Issue Papers

The issue paper was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1993 to 2003 that contained early data analysis, an informed perspective on a topic, or a discussion of research directions, not necessarily based on published research. The issue paper was meant to be a vehicle for quick dissemination intended to stimulate discussion in a policy community.

2004

Approaches to Making Military-Civilian Domestic Violence Collaborations Work: Lessons Learned From Two Case Studies

A Demographic Overview of Metropolitan Pittsburgh

Formalizing Collaboration: Establishing Domestic Violence Memorandums of Understanding Between Military Installations and Civilian Communities

2003

Designing Airports for Security: An Analysis of Proposed Changes at LAX

Drug Use and Drug Policy Futures: Insights from a Colloquium

Globalization's Security Implications

Is There a Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? How Would We Know?

Managing General and Flag Officers

New Challenges for International Leadership: Positioning the United States for the 21st Century

A New Persian Gulf Security System

Preparing Military Forces for Integrated Operations in the Face of Uncertainty

Preparing Potential Senior Army Leaders for the Future: An Assessment of Leader Development Efforts in the Post-Cold War Era

Rebuilding the Supply Chain of Foreign-Affairs Leaders

Research Topics for Informing Broadband Internet Policy

2002

Are Local Health Responders Ready for Biological and Chemical Terrorism?

Army Medical Strategy: Issues for the Future

Ensuring Successful Personnel Management in the Department of Homeland Security

The Implications of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks for California: A Collection of Issue Papers

Issues Affecting Internet Use in Afghanistan and Developing Countries in the Middle East

Measuring and Evaluating Local Preparedness for a Chemical or Biological Terrorist Attack

A New Approach to Assessing Gas and Oil Resources in the Intermountain West

Organizing for Homeland Security

Preparing for Future Warfare with Advanced Technologies: Prioritizing the Next Generation of Capabilities

Redirecting R&D in the Commercial Aircraft Supply Chain

Russia and the Information Revolution

2001

Ballistic Missile Defense: A German-American Analysis

Biomaterials Availability: Potential Effects on Medical Innovation and Health Care

Biometrics: Facing Up to Terrorism

Keeping Military Pay Competitive: The Outlook for Civilian Wage Growth and Its Consequences

Load Center Power Generation in Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena: Potential Benefits for the Cities and for California

Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge (Arabic version)

RAND Research Suggests Changes in Department of Defense Internal Pricing

School Violence: Prevalence, Fears, and Prevention

Smart Management of R&D in the 21st Century: Strengthening the Army's Science and Technology Capabilities

Super Bowl Surveillance: Facing Up to Biometrics

2000

Agility by a Different Measure: Creating a More Flexible U.S. Army

Breaking the Mold: A New Paradigm for the Reserve Components

Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems?

From Testing to Deploying Nuclear Forces: The Hard Choices Facing India and Pakistan

Information Technology in the Home: Barriers, Opportunities, and Research Directions

Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge

Small Deployments, Big Problems

Transforming U.S. Forces: Lessons from the Wider Revolution

Ukraine and the Caspian: An Opportunity for the United States

Using Venture Capital to Improve Army Research and Development

Using Web Based Testing for Large Scale Assessment

What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us?

1999

Congage China

Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story Tanzeem el usrah fi el namiah: kissat nagah iam tantahi (Arabic version)

A Flood of Litigation? Predicting the Consequences of Changing Legal Remedies Available to ERISA Beneficiaries

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