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Global Security Environment

Global security includes military and diplomatic measures that nations and international organizations such as the United Nations and NATO take to ensure mutual safety and security. RAND provides analyses that help policymakers understand political, military, and economic trends around the world; the sources of potential regional conflict; and emerging threats to the global security environment.

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Iraq: Not Terrorist Central — Jan 30, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Upcoming Iraqi Elections Could Make Ethnic Strife There Even Worse — Jan 26, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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A Chance to Clean Up the Palestinian Authority — Jan 6, 2005

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Planning Post-conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: What Can We Learn? — Jan 1, 2005

This article discusses the challenges of post-conflict reconstruction planning and mission management and assesses what happened under the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA).

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Strengthening the Partnership — Jan 1, 2005

The partnership between nongovernmental aid organizations and the military illustrates a novel approach to post-conflict settings; however, it comes with a set of unique institutional challenges that must be analyzed to ensure success.

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Arming Europe — Jan 1, 2005

Examines the consolidation of Europe's defense industry since the end of the Cold War, and the industry's difficulties with U.S. licensing procedures.

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Work with the PA for Peace — Dec 29, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Clean, Lean and Able: A Strategy for Defense Development — Dec 20, 2004

Political, economic, and security progress in the developing world has been discouraging since the Cold War ended.

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Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq — Dec 20, 2004

This analysis describes in counterinsurgency terms where the United States has gone wrong in Iraq; what unique challenges the conflict presents to coalition military forces; and what light both shed on future counterinsurgency planning, operations, and requirements.

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U.S. Army Security Cooperation: Toward Improved Planning and Management — Dec 17, 2004

Discusses the Army’s current process for planning and resourcing its security cooperation activities and explores avenues for improvement.

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Urban Battle Fields of South Asia: Lessons Learned from Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan — Dec 16, 2004

Examines several case studies of sustained campaigns of urban terrorism perpetrated by various domestic groups in the countries of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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The Counterterror Coalitions: Cooperation with Pakistan and India — Dec 8, 2004

Examines U.S. strategic relations with India and Pakistan both historically and in the current context of the global war on terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

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In Iran, the U.S. Can't Stay on the Sidelines — Dec 2, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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The Kosovars Need to Know Where They're Headed — Oct 29, 2004

Published commentary by RAND staff.

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Aid During Conflict: Interaction Between Military and Civilian Assistance Providers in Afghanistan, September 2001-June 2002 — Oct 28, 2004

An assessment of humanitarian-assistance efforts by and interaction between civilian and military providers in the early phases of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

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