RAND: International Affairs: Documents Available Online 2008-11-21T12:26:38Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:76693084-41D4-11DB-B9BC-CE1F1D4D57CE Chinese Corporate Governance: History and Institutional Framework urn:uuid:9220BEF2-B1BA-11DD-9F13-5DFE38788F35 2008-11-20T11:56:00Z 2008-11-20T12:39:44Z Provides an overview of the development of corporate governance institutions in China, as well as an examination of continuing challenges and policy implications. Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China's Rise urn:uuid:9F6C26BE-A143-11DD-9E12-831E39788F35 2008-11-16T21:01:00Z 2008-11-21T11:19:00Z The six U.S. allies and partners examined here view China's rise primarily as an economic opportunity, if a mixed one. Its involvement in the region is welcome, but domination is not. Comprehensive U.S. engagement remains essential to them. The Kefaya Movement: A Case Study of a Grassroots Reform Initiative urn:uuid:2C14F110-A5B6-11DD-87D2-FDCC38788F35 2008-11-12T07:03:00Z 2008-11-12T07:19:15Z This examination of Kefaya's birth, accomplishments, and decline is based on an analysis of Egyptian scholarship, Arabic-language media reports (including online and new media), and interviews with Kefaya and Muslim Brotherhood members and observers. Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) urn:uuid:FEFD79FC-AA71-11DD-9F49-72D338788F35 2008-11-06T08:21:00Z 2008-11-06T08:23:00Z This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment. Improving Early Childhood Education in Central and Eastern Europe Step by Step urn:uuid:BEF48DE2-A4E9-11DD-90E7-51C038788F35 2008-11-05T07:28:00Z 2008-11-05T07:29:00Z Summarizes the capacity, reach, and sustainability of the Step by Step (SbS) Program, child-centered teaching strategies and parent and community involvement in early childhood education systems in former Soviet bloc countries. Deterrence -- From Cold War to Long War: Lessons from Six Decades of RAND Research urn:uuid:7D6F17AE-96C3-11DD-8ABB-58C038788F35 2008-10-27T08:25:00Z 2008-10-30T17:14:10Z This book examines six decades of RAND Corporation research on deterrence for lessons relevant to the current and future strategic environments. Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates urn:uuid:062E9D12-991C-11DD-833C-58C038788F35 2008-10-24T11:54:00Z 2008-11-06T08:22:00Z Describes the education and labor market initiatives under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy. Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region urn:uuid:B3E6C9F2-9AB1-11DD-A965-58C038788F35 2008-10-24T11:54:00Z 2008-11-06T08:38:00Z This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment. Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) urn:uuid:B42E90E8-9AB1-11DD-A965-58C038788F35 2008-10-24T11:54:00Z 2008-11-06T08:42:36Z This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment. In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad -- Compilation and Commentary urn:uuid:9647951C-88A4-11DD-BF65-58C038788F35 2008-10-15T08:49:00Z 2008-11-21T11:19:00Z The actual statements and writings of jihadi terrorists paint a revealing self-portrait of their motives, plans, and mind-set, and offer more profound insights into the jihadi threat. Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence: Lessons Learned and Best Practices urn:uuid:B9C1EA80-831B-11DD-9E71-58C038788F35 2008-10-02T09:00:00Z 2008-10-02T09:11:45Z This project involved senior practitioners from several institutions and disciplines to determine best practices for integrating civilian and military intervention activities, drawing on lessons learned from Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Green Warriors: Army Environmental Considerations for Contingency Operations from Planning Through Post-Conflict urn:uuid:AD5E73BA-5F05-11DD-8A12-59C038788F35 2008-09-23T06:00:00Z 2008-09-23T06:42:12Z The growing importance of environmental considerations for the Army in contingency operations, and recommendations for ways to better address environmental issues in Army planning, training, policy, guidance, and operations. The Army's Green Warriors: Environmental Considerations in Contingency Operations urn:uuid:E0892C88-62F4-11DD-B241-DAEA38788F35 2008-09-23T06:00:00Z 2008-09-23T06:03:00Z This research brief describes the growing importance of environmental considerations for the Army in contingency operations and suggests ways to better address environmental issues in Army planning, training, policy, guidance, and operations. More Freedom, Less Terror?: Liberalization and Political Violence in the Arab World urn:uuid:C08BA642-7FFD-11DD-AB10-58C038788F35 2008-09-23T04:26:07Z 2008-09-24T08:21:00Z Examines the effects that liberalization processes and democracy promotion have had on terrorism and political violence in six Arab countries. After the War: Nation-Building from FDR to George W. Bush urn:uuid:AF10CDF2-5F05-11DD-8A12-59C038788F35 2008-09-08T14:00:00Z 2008-10-21T12:01:34Z This volume assesses the impact of U.S. presidential decisionmaking style and administrative structure on nation-building, from the post--World War II era through the Cold War, post--Cold War era, and current war on terrorism. Policy Insight, Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2008: The Cost-Effectiveness of Education Interventions in Poor Countries urn:uuid:316CCAB4-703E-11DD-910D-58C038788F35 2008-08-27T07:59:00Z 2008-11-17T08:18:15Z Discusses the benefits of using randomized trials and cost-effectiveness analyses to evaluate development programs and presents the results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of education interventions in low-income countries. Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century urn:uuid:4A721F92-4EAF-11DD-B037-E4D638788F35 2008-08-25T06:18:00Z 2008-09-09T07:20:55Z This analysis of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on a range of historical examples from World War I through Somalia in the early 1990s to inform escalation-related decisionmaking. RAND Review: Vol. 32, No. 2, Summer 2008 urn:uuid:322E31A2-6320-11DD-8ECF-DAEA38788F35 2008-08-15T10:46:00Z 2008-08-15T10:47:00Z The cover story contains 11 essays that forecast 11 ''issues over the horizon''; other articles discuss the invisible wounds of war, visions of the future, colleges in prisons, and nuclear deterrence for the modern age. Department of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition Partners urn:uuid:E1CF14E8-5FF9-11DD-AED7-DAEA38788F35 2008-08-11T10:56:00Z 2008-09-02T10:39:09Z "Integrated operations" require the U.S. military to work with other government agencies, organizations, and foreign militaries. Current headquarter-staff training needs to be revamped to focus on high-priority tasks. How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida urn:uuid:530FC050-63AE-11DD-BD88-DAEA38788F35 2008-08-06T08:01:00Z 2008-09-19T13:18:00Z All terrorist groups end. But how do they end? Most groups since 1968 have ended because they joined the political process or are defeated by police and intelligence services. This has significant implications for countering al Qa'ida.