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Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary — 2008
Countries in the Arab region are faced with the challenge of developing their populations' skills and technical knowledge, or human capital, in order to compete in the 21st century global economy.
Executive SummaryFull Report
Research Brief: English VersionResearch Brief Arabic Version
The Kefaya Movement: A Case Study of a Grassroots Reform Initiative — 2008
This publication explores the challenges to grassroots attempts to bring about democracy and implement political reform in the Arab world.
In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad -- Compilation and Commentary — 2008
David Aaron
Presents actual statements and writings of jihadis expressing their views on virtually every subject relevant to their cause.
More Freedom, Less Terror? Liberalization and Political Violence in the Arab World - 2008
Dalia Dassa Kaye, Frederic Wehrey, Audra K. Grant, Dale Stahl
Examines whether the growth of democracy in the Middle East may exacerbate political violence by exploring similar efforts in the Middle East from 1991 - 2006.
Department 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.
How Terrorist Groups End
Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki
Military force has rarely been the primary reason for the end of terrorist groups, and few groups since 1968 have achieved victory.
Final Report
News Release
Research Brief
Congressional Briefing
The Impact of Terrorism on the Defense Industry - 2008
Claude Berrebi, Esteban F. Klor
This paper analyzes the impact of terrorism on Israeli companies related to the defense, security or anti-terrorism industries.
After Saddam - Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq – 2008
Nora Bensahel, Olga Oliker, Keith Crane, Richard R. Brennan, Jr., Heather S. Gregg, Thomas Sullivan, Andrew Rathmell
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.
A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results - 2008
Francisco Martorell and Vazha Nadareishvili, with Hanine Salem
This report presents the results of a survey of Qatari students enrolled in their final year of secondary school concerning their attitudes about further education and future work plans.
A Survey of Qatari Secondary School Seniors: Methods and Results - 2008
Louay Constant and Vazha Nadareishvili, with Hanine Salem
This research was done to help Qatar identify priorities for developing post-secondary educational offerings.
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs - 2008
Catherine H. Augustine, Cathy Krop
This report summarizes an evaluation of the old Qatar educational system and describes proposed reforms.
Full Document
Research Brief (English Version)
Research Brief (Arabic Version)
The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey - 2008
Angel Rabasa, F. Stephen Larrabee
As a Muslim-majority country that is also a secular democratic state, a member of NATO, a candidate for membership in the European Union, and a long-standing U.S. ally, Turkey is pivotal to U.S. and Western security interests in a critical area of the world.
Analytic Support to Intelligence in Counter- insurgencies - 2008
Walter L. Perry, John Gordon, IV
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that U.S. forces need more-effective techniques and procedures to conduct counterinsurgency.
An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006 - 2008
Katharine Hall, Dale Stahl
Protecting the civilian population is one of the central tenets of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine. Until very recently, however, the U.S. military has not had a formal system for documenting the level of violence directed against Iraqi civilians.
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar - 2008
Catherine H. Augustine, Cathy Krop
Growing employment opportunities for Qatari nationals require greater attention to post-secondary education and the development of specific high-demand skills. This report summarizes the resulting evaluation of the old system and describes proposed reforms.
Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 5 - 2008
John Mackinlay, Alison Al-Baddawy
Operational failures in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the need for the West to rethink and retool its current COIN strategy. The authors suggest a new framework for future COIN operations.
Afghanistan: State and Society, Great Power Politics, and the Way Ahead: Findings from an International Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 - 2008
Cheryl Benard, Ole Kvaerno, Peter Dahl Thruelsen, Kristen Cordell
This volume compiles 11 of the papers presented at the conference; themes include the importance of historical precedents, coordination, and the development of a long-term strategic approach.
RAND Alternative Strategy Initiative: A Conference on Creative Use of the Media for Understanding and Tolerance - 2008
Cheryl Benard, Edward O'Connell
The RAND conference on “Creative Use of the Media for Understanding and Tolerance” took place in Doha, Qatar. Hosted by the RAND Alternative Strategy Initiative, its goal was to highlight groundbreaking indigenous media initiatives with important social content.
Invisible Wounds: Predicting the Immediate and Long-Term Consequences of Mental Health Problems in Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom – 2008
Benjamin R. Karney, Rajeev Ramchand, Karen Chan Osilla, Leah B. Caldarone, Rachel M. Burns
Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of Iraq deployments may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat.
Caution Nation-Builders: Gender Assumptions Ahead - 2008
Cheryl Benard
In the coming years, nation–building missions in complex post–conflict environments will require that policymakers and practitioners take care to evaluate present nation–building exercises. Clearly, this evaluation will need to be outcomes–based and will need to give due focus to the female majority of the populations in question.
Radicalization or Rehabilitation: Understanding the challenge of extremist and radicalized prisoners - 2008
Greg Hannah, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Jennifer Rubin
This study provides a preliminary overview of the challenges posed by radicalized and extremist prisoners, and European Muslims in the prison environment.
An Iraqi Modus Vivendi: How Would It Come About and What Would It Look Like? - 2008
Terrence K. Kelly
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 3, 2008.
Getting Back on Track in Afghanistan - 2008
Seth G. Jones
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on April 2, 2008.
Middle East Perspectives: Conference Proceedings from Gstaad, Switzerland – 2008
Shahram Chubin, David Aaron, Abdulaziz Sager, Shai Feldman
The eighth annual Workshop on the Middle East, held on July 1-3, 2007, in Gstaad, Switzerland, brought together representatives of the RAND Corporation, the Geneva Centre for Strategic Policy, the Gulf Research Center, and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University, as well as other regional, security, and policy experts, to assess the current situation in the Middle East.
Stabilization and Reconstruction Staffing: Developing U.S. Civilian Personnel Capabilities - 2008
Terrence K. Kelly, Ellen E. Tunstall, Thomas S. Szayna, Deanna Weber Prine
Recent U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and in Iraq, especially, have shown that engaging in stability and reconstruction operations is a difficult and lengthy process.
Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations: Lessons from Iraq (2003-2006) - 2008
Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell
This research brief examines U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Iraq from 2003 to 2006.
Women and Nation-Building
Cheryl Benard, Seth G. Jones, Olga Oliker, Cathryn Quantic Thurston, Brooke K. Stearns, Kristen Cordell
This study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways in which events in these contexts may affect women differently than they affect men.
Design of the Qatar National Research Fund: An Overview of the Study Approach and Key Recommendations - 2008
Victoria A. Greenfield, Debra Knopman, Eric Talley, Gabrielle Bloom, Edward Balkovich, D. J. Peterson, James T. Bartis, Stephen Rattien, Richard Rettig, Mark Y.D. Wang, Michael Mattock, Jihane Najjar, Martin C. Libicki
The QNRF is intended to be the leading institution in Qatar dedicated to addressing economic and social needs and pursuing opportunities to attract internationally recognized researchers to study topics of regional and global importance.
War by Other Means -- Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Final Report - 2008
David C. Gompert, John Gordon, IV, Adam Grissom, David R. Frelinger, Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki, Edward O'Connell, Brooke K. Stearns, Robert E. Hunter
The difficulties encountered by the United States in securing Iraq and Afghanistan despite years of effort and staggering costs raises the central question of the RAND Counterinsurgency Study: How should the United States improve its capabilities to counter insurgencies?
Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006): RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 2 – 2008
Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell
This monograph outlines strategic considerations relative to counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns and presents an overview of the current conflict in Iraq.
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