Featured Publications
NSRD Publications by Year:
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2008
An Examination of Options to Reduce Underway Training Days Through the Use of Simulation - 2008
The authors find that although most exercises are done underway, many could be done in port with or without the use of simulators.
South Korea's Miraculous Democracy - 2008
Despite South Korea's messy democratic trajectory, it has miraculously achieved consolidation.
The Defense Acquisition Workforce: An Analysis of Personnel Trends Relevant to Policy, 1993-2006 — 2008
Susan M. Gates, Edward G. Keating, Adria D. Jewell, Lindsay Daugherty, Bryan Tysinger, Albert A. Robbert, Ralph Masi
Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen? A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs over the Past Several Decades — 2008
Mark V. Arena, Obaid Younossi, Kevin Brancato, Irv Blickstein, Clifford A. Grammich
Department of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition Partners — 2008
Michael Spirtas, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Harry J. Thie, Joe Hogler, Thomas-Durell Young
How Terrorist Groups End - Lessons for Countering al Qa’ida — 2008
Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki
Final Report
News Release
Research Brief
Congressional Briefing
Considering a Cadre Augmented Army - 2008
The Impact of Terrorism on the Defense Industry - 2008
2007 NSRD Annual Report - 2008
Europe's Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo - 2008
PRGS 2008 Defense Seminar Brochure - 2008
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
2007 NSRD Annual Report - 2008
Challenges of Applying Risk Management to Terrorism Security Policy - 2008
Henry H. Willis
A Survey of Recent Qatari Secondary School Graduates: Methods and Results - 2008
Francisco Martorell and Vazha Nadareishvili, with Hanine Salem
A Survey of Qatari Secondary School Seniors: Methods and Results - 2008
Louay Constant and Vazha Nadareishvili, with Hanine Salem
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs - 2008
Catherine H. Augustine, Cathy Krop
Full Document
Research Brief (English Version)
Research Brief (Arabic Version)
U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology - 2008
Titus Galama, James Hosek
The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey
Analytic Support to Intelligence in Counterinsurgencies - 2008
Walter L. Perry, John Gordon, IV
An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006 - 2008
Katharine Hall, Dale Stahl
How Do Earnings Change When Reservists Are Activated? - 2008
Francisco Martorell, Jacob Alex Klerman, David S. Loughran
The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand -- Understanding the Conflict's Evolving Dynamic - 2008
Peter Chalk
Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence -- The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Paper 6 - 2008
Austin Long
Cover: Developing Senior Navy Leaders - 2008
Lawrence M. Hanser, Louis W. Miller, Herbert J. Shukiar, Bruce Newsome
Cover: Planning for Diversity: Options and Recommendations for DoD Leaders - 2008
Nelson Lim, Michelle Cho, Kimberly Curry
Aligning Post-Secondary Educational Choices to Societal Needs: A New Scholarship System for Qatar - 2008
Catherine H. Augustine, Cathy Krop
Breaking the Failed-State Cycle - 2008
Marla C. Haims, David C. Gompert, Gregory F. Treverton, Brooke K. Stearns
Rethinking Counterinsurgency: RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 5 - 2008
John Mackinlay, Alison Al-Baddawy
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
Fiscally Informed Total Force Manpower - 2008
Harry J. Thie, John Christian, Matthew Stafford, Roland J. Yardley, Peter Schirmer
RAND Alternative Strategy Initiative: A Conference on Creative Use of the Media for Understanding and Tolerance - 2008
Cheryl Benard, Edward O'Connell
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
Performance Evaluation and Army Recruiting – 2008
James N. Dertouzos, Steven Garber
An Examination of the Relationship Between Usage and Operating and Support Costs for Air Force Aircraft – 2008
Eric J. Unger
Comparing Alternative U.S. Counterterrorism Strategies: Can Assumption-Based Planning Help Elevate the Debate? – 2008
Robert J. Lempert, Horacio R. Trujillo, David Aaron, James A. Dewar, Sandra H. Berry, Steven W. Popper
Aircraft Carrier Maintenance Cycles and Their Effects - 2008
Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, John F. Schank, Clifford A. Grammich
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery - 2008
Edited by Terri Tanielian and Lisa H. Jaycox
Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence: Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle – 2008
Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, John F. Schank, Clifford A. Grammich
Small Ships in Theater Security Cooperation – 2008
Robert W. Button, Irv Blickstein, Laurence Smallman, David Newton, Michele A. Poole, Michael Nixon
Turkey as a U.S. Security Partner
Finding Candidate Options for Investment: From Building Blocks to Composite Options and Preliminary Screening - 2008
Paul K. Davis, Russell D. Shaver, Gaga Gvineria, Justin Beck
Radicalization or Rehabilitation: Understanding the challenge of extremist and radicalized prisoners - 2008
Greg Hannah, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Jennifer R
An Iraqi Modus Vivendi: How Would It Come About and What Would It Look Like? - 2008
Terrence K. Kelly
Middle East Perspectives: Conference Proceedings from Gstaad, Switzerland – 2008
Shahram Chubin, David Aaron, Abdulaziz Sager, Shai Feldman
Getting the Most Out of Littoral Combat Ships – 2008
Brien Alkire, John Birkler, Lisa Dolan, James Dryden, Bryce Mason, Gordon T. Lee, John F. Schank, Michael Hayes
Using the Steel-Vessel Material-Cost Index to Mitigate Shipbuilder Risk – 2008
Edward G. Keating, Robert Murphy, John F. Schank, John Birkler
Getting the Most Out of Littoral Combat Ships - 2008
Brien Alkire, John Birkler, Lisa Dolan, James Dryden, Bryce Mason, Gordon T. Lee, John F. Schank, Michael Hayes
Using the Steel-Vessel Material-Cost Index to Mitigate Shipbuilder Risk - 2008
Edward G. Keating, Robert Murphy, John F. Schank, John Birkler
Stabilization and Reconstruction Staffing: Developing U.S. Civilian Personnel Capabilities - 2008
Terrence K. Kelly, Ellen E. Tunstall, Thomas S. Szayna, Deanna Weber Prine
Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles - 2008
Brian A. Jackson, David R. Frelinger, Michael J. Lostumbo, Robert W. Button
Modernizing the North Korean System: Objectives, Method, and Application – 2008
Charles Wolf, Jr., Norman D. Levin
Soft Power, Hard Power, and Counterinsurgency: The Early Soviet Experience in Central Asia and Its Implications – 2008
Olga Oliker
Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations: Lessons from Iraq (2003-2006) - 2008
Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell
Recent Trends in Veteran Unemployment as Measured in the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey - 2008
Bogdan Savych, Jacob Alex Klerman, David S. Loughran
Cuba After Castro Legacies, Challenges, and Impediments 
Design of the Qatar National Research Fund: An Overview of the Study Approach and Key Recommendations 
Education and the Asian Surge: A Comparison of the Education Systems in India and China 
Policy Insight, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2008 - China and India: Different Educational Paths Toward Prosperity 
Portfolio-Analysis Methods for Assessing Capability Options 
Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006): RAND Counterinsurgency Study -- Volume 2 
Maintaining Military Medical Skills During Peacetime: Outlining and Assessing a New Approach 
Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program 
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