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Afghan Peace Talks: A Primer — 2011
The objective of a negotiated peace in Afghanistan has been firmly embraced by most of the potential parties to a treaty. However, arriving at an agreement about the sequencing, timing, and prioritization of peace terms is likely to be difficult.
The Battle Behind the Wire: U.S. Prisoner and Detainee Operations from World War II to Iraq — 2011
Finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. Recommends that detailed doctrine should be in place prior to detention and that detainees should be surveyed when first detained.
The Latin American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact, and Response — 2011
The Latin American drug trade has emerged as an increasingly serious challenge to regional and international security, and the U.S. Air Force can play a meaningful role in helping boost partner nations' capacities to counter this pernicious threat.
The Next Supreme Leader: Succession in the Islamic Republic of Iran — 2011
Iran's commander in chief and highest political authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, plays a critical role in Iran's direction. This monograph explores factors shaping the succession to Khamenei and outlines post-Khamenei scenarios.
Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Sources of Success in Counterinsurgency — 2010
An examination of approaches to counterinsurgency from 30 recent resolved campaigns reveals that good COIN practices tend to ''run in packs'' and that the balance of selected good and bad practices perfectly predicts the outcome of a conflict.
How Insurgencies End — 2010
This book tests conventional wisdom about how insurgencies end using 89 case studies. Findings provide insight on tactics and strategy to policymakers and analysts, concluding that there are no counterinsurgency shortcuts.
The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism — 2011
In a series of essays, this book addresses the question of how America has responded in the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suggests options for more effectively dealing with the terrorist threat in the future.
Afghanistan's Local War: Building Local Defense Forces — 2010
The Afghan government and NATO strategy needs to include leveraging local communities, especially the use of traditional policing institutions, to establish security in Afghanistan and help mobilize the rural population against insurgents.
Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar — 2009
In wrestling with how to defend a nation's information infrastructure in what appears to be a new medium of warfare, it is tempting to apply the historic tenets of deterrence and defense -- but doing so is quite misleading.
The Global Technology Revolution 2020, Executive Summary: Bio/Nano/Materials/Information Trends, Drivers, Barriers, and Social Implications — 2006
Presents foresights into global technology trends and their implications for the world in the year 2020.
Ready for Takeoff: China's Advancing Aerospace Industry — 2011
China's current and projected aerospace market demand, domestic production capabilities, and foreign participation, and their implications for U.S. interests.
U.S. Competitiveness in Science and Technology — 2008
Examines claims that the United States is losing its position as a global leader in science and technology and offers policy recommendations to address such concerns.
Hours of Opportunity, Volume 1: Lessons from Five Cities on Building Systems to Improve After-School, Summer School, and Other Out-of-School-Time Programs — 2010
The first in this three-volume series describes the early work of cities that received a grant from The Wallace Foundation to increase collaboration, access, quality, information sharing, and sustainability in their out-of-school-time systems.
A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses: Final Evaluation Report — 2011
New York's Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance through school-based financial incentives, did not in fact do so, perhaps because it did not motivate change in educator behavior.
Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning — 2011
Students typically lose knowledge and skills during the summer, particularly low-income students. Districts and private providers can benefit from the evidence on summer programming to maximize program effectiveness, quality, reach, and funding.
Incorporating Student Performance Measures into Teacher Evaluation Systems — 2010
The authors analyze the systems of three districts and two states that have begun or are planning to incorporate measures of student performance into teacher evaluations.
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