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Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century — 2008

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Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems — 2008

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Insights on Aircraft Programmed Depot Maintenance: An Analysis of F-15 PDM — 2008

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The Weighted Airman Promotion System: Standardizing Test Scores — 2008

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Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen? A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs over the Past Several Decades — 2008

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Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan — 2008

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Flexibility and Sensitivity to Local Concerns Are Crucial to Long-Term U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan — Aug. 1, 2008

The United States is heavily invested – diplomatically, economically, and militarily – in Iraq and Afghanistan. Based on this, the United States must clarify its long-term intentions to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding regions.

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Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries — Jul. 28, 2008

This research brief describes a study of nuclear-armed regional adversaries, which suggests that U.S. policymakers and commanders will want to field improved capabilities that can prevent (rather than deter) an enemy's use of nuclear weapons.

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U.S. Policy Should Utilize Vulnerabilities in Iran's Political, Economic Conditions — Jul. 10, 2008

The United States should pursue a mixed strategy toward Iran, promoting social developments within the country and at the same time exploiting vulnerabilities in the nation's political, economic and demographic conditions, according to a study issued today by the RAND Corporation.

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Test and Evaluation Facilities and Capabilities: Is the Air Force Overinvested? — Jun. 26, 2008

This research involved an examination of the costs and benefits of a proposed consolidation of Air Force test and evaluation facilities that had raised concerns among a broad set of interested parties, including members of Congress.

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Increase In Piracy And Terrorism At Sea; Little Evidence Supports Fear That The Two Crimes Are Merging — Jun. 5, 2008

Acts of piracy and terrorism at sea are on the rise, but there is little evidence to support concerns from some governments and international organizations that pirates and terrorists are beginning to collude with one another, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

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New Approaches to Planning, Executing, and Assessing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations — May 8, 2008

The U.S. Air Force has greatly increased the number of operational surveillance sensors and its ability to process data from these sensors. However, along with the increased number of sensors comes an increase in the complexity of the tasking of these assets.

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