New RAND Commercial Books

Deterrence Under Uncertainty

2023-12-05T08:00:00Z

Using insights from computer science, Deterrence Under Uncertainty: Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Warfare evaluates how AI could make nuclear war winnable, and whether that possibility is likely.

Age of Danger

2023-05-24T08:15:00Z

An urgent look at how America's national security machine went astray and how it fails to keep us safe — and what we can do to fix it.

Plagues and Their Aftermath

2023-05-24T08:00:00Z

In a concise, authoritative, and gripping telling, Brian Michael Jenkins provides an account of what kind of future the planet might be facing by looking at the world's long history of epidemics and discerning what was common about their aftermath.

Tech Wars

2022-10-13T09:00:00Z

This book explores the evolution of the U.S. research and development enterprise, asks whether this organization remains appropriate for current the challenges, and proposes strategies for better preparing for the global technology race.

Practical Geolocation for Electronic Warfare Using MATLAB

2022-09-02T09:00:00Z

This text explores the practical realities that arise from the employment of geolocation for electronic warfare in real-world systems.

Assessing the Harms of Crime

2022-06-29T08:45:00Z

Assessing the Harms of Crime provides a firm analytical foundation for making normative decisions about criminal and related policy, taking harm—and its reduction—as a conceptual starting point and supplying the means for systematic, empirical analysis in a harm assessment framework.

Sharing the Covers

2021-04-20T08:45:00Z

Help your relationships and your body with this definitive guide on sleep for couples -- with proven strategies to improve both sleep and relationship health -- by a clinical psychologist named as one of the top experts on the science of sleep.

Institution Building in Weak States

2020-06-26T08:15:00Z

The international community‘s approach to building state institutions needs its own reform. This innovative book proposes a new strategy, rooted in a rigorous analysis of recent missions.

Emitter Detection and Geolocation for Electronic Warfare

2019-10-07T09:00:00Z

This comprehensive resource provides theoretical formulation for detecting and geolocating non-cooperative emitters.

Leap of Faith

2019-09-17T07:45:00Z

The dramatic insider account of why we invaded Iraq, the motivations that drove it, and the frustrations of those who tried and failed to stop it, leading to the most costly misadventure in US history.

I Am Not a Tractor!

2017-12-15T09:15:00Z

I Am Not a Tractor! celebrates the courage, vision, and creativity of the farmworkers and community leaders who have transformed one of the worst agricultural situations in the United States into one of the best.

Foreign Service

2017-06-20T00:01:00Z

From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan in this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy and worked to advance U.S. national interests in some of the world's most difficult and troubled arenas.

Smart Markets for Water Resources

2017-06-19T10:45:00Z

This book combines explanation, examples, and detail to inform policymakers, large water users, environmental organizations, researchers, and a thirsty public.

Waging Insurgent Warfare

2016-11-01T08:00:00Z

Offering new insights into the dynamics of insurgent groups, Seth G. Jones weaves identifies the factors that contribute to the rise of an insurgency, the key components in conducting an insurgency and the elements that contribute to the end of insurgencies.

The People's Liberation Army and Contingency Planning in China

2016-06-29T07:45:00Z

This books brings together leading experts from the United States and Taiwan to examine how the People's Liberation Army (PLA) prepares for a range of domestic, border, and maritime contingencies.

PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking

2016-06-29T07:30:00Z

This book assesses the relationship between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and its civilian masters by moving beyond media and pundit speculation to mount an in-depth examination and explanation of the PLA's role in national security policymaking.

Rethinking Risk in National Security

2016-06-01T10:00:00Z

This book examines the role of risk management in the recent financial crisis and applies lessons learned to the national security realm.

Marijuana Legalization

2016-05-02T09:15:00Z

This second edition details the potential gains and losses from legalization and explores the "middle ground" options between prohibition and commercialized production.

The Fires of Spring

2016-04-19T00:01:00Z

This book is a narrative of the author‘s journey through six countries of the Middle East, describing countries, historical perspective, and interviews with revolution and government figures.

The French War on Al Qa'ida in Africa

2015-12-10T09:00:00Z

Investigates France's 2013 military intervention in Mali and its lessons for America's fight against terrorists. Its assessment of new anti-terrorist military strategy will be of use to those in the foreign policy and national security communities.