Diplomacy, the practice of international relations, is an area in which RAND has significant research experience. Among RAND's many experts are former ambassadors whose research and commentary on both long-term efforts and current events shed light on how diplomatic ventures can be integral to national security goals and activities, including traditional military interventions, nuclear arms control, and nation-building efforts.
News Release
An unprecedented joint report by researchers from the U.S., China, Russia, Japan and South Korea recommends a new approach to promoting the modernization of North Korea.
Report
Describes a collaborative effort that produced illustrative plans, a consensus plan, and a tool kit to construct plans for stimulating the modernization of the North Korean system.
Past Event
China has transformed in dramatic ways over the past 25 years and wields increasing influence on the global stage. What are the myths and realities of China's impact on the changing geopolitical landscape? What are the challenges and opportunities for the United States?
Report
This report documents 9/11 victims' groups -- a powerful force in U.S. counterterrorist policy and legislation -- and compares them to groups formed in response to other terrorist attacks.
News Release
Unofficial diplomatic discussions can play a significant role in shaping attitudes in the Middle East and Asia, but are best used as a long-term strategy without expectations for dramatic policy shifts.
Report
This monograph examines unofficial cooperative-security dialogues in the Middle East and South Asia, assessing their effects and limits as well as the lessons they provide for future track two efforts.
Report
The authors discuss the need for research to examine the effects of partisan polarization on the daily lives of U.S. citizens, how much it complicates the conduct of defense and foreign policy, and precisely how it affects different policy areas.
Commentary
How to Talk to Iran, in Washingtonpost.com
Commentary
Blair's Project for a New Palestine, in Project Syndicate--an association
that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.
Report
Identifies the principal pathways by which Taiwan's status might be resolved and analyzes the likely impact on U.S.-China relations.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: How Not to Promote American Missile Defense in Europe, in Project Syndicate--an association that distributes commentaries to 291 newspapers in 115 countries.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Easing U.S.-Iran Tensions, in United Press International.
News Release
March 29, 2007 news release: China Could Potentially Defeat U.S. in Conflict Over Taiwan By Limiting Military Access, RAND Study Finds.
News Release
March 26, 2007 news release: RAND Report Says Cold War Offers Lessons on Engaging with the Muslim World.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Flagging Ally: Pakistan's Lapses Are Hurting the War on Terror, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Report
Drawing on the U.S. and allied experience during the Cold War building democratic networks, this study develops a ''road map'' for building moderate Muslim networks to counter the message of Islamist radicals in the war of ideas within Islam.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: My Enemy's Enemy, in International Herald Tribune.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: America's Turkey Problem, in United Press International.
Journal Article
Overview of international intelligence cooperation, key aspects of post-9/11 collaboration in the GWOT, and challenges to cooperation post-9/11.
Commentary
Published commentary by RAND staff: Tokyo's Leverage Over Pyongyang, in the Asian Wall Street Journal.
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