RAND Expert Biography
Russell W. Glenn
Senior Policy Researcher
Expertise
Urban operations, counterinsurgency, post-conflict occupation, military and law enforcement training
Recent Work
Current and future military urban operations; counterinsurgency; nonlethal capabilities; shaping/information operations; interagency coordination and training; counterterrorism
Previous Positions
Three-year tour with the 3rd Armored Division (Spearhead) serving in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Exchange officer with the British Army's Royal School of Military Engineering
Education
Ph.D. in American history, University of Kansas; M.S. in systems management, University of Southern California; M.S. in civil engineering and M.S. in operations research, Stanford University; M.M.A.S., School of Advanced Military Studies; B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point
Publications of Interest
Counterinsurgency in a Test Tube: Analyzing the Success of the Regional Assistance Mission
to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), RAND Corporation, 2007
Preparing for the Proven Inevitable: An Urban Operations Training Strategy for America's
Joint Force, Russell W. Glenn et al., RAND Corporation, 2006
Urban Battle Command in the 21st Century, Russell W. Glenn and Gina Kingston, RAND Corporation, 2005
Reading Athena's Dance Card: Men Against Fire in Vietnam, Naval Institute Press, 2000
Training the 21st Century Police officer: Redefining Police Professionalism for the Los Angeles Police Department, Russell W. Glenn et al., RAND Corporation, 2003
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Aerospace Daily; Baltimore Sun; Chicago Tribune; Christian Science Monitor; CNN; Defense Week; Financial Times; Los Angeles Times; MSNBC; NPR
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.


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