International Commerce

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International trade—business conducted across national borders—drives GDP and directly and indirectly affects global alliances, globalization, and the economic health of nations. RAND research has examined international trade in contexts as diverse as arms trafficking, the drug trade, international nuclear commerce, trade unions, the U.S.-China trade deficit, and economic investment in the Ukraine.

Research conducted by: RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Drug Policy Research Center; RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; International Programs

Journal Articles (6)

Strategic Value of African Tribal Art: Auction Sales Trends as Cultural Intelligence — Apr 1, 2012

This paper explores the potential of the art market for open-source intelligence assessments of cultural security.

Art Sales as Cultural Intelligence: Analysis of the Auction Market for African Tribal Art — Jan 1, 2011

This paper examines auction sales of African tribal art for the continent as a whole and by individual nations of origin.

Collecting Cultural Intelligence: The Tactical Value of Cultural Property — Jan 1, 2011

This paper defines a framework for the collection of cultural intelligence as a fundamental asset in countering threats to cultural security.

International Drug Prices: Evidence from STRIDE — Jan 1, 2003

International markets for illicit drugs bear on US drug availability, prices, use, and consequences.

Gobble'uns and Foreign Policy: A Review — Jan 1, 1964

The author reviews three books on foreign policy.

The Soviet Financial System: Its Development and Relations with the Western World — Jan 1, 1963

Review of a book: The Soviet Financial System: Its Development and Relations with the Western World, by Mikhail V. Condoide.

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