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| Title | Author | Publisher (Country) | Language |
| The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-Building | James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Keith Crane and Beth Cole DeGrasse. | Hanul Publishing Group (Korea) | Korean |
| Bridge or Barrier?: Turkey and the West After the Cold War | Ian O. Lesser | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Building Moderate Muslim Networks | Angel Rabasa, Cheryl Benard, Lowell H. Schwartz, Peter Sickle | Tanweer Publishing and Mass Media (Egypt) | Arabic |
| China: Domestic Change and Foreign Policy | Michael Swaine with Donald Henry | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| China's Air Force Enters the 21st Century | Kenneth Allen, Glenn Krumel, Jonathan Pollack | Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| China's International Behavior: Activism, Opportunism, and Diversification | Evan S. Medeiros | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Chinese Responses to U.S. Military Transformation and Implications for the Department of Defense | James C. Mulvenon, Murray Scot Tanner, Michael S. Chase, David R. Frelinger, David C. Gompert, Martin C. Libicki and Kevin L. Pollpeter | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Civil Democratic Islam: Partners, Resources, and Strategies | Cheryl Benard | Tanweer Publishing and Mass Media (Egypt) | Arabic |
| Colombian Labyrinth: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its Implications for Regional Stability | Angel Rabasa, Peter Chalk | Universidad Externado de Colombia (Colombia) | Spanish |
| Confronting Iraq: U.S. Policy and the Use of Force Since the Gulf War | Daniel Byman and Matthew C. Waxman | Center of Strategic and Future Studies (Kuwait) | Arabic |
| Conventional Coercion Across the Spectrum of Conventional Operations | David E. Johnson, Karl P. Mueller, and William H Taft V | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Countering the New Terrorism | Ian O. Lesser, Bruce Hoffman, John Arquilla, David F. Ronfeldt, Michele Zanini, Brian Michael Jenkins | Xinhua Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Courses of Action for Enhancing U.S. Air Force "Irregular Warfare" Capabilities: A Functional Solutions Analysis | Richard Mesic, David E. Thaler, David Ochmanek and Leon Goodson | Portico, Inc. (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar | Martin C. Libicki | Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar | Martin C. Libicki | Oriental Press (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar | Martin C. Libicki | Blackstone Audio, Inc. (U.S.) | English (audio rights) |
| Defense Planning in a Decade of Change | Eric V. Larson, David T. Orletsky, and Kristin J. Leuschner | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Deterrence and First-Strike Stability in Space: A Preliminary Assessment | Forrest E. Morgan | Portico, Inc. (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Deterrence Theory and Chinese Behavior | Abram N. Schulsky | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Dire Strait? Military Aspects of the China-Taiwan Confrontation and Options for U.S. Policy | David A. Shlapak, David T. Orletsky, and Barry A. Wilson | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Economics of Defense in the Nuclear Age | Charles Johnston Hitch, R.N. Mckean | Beijing Institute of Technology Press (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Emerging Threats, Force Structure, and the Role of Air Power in Korea | Natalie Crawford and Chung-in Moon, editors | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| European Contributions to Operation Allied Force: Implications for Translation Atlantic Cooperation | John E. Peters, Stuart E. Johnson, Nora Bensahel, Timothy Liston and Traci Williams | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Cruise Missiles | Brian A. Jackson, David R. Frelinger, Michael J. Lostumbo and Robert W. Button | Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Fault Lines in China's Economic Terrain | Charles Wolf, Jr., K. C. Yeh, Benjamin Zycher, Nicholas Eberstadt, Sung-Ho Lee | Tidetime (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (Complex characters) |
