Commentary for 2004

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

Prepare the Public — December 30, 2004

Work with the PA for Peace — December 29, 2004

  • Steven Simon,
  • Jonathan Stevenson
  • (United Press International)

A Future for U.S.-China Space Cooperation? — December 13, 2004

  • John C. Baker,
  • Kevin L. Pollpeter
  • (Space News)

Social Studies: 21st Century Tribes — December 12, 2004

Immigrants in France — December 10, 2004

  • Robert A. Levine
  • (United Press International)

'Oil for Food' Worked — December 10, 2004

In Iran, the U.S. Can't Stay on the Sidelines — December 2, 2004

'Lifestyle' and Live-Saving Drugs — November 28, 2004

  • Thomas Croghan,
  • Patricia M. Pittman
  • (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Outside View: Russia's Caucasus Gambit — November 22, 2004

Nuclear Accord Could Open Door To Re-engagement With Tehran — November 19, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Forward)

Rereading the Duelfer Report — November 15, 2004

We're All Multilateralists Now — November 13, 2004

A Tale of Two Economies — November 10, 2004

Shortages Beyond Flu Shots — November 9, 2004

The Kosovars Need to Know Where They're Headed — October 29, 2004

The Next President and NATO — October 26, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)

Why Allies Send Spooks to America — October 25, 2004

Outside View: Ukraine elections and the West — October 22, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (United Press International )

Elections and Nation-building — October 20, 2004

Iraqi Security Forces: Numbers and Needs — October 20, 2004

Regional Cooperation Is Not Capitulation — October 17, 2004

Parents of Schoolchildren: Start Your Information Engines — October 10, 2004

Downtown is a Pittsburgh Neighborhood — October 3, 2004

  • Rachel Rue
  • (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Quality, Not Quantity — September 26, 2004

Safety First — September 22, 2004

The Bright Lights in Pittsburgh's Future — September 19, 2004

Storms Blow, But We Can Cut Losses — September 16, 2004

  • Charles Meade
  • (Times-Picayune, New Orleans)

The View from Ground Zero: Is America Safer? — September 12, 2004

Terrorism — September 12, 2004

  • Bruce Hoffman
  • (Star-Ledger)

Europe Must Set Its Defence Industry Free — September 7, 2004

  • Katia Vlachos-Dengler
  • (Financial Times)

Missed Opportunities — September 5, 2004

Talk It Out on Iran Before It's Too Late — August 27, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Los Angeles Times )

The World Should Share Its Science — August 25, 2004

  • Yee-Cheong Lee,
  • Caroline S. Wagner
  • (Financial Times)

US Troop Withdrawals Costly to Alliances — August 24, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Christian Science Monitor)

Afghanistan Without Doctors — August 12, 2004

  • Cheryl Benard
  • (Wall Street Journal)

Nation-Building Returns to Favour — August 11, 2004

A Dangerous Peace — August 9, 2004

Kosovo: Delaying is the Least-Bad Option — August 2, 2004

Lessons from the Past for Iraq's Future — July 23, 2004

  • Bruce Hoffman
  • (San Diego Union-Tribune)

China's Rising Unemployment Challenge — July 7, 2004

Engage, Don't Isolate, Iran — June 27, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (The San Diego Union Tribune)

Securing the Peace Will Require Finesse — June 27, 2004

What's in a Motto? — June 24, 2004

  • Evan S. Medeiros
  • (South China Morning Post)

Fighting the Insurgency — June 8, 2004

  • Bruce Hoffman
  • (Washington Times)

Shades of Tiananmen: Protests Now Flourish in China — June 2, 2004

  • Murray Scot Tanner
  • (International Herald Tribune)

Gaining The Iraqis' Toleration — May 28, 2004

A Chance to Overcome Religious Divisions — May 27, 2004

  • Rollie Lal
  • (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory — May 13, 2004

Perceptions of Food That Are an Ocean Apart — May 12, 2004

  • Felicia Wu
  • (The Financial Times)

Time to Deal With Iran — May 6, 2004

Gaza pullout - a Cynic's Path to 'Peace' — April 29, 2004

Can We Learn from Others? — April 15, 2004

Europe's Embargo: Keep the Ban on Arms for China — March 22, 2004

  • Roger Cliff,
  • Evan S. Medeiros
  • (International Herald Tribune)

Does Terrorism Work? — March 21, 2004

The West Must Now Reassess its Gamble on Russia — March 19, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Financial Times)

Police-Search Statistics Don't Lie, But Statisticians Can — February 22, 2004

A Way Out for Haiti — February 19, 2004

The U.N.'s Strengths and Weaknesses in Iraq — February 18, 2004

Beyond Iraq and the End of the US Monopoly — February 17, 2004

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Financial Times)

Intelligence -- a Funhouse of Reflections — February 15, 2004

A Perilous Dialogue of Pessimists — February 4, 2004

How We Are Fighting the War on Terrorism — February 3, 2004

Why We Didn't Get the Picture — February 1, 2004

  • Bruce Berkowitz
  • (Washington Post)

A Different Axis: Don't Try Regime Change in North Korea — January 31, 2004

It's So Easy to Blame China for Everything — January 22, 2004

UN Man for Baghdad: Bringing the Afghan Experience to Iraq — January 20, 2004

What Can We Learn from the Terrorists? — January 16, 2004

  • Bruce Hoffman
  • (Global Agenda)

Help the PA Push Out Hamas — January 16, 2004

  • Steven Simon,
  • Jonathan Stevenson
  • (Wall Street Journal, European Edition)

French Tussle Over Muslim Head Scarf is Positive Push for Women's Rights — January 5, 2004

  • Cheryl Benard
  • (Christian Science Monitor)

Mao as Guide to Fight in Iraq — January 4, 2004