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The RAND Center for Global Risk and Security reflects the need for a focal point for cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary research and analysis on the increasingly complex issue of global security. It draws on RAND’s unparalleled breadth of related expertise – from strategy to health to technology and criminal justice – and expands upon RAND’s long history of excellence in informing security policy by exploring innovative new areas of inquiry that cut across traditional perspectives. Led by an advisory board of distinguished individuals from varied angles of vision on security and risk, the Center will develop a better understanding of the variety of security threats, and then decide on deeper research dives where RAND’s special range of competences can make a difference in framing categories of possible response.

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European Union Has Developed a Nascent, but Growing Capacity to Deploy and Employ Armed Force - Jul. 8, 2008

The European Union has recently demonstrated the capacity to deploy and employ armed force outside its borders in support of broader common policy objectives, creating a new player in nation-building operations.

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Dealing with Iran: The Case for Talking - Jul. 1, 2008

Negotiating with Iran will not necessarily produce accomodations, however it will provide more information, which will in turn lead to more options, better choices and wiser policy, as discussed by James Dobbins in this commentary for the International Herald Tribune .

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Shortcomings in Planning for Post-Combat Period in Iraq Outlined - June 30, 2008

Efforts to adequately plan for the post-combat period in Iraq were thwarted by overly optimistic views held by top civilian leaders and a belief among military leaders that civilian authorities would be responsible for postwar operations, according to a report by RAND Corporation researchers.

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China's Responsibility to Protect: The Nation Can Help Citizens in Myanmar, Sudan — Jun. 17, 2008

Of all countries remiss in their responsibility to protect human rights, China bears special scrutiny because of its influence with the Myanmar and Sudanese regimes, writes David C. Gompert.

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Third Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security - May. 8-9, 2008

The Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group (LA-TEW) and RAND Center for Global Risk and Security Presents the Third Annual Conference on Terrorism and Global Security at The RAND Corporation. The conference will include plenary sessions, keynote speakers, and breakout sessions on key related topics.

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SAIS and the RAND Center for Global Risk and Security Terrorism Trials Colloquium - Jan. 10, 2008

By Invitation Only: The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the RAND Center for Global Risk and Security will hold a Terrorism Trials Colloquium on January 10, 2008 in the SAIS Kennedy Auditorium of the Nitze Building, Washington D.C. Sessions will range over the strategic, legal and practical issues associated with terrorism trials.

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