RAND Expert Biography
Eric V. Larson
Senior Policy Researcher
Office
Santa Monica
Expertise
National security and defense planning, irregular warfare and counterterrorism, media and public opinion, strategic communications and information operations, homeland security, technology and innovation
Recent Work
Irregular warfare; Jihadist ideology and strategy; U.S. military access in key strategic regions; strategic communications and information operations; American and foreign attitudes on national security issues; South Korean attitudes toward the United States; confidence-building measures in the Korean peninsula; American and foreign attitudes toward China; homeland security
Education
Ph.D. and M.Phil. in policy analysis, RAND Graduate School (now the Pardee RAND Graduate School); A.B. in political science, University of Michigan
Publications of Interest
Misfortunes of War: Press and Public Reactions to Civilian Deaths in Wartime, Eric V. Larson and Bogdan Savych, RAND Corporation, 2006
American Public Support for U.S. Military Operations from Mogadishu to Baghdad, Eric V. Larson and Bogdan Savych, RAND Corporation, 2005
Ambivalent Allies? A Study of South Korean Attitudes Toward the U.S., Eric V. Larson et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Assuring Access in Key Strategic Regions: Toward a Long-Term Strategy, Eric V. Larson et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Casualties and Consensus: The Historical Role of Casualties in Domestic Support for U.S. Military Operations, RAND Corporation, 1996
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: ABC; Chicago Tribune; China Jiangsu TV; Christian Science Monitor; Financial Times; The Guardian; Los Angeles Times; NBC; New York Times; Newsday; Reuters; Salon; Taiwan Central News Agency; Wall Street Journal; Washington Post; Yazhou Zhoukan (China)
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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