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RAND's international affairs research comprises a range of cross-cutting issues, including global economies and trade, space and maritime security, diplomacy, global health and education, nation building, and regional security and stability. RAND also analyzes the policies and effectiveness of international organizations such as the UN, NATO, European Union, and ASEAN.

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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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Mark F. Monahan

Senior Social Scientist
J.D., Creighton University; B.A. in political science, University of Iowa

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Melinda Moore

Associate Director for Global Public Health, Global Health Initiative, RAND Health; Senior Natural Scientist
M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health

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Forrest E. Morgan

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. in policy studies, University of Maryland; M.A.A.S. in airpower arts and sciences, Air University; M.A. in computer systems management, Webster University; B.S. in business management, University of Maryland

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Jennifer D. P. Moroney

Senior Political Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
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

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Karl P. Mueller

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

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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

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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

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Erik Nemeth

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

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Charles Nemfakos

Senior Fellow
M.A. in government, Georgetown University

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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

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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

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Brian Nichiporuk

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

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Ellen Nolte

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

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Angela O'Mahony

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

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Allison J. Ober

Associate Health Policy Researcher
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

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Edward N. Okeke

Associate Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in health policy (economics), University of Michigan; M.A. in applied economics, University of Michigan; M.P.H., University of Michigan; M.D., Nnamdi Azikiwe University

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Olga Oliker

Director, International & Security Policy Department; 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

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Sarah Outcault

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.Phil (Ph.D. candidate) in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in economics, London School of Economics; B.A. in economics, University of Massachusetts

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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

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Janice S. Pedersen

Research Assistant
M.Sc. in social anthropology, University of Copenhagen; B.A. (Honours) in archaeology and anthropology, University of Cambridge

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