Commentary for 2007

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

Long-Term Instability? — December 31, 2007

  • C. Christine Fair
  • (Washington Times)

Make Room for Refugees — December 16, 2007

Our Misplaced Yuan Worries — December 15, 2007

U.S. Should Take Advantage of Improved Security in Iraq to Withdraw — December 2, 2007

  • David C. Gompert
  • (San Francisco Chronicle)

The Right Way to Withdraw — October 14, 2007

Oval Office Overhaul — October 5, 2007

  • Elizabeth D. Brown,
  • John D. Graham
  • (Washingtonpost.com)

Ready for Another Mideast War? — September 20, 2007

Revamp NCLB to Fulfill Its Promise — September 16, 2007

A New Tact on Iraq — August 25, 2007

The Real Analogy for Iraq — August 24, 2007

Combating Radicalization — August 23, 2007

Ad Men for U.S. Defense — August 20, 2007

Are the Sunnis Changing Sides — August 17, 2007

Spending Aid to Palestinians Wisely — August 16, 2007

Rebuilding Arms Control — August 10, 2007

In Support of the Congestion Charge — August 7, 2007

  • Cameron Munro
  • (Washingtonpost.com)

A Few Low Notes Won't Spoil China-US Harmony — August 2, 2007

China's Challenge — July 29, 2007

How to Talk to Iran — July 22, 2007

Cost of Unleashing China's Currency — July 13, 2007

Prison Health Care — July 12, 2007

Blair's Project for a New Palestine — July 7, 2007

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Project Syndicate)

Afghan Problem is Regional — July 4, 2007

Consequences of a Graying World — June 29, 2007

In Ukraine, Four Steps to Democracy — June 28, 2007

Iraqi Refugee Challenge — June 28, 2007

  • Kristen Cordell
  • (United Press International)

Risks and Riddles — June 1, 2007

RFID Security in the Workplace: Perk or Privacy? — June 1, 2007

Is America Prepared for Disaster? — May 30, 2007

Nuclear Terror: How Real? — May 13, 2007

A War of Nerves in Turkey — May 12, 2007

The Limits of Average Test Scores — May 11, 2007

Private Sector: Dealing with Office Romances — May 8, 2007

Vary MTA Fares — May 7, 2007

Pro-American Yes, French Poodle No — May 7, 2007

How Not to Promote American Missile Defense in Europe — April 27, 2007

Easing U.S.-Iran Tensions — April 19, 2007

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (United Press International)

Green But Unsafe — April 18, 2007

  • John D. Graham
  • (Wall Street Journal, Europe Edition)

Not Every Tragedy Has a Solution — April 18, 2007

Who Lost Iraq? — April 16, 2007

The Taliban Threat is Not Just America's Burden — April 12, 2007

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (Financial Times)

Saving Money and Saving Lives in Nursing Homes — March 30, 2007

  • Lisa R. Shugarman
  • (Washingtonpost.com)

Missile Defense: Avoiding a Crisis in Europe — March 29, 2007

Think It Through on Tests — March 28, 2007

Iran's Covert War in Iraq — March 16, 2007

  • Richard R. Brennan, Jr.
  • (Washington Times)

Steer a Smarter Course Than Specific Mileage Goals — March 16, 2007

  • John D. Graham
  • (Detroit Free Press)

Unknown Education Revolution — March 7, 2007

  • Naveen Mandava
  • (Mint)

Marketing is Making Us Fat — March 7, 2007

C. Asia's Great Game — March 5, 2007

My Enemy's Enemy — February 27, 2007

America's Turkey Problem — February 23, 2007

When Students Disappear... — February 21, 2007

Straight Talk About a Report on Achievement at City Schools — February 11, 2007

  • Brian Gill,
  • Jolley Christman
  • (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Iraq's Jobs-for-Peace Mirage — February 11, 2007

America's Long Wars — February 1, 2007

Afghanistan's Local Insurgency — January 31, 2007

Put Iraqi Insurgents Out of Business — January 29, 2007

No Need to Expand U.S. Army — January 26, 2007

  • David C. Gompert
  • (United Press International)

Coordination Could Breed Control in Iraq — January 24, 2007

  • Austin Long
  • (Washingtonpost.com)

A Bad Plan for the Middle East — January 17, 2007

Old Front Against Terrorism — January 14, 2007

Flooded with Food — January 7, 2007

Public: Leaner, Fitter, Meaner? — January 4, 2007

  • Tom Ling
  • (The Guardian)

Europe's Afghan Test — January 2, 2007

  • Robert E. Hunter
  • (United Press International)

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