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Cover: Department of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition PartnersDepartment of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition Partners — 2008

Recent missions highlight the need for DoD to consider ways to help the military prepare to work with other governments, international organizations, private and nongovernmental organizations, and foreign militaries.

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Cover: How Terrorist Groups EndHow Terrorist Groups End

Military force has rarely been the primary reason for the end of terrorist groups, and few groups since 1968 have achieved victory.

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Cover: TestimonyThe Impact of Terrorism on the Defense Industry - 2008

This paper analyzes the impact of terrorism on Israeli companies related to the defense, security or anti-terrorism industries.

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Cover: After SaddamAfter Saddam - Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq – 2008

Examines the prewar planning efforts for postwar Iraq, in order to establish what U.S. policymakers expected the postwar situation to look like, what actually transpired, and what went wrong.

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The RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy (CMEPP) provides expertise on the Middle East. CMEPP analysts are in touch with political, social, economic, and technological developments in and around the region. Through research and analysis, CMEPP helps public and private decision makers solve problems, tackle challenges, and identify ways to make society safer, smarter, and more prosperous.

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Kosovo and South Ossetia More Different Than Similar — Aug. 26, 2008

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The Russian government has long highlighted the similarities between Kosovo and South Ossetia. When Kosovo declared independence, Russia argued that this would embolden South Ossetia, as discussed by Olga Oliker in this commentary for RFERL.org .

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The Arc: A Formal Structure For a Palestinian State — Aug. 25, 2008

Palestinian girl by fence

This video explores the options for the physical infrastructure of potential for a Palestinian state.

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Turkey's Second Chance — Aug. 25, 2008

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The recent decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court not to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) helped Turkey narrowly dodge a dangerous political bullet, according to this commentary by F. Stephen Larrabee for the Washington Times .

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After the Taliban: Nation-Building in Afghanistan — Aug. 19, 2008

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Ambassador James Dobbins recounts how the U.S. administration reluctantly adjusted to its new role as nation-builder, yields insights into how government and diplomacy really work, and explains why it has failed to stabilize Afghanistan or Iraq.

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James Dobbins of RAND to Speak on Future of Nation-Building at New America Foundation Event — Aug. 21, 2008

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Ambassador James Dobbins of the RAND Corporation will speak about “Does Nation-Building Have A Future? Lessons from Afghanistan” at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC.

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Luncheon with Former Prime Minister of Pakistan - Mar. 7, 2008

CMEPP Lecture Series 3 Mar 2008

The RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy is sponsoring a luncheon with the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, in the RAND Forum from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Members of the CAPP, CGRS, CMEPP boards, and key RAND staff are invited to this event, hosted by Micheal Rich.


 

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