A. Jackson
Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee.
September 5, 2007: The Role of the Department of Defense in Provincial Reconstruction Teams
By Michelle Parker
Testimony presented before House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
September 5, 2007: Research and Development Issues for Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal
By James T. Bartis
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
June 28, 2007: Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
By James T. Bartis
Testimony presented before the Commonwealth of Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
June 26, 2007: Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development: Addendum
By James T. Bartis
Addendum to testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 24, 2007.
May 24, 2007: Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
By James T. Bartis
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
April 26, 2007: Improving the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research Program
By Bruce Held
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
View More »Congressional Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
The Challenge of Nuclear Armed Regional Adversaries
Presented by David Ochmanek
August 11, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Counterinsurgency in Aghanistan
Presented by Seth Jones
June 9, 2008
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
Presented by Terri Tanielian
April 28, 2008
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Room
S-211, The United States Capitol
War by Other Means—Building Complete and Balanced Capability for Countering Insurgency
Presented by David Gompert and John Gordon
February 11, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Have Military Divorce Rates Increased Since 9/11?
Presented by Benjamin Karney
October 15, 2007
1:00 P.M. — 2:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Submarine Design Resources: Ensuring Future Viability
Presented by John F. Schank
June 14, 2007
9:30 A.M.
HC-6, the U.S. Capitol
China as an International Actor
Presented by William Overholt
June 11, 2007
1:00 P.M.
Location TBA
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Presented by Brian Jackson
October 24, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
Presented by Brian Michael Jenkins
September 11, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads
Presented by Rollie Lal
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 A.M. — 9:00 A.M.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?
Presented by Mark Arena
June 12, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Activation and the Earnings of Reservists
Presented by David Loughran
February 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
S-115 (in the Capitol)
June 11, 2007
1:00 P.M.
Location TBA
October 24, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
September 11, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 A.M. — 9:00 A.M.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
June 12, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
February 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
S-115 (in the Capitol)
View More »Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
Highlights of Recent RAND Research Pertaining to Afghanistan and Iraq
Congressional Resource Packages
The following RAND Terrorism Congressional Resource Packages profile work in several key issue areas, including homeland security. Intended for Congressional members to take home to their districts, this package was compiled in December 2001 and March 2002. Specific sections or the entire package can be downloaded as a PDF.
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