| Fault Lines in China's Economic Terrain | Charles Wolf, Jr., K. C. Yeh, Benjamin Zycher, Nicholas Eberstadt, Sung-Ho Lee | Xinhua Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Finding Candidate Options for Investment: From Building Blocks to Composite Options and Preliminary Screening | Paul K. Davis, Russell D. Shaver, Gaga Gvineria and Justin Beck | National Defense Industry Press and New Times Press (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Foundations of Effective Influence Operations: A Framework for Enhancing Army Capabilities | Eric V. Larson, Richard E. Darilek, Daniel Gibran, Brian Nichiporuk, Amy Richardson, Lowell H. Schwartz and Cathryn Quantic Thurston | Portico, Inc. (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Framing Compellent Strategies | Gregory F. Treverton | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| From Eastern Europe to Western China: The Growing Role of Turkey in the World and Its Implications for Western Interests | Graham Fuller | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| The Future of Turkish-Western Relations: Toward A Strategic Plan | Zalmay Khalilzad, Ian O. Lesser and F. Stephen Larrabee | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| The Future of Warfare: Issues from the 1999 Army After Next Study Cycle | Walter Perry, Bruce Pirnie, and John Gordon IV | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Getting To Outcomes™ 2004: Promoting Accountability Through Methods and Tools for Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation | Matthew Chinman, Pamela Imm and Abraham Wandersman. | Kazama Shobo Ltd. (Japan) | Japanese |
| Greece's New Geopolitics | Ian Lesser, F. Stephen Larrabee, Michele Zanini and Katia Vlachos-Dengler | Kokkalis Foundation (Greece) | Greek |
| In Athena's Camp | John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, editors | Jilin People's Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| In China's Shadow: Regional Perspectives on Chinese Foreign Policy and Military Development | Jonathan D. Pollack and Richard H. Yang | Kranco International, Ltd. (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| India's Emerging Nuclear Posture: Between Recessed Deterrent and Ready Arsenal | Ashley J. Tellis | Oxford University Press (India) | English (South Asia rights) |
| Interpreting China's Grand Strategy | Michael Swaine and Ashley Tellis | Xinhua Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Interpreting China's Grand Strategy | Michael Swaine and Ashley Tellis | Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy (Korea) | Korean |
| Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era | Daniel L. Byman, Shahram Chubin, Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Jerrold Green, editors | Center of Strategic and Future Studies (Kuwait) | Arabic |
| Iraq in the Next Decade: Will Iraq Survive Until 2002? | Graham E. Fuller | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates) | Arabic |
| Islam in the North Caucasus: The Example of Chechnya | Paul B. Henze | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Islamic Fundamentalism in the Northern Tier Countries: An Integrative View | Graham Fuller | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Japan and Ballistic Missile Defense | Michael Swaine, Rachel M. Swanger, Takashi Kawakami | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| A League of Airmen: U.S. Air Power in the Gulf War | James A. Winnefeld, Preston Niblack and Dana J. Johnson | Haedeun Achim Publishing Company (Korea) | Korean |
| Learning Large Lessons: The Evolving Roles of Ground Power and Air Power in the Post-Cold War Era | David E. Johnson | Republic of China Air Force (non-exclusive) (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Learning Large Lessons: The Evolving Roles of Ground Power and Air Power in the Post-Cold War Era | David E. Johnson | Republic of Korea Air Force Academy (non-exclusive) | Korean |
| Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel: Strategy Alternatives and Policy Implications | Tom LaTourrette, Thomas Light, Debra Knopman and James T. Bartis | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates) | Arabic |
| Measuring National Power in the Postindustrial Age | Ashley J. Tellis, Janice Bially, Christopher Layne, Melissa McPherson | Xinhua Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| The Military Potential of China's Commercial Technology | Roger Cliff | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Modernizing China’s Military: Opportunities and Constraints | Keith Crane, Roger Cliff, Evan S. Medeiros, James C. Mulvenon and William H. Overholt | Republic of China Air Force (non-exclusive) (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| NATO's Air War for Kosovo: A Strategic and Operational Assessment | Benjamin S. Lambeth | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy | John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, editors | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy | John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, editors | Hanul Publishing Group (Korea) | Korean |
| Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy | John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, editors | Alianza Editorial (Spain) | Spanish |
| Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy | John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, editors | KM Academia Publishing House (Ukraine) | Ukranian |
| New Challenges, New Tools for Defense Decisionmaking | Stuart Johnson, Martin Libicki, and Gregory F. Treverton, editors | Chinese Astronautics Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| New Challenges, New Tools for Defense Decisionmaking | Stuart Johnson, Martin Libicki, and Gregory F. Treverton, editors | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| New Opportunities for Military Women | Margaret C. Harrell and Laura L. Miller | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The North Caucasus: Russia's Long Struggle to Subdue the Circassians | Paul B. Henze | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Past Revolutions, Future Transformations | Richard O. Hundley | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Past Revolutions, Future Transformations | Richard O. Hundley | Republic of Korea Air Force | Korean |
| Patterns of China's Use of Force: Evidence from History and Doctrinal Writings | Mark Burles and Abram N. Shulsky | Kranco International, Ltd. (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Patterns of China's Use of Force: Evidence from History and Doctrinal Writings | Mark Burles and Abram N. Shulsky | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The People's Liberation Army in the Information Age | James C. Mulvenon, Richard H. Yang | Kranco International, Ltd. (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Persian Gulf Security: Improving Allied Military Contributions | Richard Sokolsky, Stuart Johnson, and F. Stephen Larrabee | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates) | Arabic |
| Portfolio-Analysis Methods for Assessing Capability Options | Paul K. Davis, Russell D. Shaver and Justin Beck | National Defense Industry Press and New Times Press (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Prescribing in primary care: Understanding what shapes GPs' prescribing choices and how might these be improved | Amanda Scoggins, Jan Tiessen, Tom Ling and Lila Rabinovich | Prous Science (Spain) (non-exclusive) | Spanish |
| Quality of Care for Cardiopulmonary Conditions: A Review of the Literature and Quality Indicators | Eve A. Kerr, Steven M. Asch, Eric G. Hamilton, Elizabeth A. McGlynn (Editors) | Pfizer (non-exclusive) (Spain) | Spanish |
| Quality of Care for Children and Adolescents: A Review of Selected Clinical Conditions and Quality Indicators | Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Cheryl L. Damberg, Eve A. Kerr, Mark A. Schuster (Editors) | Pfizer (non-exclusive) (Spain) | Spanish |
| Quality of Care for General Medical Conditions: A Review of the Literature and Quality Indicators | Eve A. Kerr, Steven M. Asch, Eric G. Hamilton, Elizabeth A. McGlynn (Editors) | Pfizer (non-exclusive) (Spain) | Spanish |
| Quality of Care for Oncologic Conditions and HIV: A Review of the Literature and Quality Indicators | Steven M. Asch, Eve A. Kerr, Eric G. Hamilton, Jennifer L. Reifel, Elizabeth A. McGlynn (Editors) | Pfizer (non-exclusive) (Spain) | Spanish |
| Quality of Care for Women: A Review of Selected Clinical Conditions and Quality Indicators | Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Eve A. Kerr, Cheryl L. Damberg, and Steven M. Asch (Editors) | Pfizer (non-exclusive) (Spain) | Spanish |
| The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User's Manual | Kathryn Fitch, Steven J. Bernstein, Maria Dolores Aguilar, Bernard Burnand, Juan Ramon LaCalle, Pablo Lazaro, Mirjam van het Loo, Joseph McDonnell, John Paul Vader, James P. Kahan | Pfizer (non-exclusive) (Spain) | Spanish |
| RAND's Portfolio Analysis Tool (PAT): Theory, Methods, and Reference Manual | Paul K. Davis and Paul Dreyer | National Defense Industry Press and New Times Press (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey | Angel Rabasa and F. Stephen Larrabee | Suheyb Karaman (Turkey) | Turkish |
| The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey | Angel Rabasa and F. Stephen Larrabee | Tanweer Publishing and Mass Media (Egypt) | Arabic |
| The Role of the Chinese Military in National Security Policymaking | Michael D. Swaine | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The Role of Southeast Asia in U.S. Strategy Toward China | Richard Sokolsky, Angel Rabasa, C.R. Neu | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Russia's Chechen Wars, 1994-2000 | Olga Oliker | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Science and Technology Research and Development Capacity in Japan: Observations from Leading U.S. Researchers and Scientists | Anny Wong, Aruna Balakrishnan, James Garulski, Thor Hogan, Eric Landree and Maureen McArthur | Mitsubishi Research Institute (non-exclusive) (Japan) | Japanese |
