Commentary for 2001

Commentary pieces by RAND staff are the analyses of the authors, and not of RAND itself.

Osama Bin Laden--Not Wanted: Dead or Alive — December 30, 2001

  • John Arquilla
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Great Presidents Inspire Us — December 16, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

North Korea -- Friend or Foe? — December 2, 2001

Peacekeeping Forces Have a Long Afghan Haul Ahead of Them — November 29, 2001

  • Daniel Byman
  • (International Herald Tribune)

Don't Open the Door to Russia Yet — November 13, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Don't Scare the Public with Vague Warnings — October 24, 2001

  • Charles Meade
  • (Los Angeles Times )

Deny Victory to Anthrax Terrorists — October 17, 2001

Bush Waited, Deliberated--and the U.S. Gets It Right — October 8, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times )

Safeguarding the Skies — September 30, 2001

A Chance to Get Closer to China — September 27, 2001

  • Nina Hachigian,
  • James C. Mulvenon
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Bin Laden's Group Will Survive Him — September 25, 2001

  • Daniel Byman,
  • Kenneth M. Pollack
  • (Newsday)

High-Tech Human Identification Can Fight Terrorism — September 24, 2001

  • John D. Woodward
  • (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Re-Thinking U.S. Counter-Terrorism Efforts — September 21, 2001

Beef Up the Taliban's Enemy — September 20, 2001

  • Daniel Byman,
  • Kenneth M. Pollack, and
  • Gideon G. Rose
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Religion Isn't Sole Motive of Terror — September 16, 2001

Our Rage and Frustration: The War Within Us — September 16, 2001

This Time It Is Different — September 16, 2001

Terror's Aftermath: A Counterterrorism Policy for Yesterday's Threat — September 16, 2001

  • Bruce Hoffman
  • (Los Angeles Times)

China's Nuclear Agenda — September 7, 2001

  • Bates Gill,
  • James C. Mulvenon
  • (New York Times)

Pakistan's Role in the Kashmir Insurgency — September 1, 2001

Globalization: Less Than Meets the Eye — August 10, 2001

Nothing's Free in Dealing with Putin — August 1, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Japan's Lion Clicks for Citizen Power — July 22, 2001

  • Greyson Bryan,
  • Nina Hachigian
  • (Los Angeles Times )

Violence Unraveling the Fabric of Society — June 17, 2001

A Confounding, Complex Tragedy — June 17, 2001

A Burst of Agenda-Setting Will Disarm Europeans for Bush — June 6, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

There's a Better Way to Missile Defense — May 3, 2001

  • Jeffrey A. Isaacson
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Taiwan Risks Getting In Over Its Head — April 24, 2001

  • Michael D. Swaine
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Five Lessons from a Diplomatic Test — April 15, 2001

  • Michael D. Swaine
  • (San Diego Union-Tribune)

No. 1 Only Counts If You Have Influence — April 13, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Intelligence in the Information Age; Spy Data For Sale — April 8, 2001

  • Kevin M. O'Connell
  • (Newsday)

Can Trust Spring From Aerial Danger? — April 3, 2001

  • Michael D. Swaine
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Africa Suffers Wave of Maritime Violence — April 1, 2001

Keep North Korea on Life Support — March 27, 2001

Use 'Teachable Moments' to Save Young Lives — March 8, 2001

  • Jaana Juvonen
  • (Los Angeles Times)

Light Arms Trading in SE Asia — March 1, 2001

The China and Nuclear Reunion Is Only a Motive Away — February 24, 2001

Powell Better Remember to Pack a Defined Policy — February 23, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

The US Agricultural Sector: A New Target for Terrorism? — February 9, 2001

And Now, the Good Side of Facial Profiling — February 4, 2001

  • John D. Woodward
  • (Washington Post)

Tiptoeing Into Europe's Briar Patch — February 1, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)

North Korea Considers 'Going Chinese' — January 26, 2001

Foreign Policy Minefield Dictates Starting Slowly — January 8, 2001

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times)