Food Supply Security

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Journal Article

The U.S. Agricultural System: A Target for Al-Qaeda? — Jan 1, 2005

Discusses the Impact of a major act of agricultural bio-terrorism in the United States.

Report

Hitting America's Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry — May 2, 2004

Assesses the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and explores the likely outcomes of a successful attack

Research Brief

Agroterrorism: What Is the Threat and What Can Be Done About It? — Jan 1, 2004

This research brief describes work documented in Hitting America’s Soft Underbelly: The Potential Threat of Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and Food Industry (MG-135-OSD).

Report

The Food and Drug Administration Confronts Homeland and National Security: Report on a Workshop of the RAND Center for Domestic and International Health Security — Jan 1, 2003

Reviews a December 2002 RAND workshop on challenges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration faces, particularly in its potential responses to increased national and homeland security needs for drugs and vaccines.

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Shira Efron

Assistant Policy Analyst
B.S. in biology, Tel Aviv University; M.A in international affairs, New York University

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Chaoling Feng

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; Master in management science, Tsinghua University; Master in environmental management, Paris Institute of Technology

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Melody Harvey

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.P., Pepperdine University, School of Public Policy; B.A. in economics, Reed College

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Kristy N. Kamarck

Senior Research Manager
M.P.A. in public policy/admin/analysis, London School of Economics; B.S. in economics, U.S. Naval Academy

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Tewodaj Mengistu

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.Phil. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in international development, School of International Service, American University; B.A. in economics, Ohio Wesleyan University

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