| Sources of Conflict in the 21st Century: Regional Futures and U.S. Strategy | Zalmay Khalilzad and Ian Lesser, editors | Jiangsu People's Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Sources of Conflict in the 21st Century: Regional Futures and U.S. Strategy | Zalmay Khalilzad and Ian Lesser, editors | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates) | Arabic |
| Shaking the Heavens and Splitting the Earth: Chinese Air Force Employment Concepts in the 21st Century | Roger Cliff, John F. Fei, Jeff Hagen, Elizabeth Hague, Eric Heginbotham and John Stillion | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Space: Emerging Options for National Power | Dana Johnson, Scott Pace, and Brian Gabbard | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Space Weapons Earth Wars | Robert Preston, Dana J. Johnson, Sean J. A. Edwards, Michael D. Miller and Calvin Shipbaugh. | Portico, Inc. (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Strategic Appraisal: The Changing Role of Information in Warfare | Zalmay Khalilzad and John P. White, editors | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates) | Arabic |
| Strategic Appraisal: The Changing Role of Information in Warfare | Zalmay Khalilzad and John P. White, editors | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Strategic Appraisal 1996 | Zalmay Khalilzad, editor | The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (United Arab Emirates) | Arabic |
| Strategic Information Warfare Rising | Roger C. Molander, Peter A. Wilson, David Mussington, and Richard Mesic | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Strategic Information Warfare Rising | Roger C. Molander, Peter A. Wilson, David Mussington, and Richard Mesic | Jilin Publishing Group (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| Taiwan's National Security Defense Policy and Weapon Procurement Process | Michael D. Swaine | Kranco International, Ltd. (Taiwan) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| Troubled Partnership: U.S.-Turkish Relations in an Era of Global Geopolitical Change | F. Stephen Larrabee | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Turkey as a U.S. Security Partner | F. Stephen Larrabee | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Turkey Faces East: New Orientations Toward the Middle East and the Old Soviet Union | Graham Fuller | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Turkey: Toward the Twenty-First Century | Paul B. Henze | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Turkish democracy and the American alliance | Paul B. Henze | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Turkish Foreign Policy in an Age of Uncertainty | Stephen Larrabee, Ian O. Lesser | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| The U.S. and a Rising China: Strategic and Military Implications | Zalmay Khalilzad, Abram N. Shulsky, Daniel Byman, Roger Cliff, David T. Orletsky, David A. Shlapak and Ashley J. Tellis | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy | Lynn Davis and Jeremy Shapiro | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture | Zalmay Khalilzad, David T. Orletsky, Jonathan D. Pollack, Kevin L. Pollpeter, Angel Rabasa, David A. Shlapak, Abram N. Shulsky and Ashley J. Tellis | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture | Zalmay Khalilzad, David T. Orletsky, Jonathan D. Pollack, Kevin L. Pollpeter, Angel Rabasa, David A. Shlapak, Abram N. Shulsky and Ashley J. Tellis | Xinhua Publishing House (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
| The United States and the Horn of Africa: History and Current Challenge | Paul B. Henze | Akcali Copyright Agency(Turkey) | Turkish |
| Velocity Management: The Business Paradigm That Has Transformed U.S. Army Logistics | John Dumond, Marygail K. Brauner, Rick Eden, John R. Folkeson, Kenneth J. Girardini, Donna J. Keyser, Eric Peltz, Ellen M. Pint and Mark Y.D. Wang | Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan) (non-exclusive) | Chinese (complex characters) |
| The Warrior Who Would Rule Russia: A Profile of Aleksandr Lebed | Benjamin S. Lambeth | Brassey's Ltd. (UK) | English |
| What It Takes: Air Force Command of Joint Operations | Michael Spirtas, Thomas-Durell Young and S. Rebecca Zimmerman | Portico, Inc. (People's Republic of China) | Chinese (simplified characters) |
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