RAND Research Topic: Haiti 2012-05-24T14:51:09Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/haiti.html A Year After the Earthquake in Haiti, the Key to Stability Is to Build the State http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2010-12.html Jan 6, 2011 Jan 6, 2011 It has been a year since the devastating earthquake. The question now is how to use international aid and assistance wisely. This <em>RAND Review</em> cover story describes actions that could yield positive outcomes in Haiti in three to five years. Rebuilding Haiti http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2010/10/18/rebuilding_haiti.html Oct 18, 2010 Oct 18, 2010 In this October 2010 Congressional Briefing, RAND experts discuss how the billions of dollars in aid pledged to help Haiti rebuild after the January earthquake can be used to create a resilient state that is capable of responding effectively to natural disasters and providing public services like education and health care. Building a More Resilient Haitian State: French translation of summary http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1039z1.html Aug 24, 2010 Aug 24, 2010 <p>La prosp&eacute;rit&eacute; future d'Ha&iuml;ti et la paix dans ce pays requi&egrave;rent la construction d'un &Eacute;tat plus solide. Ce rapport passe en revue les nombreux d&eacute;fis auxquels est confront&eacute;e la R&eacute;publique d'Ha&iuml;ti, ainsi que les projets de r&eacute;forme envisag&eacute;s, afin d'identifier les priorit&eacute;s les plus n&eacute;cessaires, r&eacute;alisables et durables dans le domaine de la construction &eacute;tatique.</p> Keith Crane and Laurel Miller Discuss Building a More Resilient Haitian State http://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2010/08/13/building_resilient_haitian_state.html Aug 13, 2010 Aug 13, 2010 RAND Senior Economist Keith Crane and RAND Senior Political Scientist Laurel Miller discuss developing a Haitian state-building strategy. They identify the main challenges to more capable governance and suggest ways the influx of aid money can be used for long-term improvements, as well as offer other insights from their latest report, <em>Building a More Resilient Haitian State</em>. Rebuilding Haiti Requires New State-Building Strategy http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/08/13.html Aug 13, 2010 Aug 13, 2010 August 13, 2010 news release: Haiti's future prosperity and peace depend on its ability to build a more resilient state, one capable of providing public services like education and health care as well as responding effectively to natural disasters. Rebuilding Haiti Requires New State-Building Strategy http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1039.html Aug 12, 2010 Aug 12, 2010 Haiti's future prosperity and peace depend on its ability to build a more resilient state, one capable of providing public services like education and health care as well as responding effectively to natural disasters. Building a More Resilient Haitian State: Key Recommendations and Priorities http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9553.html Aug 12, 2010 Aug 12, 2010 <p>Haiti's future prosperity and peace require building a more effective, resilient state. RAND researchers identified Haiti's main challenges and recommended a set of state-building priorities that are necessary, feasible, and sustainable.</p> Reflections on the Initial Multinational Response to the Earthquake in Haiti http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000197.html May 31, 2010 May 31, 2010 Expert panel discussion of the emergency response in Haiti concluded that rigorous, objective after-action reports are needed both to improve ongoing operations in Haiti and to enhance future responses to large-scale population emergencies. A Month After the Earthquake: Opportunities Slipping Away http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/02/24/RAND.html Feb 23, 2010 Feb 23, 2010 Previous efforts by the international community to stabilize Haiti have met with little or only short-term success. This time, following the earthquake, the U.S. response could actually leverage the response and recovery opportunities into a broader international plan, write Agnes Gereben Schaefer and Anita Chandra. Reconstructing Haiti http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT339.html Jan 27, 2010 Jan 27, 2010 <p>In testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, James Dobbins discusses the current international disaster relief operation in Haiti and how it is affected by a preexisting post-conflict reconstruction mission, which he considers ultimately more important.</p> Skip the Graft http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/01/17/NYT.html Jan 16, 2010 Jan 16, 2010 <p>The latest disaster to befall Haiti creates the opportunity to combine bipartisan accord on Haiti in Washington with keen and perhaps sustained American public interest, writes James Dobbins.</p> Justification and Options for Creating A U.S. Stability Police Force http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG819.html May 3, 2009 May 3, 2009 Establishing security is the sine qua non of stability operations, since it is a prerequisite for reconstruction and development. Security requires a mix of military and police forces to deal with a range of threats from insurgents to criminal organizations. This research examines the creation of a high-end police force, which the authors call a Stability Police Force. Nation-Building Efforts Hampered By Failures to Address Health Problems http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG321.html Apr 19, 2006 Apr 19, 2006 <p>The United States missed opportunities to help win the support of the public in Iraq and Afghanistan by failing to make health a bigger focus of reconstruction efforts after U.S.-led invasions of the nations.</p> Give Haiti United Message from D.C. http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/02/26/TMH.html Feb 26, 2006 Feb 26, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Give Haiti United Message from D.C., in the Miami Herald. A Fresh Start for Haiti? Charting Future U.S. Haitian Relations http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT219.html Dec 21, 2004 Dec 21, 2004 Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotic Affairs on March 10, 2004. Elections and Nation-building http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/10/20/IHT.html Oct 20, 2004 Oct 20, 2004 Published commentary by RAND staff. A Way Out for Haiti http://www.rand.org/commentary/2004/02/19/NYT.html Feb 19, 2004 Feb 19, 2004 Published commentary by RAND staff. Leaving Iraq Too Soon Leads to Failure http://www.rand.org/commentary/2003/12/10/ND.html Dec 10, 2003 Dec 10, 2003 If the United States wants to succeed in rebuilding Iraq, history shows it will need to keep forces stationed there for at least five to seven years - maybe longer. America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1753.html Jul 28, 2003 Jul 28, 2003 The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for successful post-conflict nation-building that have never again been matched. The U.S. has a mixed record of success in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan&mdash;and now Iraq looms as the greatest nation-building challenge since 1945. We've Been Down This Road Before http://www.rand.org/commentary/2003/07/17/LAT.html Jul 17, 2003 Jul 17, 2003 commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.