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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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Lynne Saylor

Associate Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs, RAND Europe
M.A. in international relations, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Agnes Gereben Schaefer

Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in political science, Syracuse University; M.A. in political science, Florida International University; B.A. in international relations/environmental studies, Florida International University

Helen Rebecca Schindler

Senior Analyst
M.Sc. in economics, Maastricht University; DEA in sociology, Université Paris Descartes--Sorbonne

Nicole Schmidt

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.A. in psychology, University of Minnesota

Lowell H. Schwartz

Political Scientist
Ph.D., Department of War Studies, King's College London; M.A. in international affairs, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.S. in economics and history, University of Wisconsin

Daniel Schweppenstedde

Analyst
M.P.P. in public policy, Hertie School of Governance; B.A. in public administration, University of Münster; B.Sc. in public admnistration, University of Twente

Emily Scraggs

Associate Director
Ph.D. in sociology, London School of Economics; M.Sc. and B.Soc.Sc. in sociology, University College Cork

Stephan B. Seabrook

Project Associate
M.A. in international relations & international economics, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; B.A. in economics; government, Bowdoin College

Michael G. Shanley

Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in public policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in urban and regional planning, Cornell University; B.S. in industrial management, Purdue University

Howard J. Shatz

Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in public policy, Harvard University; M.I.A. in international policy analysis and management, Middle East studies, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; postgraduate study in Middle East studies, Tel Aviv University; A.B. in history, Brown University

David A. Shlapak

Senior International Policy Analyst
B.A. in political science, Northwestern University

Douglas Shontz

Social Scientist
J.D. in law, Indiana University; B.S.E. in chemical engineering, University of Michigan

Michael Spirtas

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. in international relations, Columbia University

Christian van Stolk

Associate Director, Employment, Education, and Social Policy, RAND Europe
Ph.D. in government, London School of Economics; M.A. in international relations and international economics, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

John Strauss

Adjunct
Ph.D. in economics, Michigan State University; B.A. in political science, Northwestern University

Rachel M. Swanger

Associate Dean, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A. in Japanese studies and international economics, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in history, The College of Wooster

Wasif Syed

Associate Physicist
Ph.D. in applied physics, Cornell University; M.S. in applied physics, Cornell University; B.S. in engineering physics (with distinction), University of Alberta

Thomas S. Szayna

Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.A. in international relations, Claremont Graduate School; B.A. in history and philosophy, Villanova University

Jirka Taylor

Research Assistant
M.Phil. in international relations, University of Cambridge; M.A. in American studies, Charles University, Prague; B.A. in international area studies, Charles University, Prague

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