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DEFENSE PLANNING AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY

Disoriented: In Asia, U.S. Still Guards the Fort but Surrenders the Bank (Spring 2008)

Army Follows One Policy on Women in Combat, but Not Another? (Fall 2007)

Beating the Odds: In the War on Terrorism, It Takes Both Skill and Chance (Fall 2007)

New World Disorder: Different Types of Ungoverned Territories Warrant Different Responses (Fall 2007)

Afghanistan on the Edge: A World at Risk of Winning the Urban Battle, Losing the Rural War, Abandoning the Regional Solution (Summer 2007)

Be Wary of Drawing Unwarranted Lessons from Iraq War, Study Warns (Summer 2007)

Keeping the Pacific: An American Response to China’s Growing Military Might (Spring 2007)

Nation-Building Efforts Should Draw Lessons from Earlier Operations (Spring 2007)

Counterinsurgency Lessons Can Inform Global War on Terror (Fall 2006)

Old Lessons, New Doctrine: Classic Insights into Counterinsurgency Are Especially Trenchant Today (Fall 2006)

Shifting Course: Thoughts on the Future of American Foreign Policy (Fall 2006)

Steady Under Fire: All-Volunteer Force Proves Its Resilience, So Far (Fall 2006)

Three Decades of Experience with the All-Volunteer Force Have Charted a Course to Success (Fall 2006)

Airbus or Boeing Derivatives Favored for U.S. Air Force Tankers (Summer 2006)

From Algeria to Iraq: All But Forgotten Lessons from Nearly 50 Years Ago (Summer 2006)

True Grit: To Counter Terror, We Must Conquer Our Own Fear (Summer 2006)

Iraq and Beyond: Promoting Reenlistments (Spring 2006)

Iraq and Beyond: Rebuilding Iraqi Security (Spring 2006)

Iraq and Beyond: Recognizing Shortfalls in Performance, Identifying Options for Improvement (Spring 2006)

Iraq and Beyond: Sustaining Army Forces (Spring 2006)

Most Reservists Earn More Money When Called to Active Duty (Spring 2006)

China Should Go Further in Controlling WMD Exports, Report Argues (Fall 2005)

Army Stretched Thin: There’s No Easy Way Out for the Nation (Summer 2005)

Iraq and Afghanistan Missions Failing to Build Internal Security (Summer 2005)

Military Spending: Which Path Will China Take? (Summer 2005)

No Single Policy Is Likely to Meet All Army Goals, Given Current Rate of Sustained Operations (Summer 2005)

Unmanned but Not Untethered: Robots on the Future Battlefield (Summer 2005)

Voices of Experience: Former Defense Officials See Threats Looming on the Horizon (Summer 2005)

After 9/11: How Should the United States Deal with the Muslim World? (Spring 2005)

Nation-Building: UN Surpasses U.S. on Learning Curve (Spring 2005)

Breaking Ranks: U.S. Commanders Need Flexible Ways to Manage Personnel (Fall 2004)

Counterinsurgency in Iraq: Lessons Old and New (Summer 2004)

Selective Service: Bring Back the Draft in Iraq, Not Here (Summer 2004)

U.S. Coast Guard Needs to Accelerate, Expand Modernization Plan, Study Finds (Summer 2004)

Redefining Counterterrorism: The Terrorist Leader as CEO (Spring 2004)

Redefining the Enemy: The World Has Changed, But Our Mindset Has Not (Spring 2004)

We Need a Vision for Wind Tunnels—Not Tunnel Vision (Spring 2004)

Excessive Force: Why Russian and U.S. Nuclear Postures Perpetuate Cold War Risks (Fall 2003)

Is the Military Aircraft Industry Serving U.S. Needs? (Fall 2003)

No Base Is an Island: Why the Military Needs Formal Agreements with Civilian Authorities on Domestic Violence Cases (Fall 2003)

Overcompensating? A Tool to Refine Policies for Retaining Military Personnel (Fall 2003)

Burden of Victory: The Painful Arithmetic of Stability Operations (Summer 2003)

Nation-Building: The Inescapable Responsibility of the World’s Only Superpower (Summer 2003)

Vectors Without Borders: The Spread of Global Pathogens Can Imperil Us All (Summer 2003)

Animal Behavior Offers Clues for Military Deception (Spring 2003)

The Influence Component of Counterterrorism: A Systems Approach (Spring 2003)

Air Wars: The Battle for Arabic Television and Radio Audiences (Fall 2002)

IN COMMEMORATION OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 (Summer 2002)

Faster, Better, Cheaper: U.S. Army Manages a Logistics Revolution (Spring 2002)

Navy Slows Down Plans for All-Electric Ships (Spring 2002)

Precision-Guided Sanctions: How to Take the Profit Out of Proliferation (Spring 2002)

Shipshape: A Reorganized Military for a New Global Role (Summer 2001)

Report on “Invisible Women” Gains Conspicuous Visibility (Summer 2001)

Bipartisan Task Force Tills Common Ground with Russia (Summer 2001)

Colombia Watchers Point to Minefield of Drugs, Politics (Summer 2001)

Executive Briefing: A Global Agenda for the U.S. President (Spring 2001)

Suggestions for Collaborating with Russia (Spring 2001)

Guidelines for Humanitarian Interventions (Spring 2001)

A Latin American Policy Agenda (Spring 2001)

Political Science: A Science and Technology Agenda for the New Administration (Spring 2001)

Gulf War Illness Studies Cannot Rule Out Pesticides as Contributing Factors (Spring 2001)

Transcendental Destination: Where Will the Information Revolution Lead? (Fall 2000)

Foreign Policy for a World of Decision (Summer 2000)

Map of a World of Decision (Summer 2000)

Experimental Drug May Be Linked to Gulf War Illness (Winter 1999-2000)

Sweet and Sour: Recipe for a New China Policy (Winter 1999-2000)

Troop Formations: Military Personnel Reforms Contain Elements of Surprise (Winter 1999-2000)

Russia at Risk of Becoming <quo;a Failed State with Nukes”? (Fall 1999)

Looming Korean Upheaval Requires Army Flexibility (Fall 1999)

Balkan Duty: Five RAND Analysts Consider the Consequences of Kosovo (Spring 1999)

Regaining Equilibrium: How Defense Planning Can Help U.S. Forces Balance Multiple Goals (Spring 1999)

Limited Foreign Duty Boosts Reenlistment (Spring 1999)

Urban Operations Likely; U.S. Forces Not Ready (Spring 1999)

Report on Aircraft Carriers Launches Future Savings (Winter 1998-99)

Defense Industry Mergers Could Jeopardize U.S. Edge (Winter 1998-99)

Military Manpower, 1967-Present (Fall 1998)

Revolutions in Military Affairs, 1989-Present (Fall 1998)

1997: A Watershed Year For Defense (Fall 1997)

Uncertainty, But No Mystery, in Defense Planning (Spring 1997)

Escaping the Box: Flexibility in Defense Planning (Spring 1997)

Future Defense Budgets: A Skeptic’s View (Spring 1997)

From Sideshow to Center Stage: Military Operations Other Than War (Spring 1997)

Into the Storm’s Eye: New Roles (and New Technologies) for Rapid Reaction Forces (Spring 1997)


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