CGRS Publications Archive - 2009
2008 NSRD Annual Report — 2009
The RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD) addresses a wide variety of issues at the top of the national and international security policy agenda. This annual report offers a general survey of NSRD work in 2008, including research on nation-building, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, aircraft and shipyard costs, U.S. science and technology competitiveness, military retirement compensation, and approaches to North Korea.
Barriers to the Broad Dissemination of Creative Works in the Arab World — 2009
A growing body of creative works by Arab authors and artists counters the intellectual and ideological underpinnings of violent extremism. Unfortunately, many of these works are not widely disseminated, marginalizing the influence of these alternative voices. This monograph examines the barriers to the broad dissemination of such works, with a focus on Arabic literature, and suggests ways to overcome these barriers.
Building Partner Capacity to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction — 2009
Limited resources, access, and incomplete knowledge of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats create a need for working with appropriate partner countries around the world to address these challenging threats. This monograph outlines and then applies a four-step process for developing regional approaches to building partner capacity (BPC) to combat WMD.
Center for Asia Pacific Policy Brochure — 2009
The Asia Pacific region has been a focal point for RAND research since the late 1940s. Today, the Center for Asia Pacific Policy (CAPP) aims to extend RAND's capabilities to Asian clients to help address the policy challenges most critical to them. This downloadable brochure features several new and recent RAND titles on the Asia Pacific region with links to each of the publications on the RAND web site.
The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society: A Multidisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency — 2009
Whether U.S. terrorism-prevention efforts match the threat continues to be central in policy debate. Part of this debate is whether the United States needs a dedicated domestic counterterrorism intelligence agency. This book examines such an agency's possible capability, comparing its potential effectiveness with that of current efforts, and its acceptability to the public, as well as various balances and trade-offs involved.
A Compendium of Sexual Assault Research — 2009
Recognition of the problem of sexual assault, especially acquaintance rape, has increased dramatically since 1990. This compendium provides an overview of recent research on sexual assault and summarizes more than 450 individual studies of the topic, including research on its prevalence, victim and perpetrator risk factors, prevention, recovery and coping, and the responses of the health care, law enforcement, and criminal justice systems.
Competition and Innovation Under Complexity — 2009
Explores how increased complexity affects competition and innovation in the context of defense acquisition.
Computer Simulation of General and Flag Officer Management: Model Description and Results — 2009
A RAND simulation model adapted to address general and flag officer management subject to provisions of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 assesses the complexity and feasibility of managing new end- and grade-strength accounting rules. The model schedules assignments, holds positions open as needed, and forecasts retirements and promotions. The results indicate that GFO end-strength management is tractable.
Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States: Lessons from the Experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom — 2009
With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. Does the country need a dedicated domestic intelligence agency? Case studies of five other democracies — Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK — provide lessons and common themes that may help policymakers decide.
Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES): Manpower, Personnel, and Training Implications — 2009
The computer networks, systems, and applications used on Navy ships are an amalgam of disparate hardware and software systems that were developed and introduced onboard largely independent from one another. This report assesses the manpower, personnel, and training implications associated with the introduction of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) — a common computing environment — to U.S. Navy ships.
Controlling the Cost of C4I Upgrades on Naval Ships — 2009
C4I systems have evolved rapidly over the last few decades, and the cost of keeping these products up-to-date on new and in-service U.S. Navy ships is high due to configuration, integration, testing, and other challenges. Looking across a specific set of completed C4I upgrades, the authors found evidence of cost improvement, a high level of variability in costs, and a trend toward overestimating the installation-labor costs of certain upgrades.
Corporations and Counterinsurgency — 2009
Multinational corporations can be significant actors in zones of violent conflict. Corporate actions to shape their environment can sometimes mitigate conflict, but as the authors show in their case studies, corporate activities can help generate and sustain violence.
The Cost-Effectiveness of Military Advertising: Evidence from 2002-2004 — 2009
Presents the results of an econometric analysis that explored how effective military advertising is in generating active-duty enlistments. The author discusses trends in spending on military advertising, the effectiveness of different types of media at varying budget levels, how the different armed services' recruiting efforts affect each other, and the implications for military recruiting policy.
Countering Piracy in the Modern Era: Notes from a RAND Workshop to Discuss the Best Approaches for Dealing with Piracy in the 21st Century — 2009
In March 2009, the RAND Corporation convened a small group of experts from the U.S. government, allied partner nations, the maritime industry, and academic organizations to discuss piracy in the modern era. Participants concluded that mitigating the complex nature of maritime crime requires the input of all stakeholders — state, national, private, and nongovernmental — and must embrace measures beyond the reactive deployment of naval assets.
Data Collection Methods: Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Groups — 2009
Provides an annotated version of a short course on qualitative research methods. The course includes an overview of semi-structured interviews and focus groups, two techniques that are commonly used in policy research and applicable to many research questions.
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