RAND: Archive: North Korea2009-02-15T14:56:57ZCopyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation
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RAND Corporationurn:uuid:0A7F6286-F6D5-11DD-8200-12D538788F35Lessons from Six Decades of Research on Deterrence, From Cold War to Long Warurn:uuid:7D6F17AE-96C3-11DD-8ABB-58C038788F352008-10-30T03:00:00Z2008-10-30T03:00:00ZThe United States' 2006 reversal of its 2002 proclamation that deterrence was irrelevant to most future national security strategies is bolstered by research which shows that deterrence will likely play an ongoing role in U.S. efforts to manage a variety of threats, including both near-peer competitors and terrorist organizations.Meeting America's Security Challenges Beyond Iraqurn:uuid:F8BAFCF6-692E-11DD-A739-58C038788F352008-09-18T03:00:00Z2008-09-18T03:00:00ZIn a conference cohosted by RAND and the Center for Naval Analyses Corporation, members of the U.S. defense community discussed approaches to meeting the challenges of a demanding future security environment.A President's Early Foreign Policy, National Security Success Depends on Transitionurn:uuid:AF10CDF2-5F05-11DD-8A12-59C038788F352008-09-08T03:00:00Z2008-09-08T03:00:00ZThe foreign policy success of incoming presidents, particularly in the early years of a presidency, is largely determined by how well the new administration learns from the successes and failures of the outgoing president.South Korea Achieves Democracy Despite Previous Obstaclesurn:uuid:756FE448-6EB9-11DD-BE15-49FA38788F352008-09-02T03:00:00Z2008-09-02T03:00:00ZKey successes in achieving reform and development – particularly the creation of government stakesholders, the broadening of the ideological spectrum, collaboration between political factions, and major internal and external shocks – have contributed to the consolidation of the democratic system.Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Centuryurn:uuid:4A721F92-4EAF-11DD-B037-E4D638788F352008-08-25T03:00:00Z2008-08-25T03:00:00ZHistorical examples and the analysis of two modified Delphi exercises augment an examination of approaches to escalation management within the demands of today’s security environment and its attendant threats involving not only long-standing nuclear powers, but also insurgent groups and terrorists.Breaking the Failed-State Cycleurn:uuid:3847EA7E-04D4-11DD-BC45-E1BD38788F352008-05-27T03:00:00Z2008-05-27T03:00:00ZThe predominant threat to U.S. security in the 21st century comes not from the actions of opposing countries but from the fallout of collapsing ones. The world’s leading states can and should help the citizens of failed states by integrating efforts to reduce violence, advance the economy, and reform government.Modernizing the North Korean Systemurn:uuid:FDAE81C0-EB79-11DC-BFC0-E83139788F352008-03-10T03:00:00Z2008-03-10T03:00:00ZAn unprecedented joint report by researchers from the U.S., China, Russia, Japan and South Korea recommends a new approach to promoting the modernization of North Korea, as well as a "tool kit" to enable North Koreans to create their own modernization plans.Understanding Asian Geopoliticsurn:uuid:6B756C42-7E6E-11DC-AC90-E2BD38788F352007-10-24T03:00:00Z2007-10-24T03:00:00ZPost-Cold War Asia is increasingly unstable due to changes in relationships among the major countries, risks to the globalization process that underlay U.S. Cold War successes, and failure so far of U.S. strategies to adapt to the new environment.