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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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Research on the demography of aging in developing countries — Jan 1, 1994

This document has been superseded.

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Commitment to Purpose: How Alliance Partnership Won the Cold War — Jan 1, 1993

This book presents an in-depth historical analysis of how the Cold War unfolded in Europe from 1946-1992.

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How Do Education and Training Effect a Country’s Economic Performance? A Literature Survey — Jan 1, 1993

This report reviews research on the role of education and training in economic performance.

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European Defense and the Future of Transatlantic Cooperation — Jan 1, 1993

This study examines the evolution of the European Defense 'Identity' (EDI) in the context of the changing security environment of the post-Cold War period.

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Peace Keeping and Peace Making After the Cold War — Jan 1, 1993

Addresses the challenges of peacekeeping and peacemaking after the Cold War, looking first at recent efforts to keep the peace and then suggesting a multifaceted approach for the future.

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The Wary Warriors: Future Directions in Japanese Security Policies — Jan 1, 1993

This report assesses how changes in the domestic, regional, and international environments are likely to affect future Japanese security policies and defense cooperation between Japan and the U.S.

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A New Bretton Woods: Rethinking International Economic Institutions and Arrangements — Jan 1, 1993

In 1944, an international conference was convened in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to lay out a framework for international economic relations in the postwar world.

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The RAND/DIW/IFO Conference on The European Challenge and The Role of the U.S.A. — Jan 1, 1993

This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop/conference on "The European Challenge and the Role of the USA", Dusseldorf, Nov. 23-24, 1992.

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The Role of the Military Sector in the Economies of Russia and Ukraine: Proceedings of the RAND-Hoover Symposium, November 1992 — Jan 1, 1993

This volume contains the proceedings of a symposium conducted in November 1992 by RAND and the Hoover Institution on "The Role of the Military Sector in the Economies of Russia and the Ukraine."

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Extending the Western Alliance to East Central Europe: A New Strategy for NATO — Jan 1, 1993

In this issue paper, Khalilzad argues that NATO must be extended to the nations of East Central Europe to prevent instability in that region.

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If It's Worth Doing at All, Is It Worth Doing Wrong? Yugoslavia and the Next Time — Jan 1, 1993

In this issue paper, the author examines how--prior to Yugoslavia and in other, future cases--the United States might deter the behavior that has produced such atrocities or compel its cessation once begun.

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An Arms Control Strategy for the New Europe — Jan 1, 1993

Arms control, according to this study, has a continuing role to play in addressing Europe's new insecurities and instabilities and, therefore, should be pursued ambitiously for its potential contribution to peace and security.

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NATO Air Power: Organizing for Uncertainty — Jan 1, 1993

In the future, NATO forces must be prepared to respond quickly to events in regions within and beyond its borders. This research addresses how this requirement will affect the organization of NATO forces, particularly airpower, by postulating two scenarios that would stress NATO to the extreme.

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Methodology for Examining Effects of Arms Control Reduction on Tactical Air Forces: An Example from Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty Analysis — Jan 1, 1993

This note describes RAND's suggestions on how the tactical air reduction agreement should be structured and how NATO should implement it.

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Designing and Evaluating Conventional Arms Control Measures: The Case of the Korean Peninsula — Jan 1, 1993

This study attempts to design and evaluate effective arms control measures in relation to specific Korean security problems and arms control objectives that the South Korean government should undertake.

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U.S. Conventional Arms Control for Korea: A Proposed Approach — Jan 1, 1993

Presents an approach for integrating arms control into the changing Korean security environment and for evaluating how alternative arms control measures affect U.S. interests.

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Partnership for Peace: An American View — Jan 1, 1993

This paper describes the administration's thinking on NATO's future and the relationship between NATO and members of the former Warsaw Pact. A NATO meeting scheduled for January 10, 1994, is expected to discuss the question of NATO enlargement and ho...

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''An Ever Closer Union'': European Integration and its Implications for the Future of U.S.-European Relations — Jan 1, 1993

Examines the process of European integration and assesses its implications for U.S. policy.

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China's Military and the Upcoming Succession Struggle — Jan 1, 1993

Whatever direction events in the Asian Pacific take, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will likely play a pivotal part in China's evolution. This brief summarizes the PLA's political-military system and likely role in the succession process.

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