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How Does the Conflict in Afghanistan Compare to Counterinsurgencies of the Past 30 Years?

An analysis of 30 insurgencies worldwide between 1978 and 2008 determined what factors were ultimately correlated with success or defeat. Comparing Afghanistan in early 2011 against this scorecard results in an uncertain outcome for the conflict there, but the findings may help provide additional guidance as operations continue.

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Jennifer D. P. Moroney

Research Department Director, Defense and Political Sciences Department; Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. in international relations, University of Kent at Canterbury, England; M.A. in European integration, University of Limerick, Ireland; B.A. in political science and history, Frostburg State University

Lucia Muchova

Associate Analyst
M.A. in international relations and international economics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); B.A. in modern and medieval languages, University of Cambridge

Karl P. Mueller

Associate Director, Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, RAND Arroyo Center; Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in politics, Princeton University; B.A. in political science, University of Chicago

Arturo Munoz

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. in history, M.A. in anthropology, Stanford University; A.B.D. in anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. in history and Spanish literature, Loyola Marymount University

Shanthi Nataraj

Associate Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in environmental engineering, Northwestern University

Erik Nemeth

Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. in vision science, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in computer science, University of California, Berkeley

Charles Nemfakos

Senior Fellow
M.A. in government, Georgetown University

Cora Neumann

Adjunct
M.P.H. in public health, Columbia University; B.A. in political science, University of New Mexico; D.Phil (expected) in international development, University of Oxford, UK

Victoria K. Ngo

Associate Behavioral & Social Scientist
B.A. in psychology, UC Davis; Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Vanderbilt University; M.S. in clinical psychology, Vanderbilt University

Brian Nichiporuk

Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A. in political science/economics, University of Chicago

Ellen Nolte

Director, Health and Healthcare, RAND Europe
Ph.D., University of London; M.P.H., University of Bielefeld, Germany

Allison J. Ober

Associate Health Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in social welfare, University of California Los Angeles; M.S.W. in social work, Catholic University of America; B.A. in psychology, University of Vermont

Claire O'Brien

Research Communications Manager
Ph.D. in neurobiology, University College London; B.Sc. in pharmacology, University of Bristol

Olga Oliker

Associate Director, International Security & Defense Policy Center; Senior International Policy Analyst
M.P.P., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; B.A. in international studies, Emory University

Angela O'Mahony

Political Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, UC San Diego; B.A. in economics, UC Los Angeles

John V. Parachini

Director, Intelligence Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute
M.B.A., Georgetown University; M.A. in international relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in philosophy, Haverford College

Mafalda Pardal

Associate Analyst
M.Sc. in criminology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; B.A. in law, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Maryse Penny

Analyst
M.A. with honours in politics and economic and social history, University of Edinburgh; M.A. in international conflict studies, King's College London

Francisco Perez-Arce

Associate Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economics, Princeton University; M.A. in economics, Princeton University; B.A. in economics, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

Walter L. Perry

Senior Information Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in information technology, George Mason University; M.S. in operations research, Tulane University; M.B.A. in management science, Tulane University; B.A. in mathematics and economics, Northeastern University

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