Nation-Building

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After conflicts end, allied nations must undertake military, political, humanitarian, and economic activities to enable states to prosper, but these activities do not always succeed. RAND has examined U.S., United Nations, and European Union nation-building efforts since World War II to determine key principles for their success and draw implications for current and future nation-building investment.

Research conducted by: Center for Middle East Public Policy; Initiative for Middle Eastern Youth; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Health

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Rebuilding Haiti Requires New State-Building Strategy

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.

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Rebuilding Haiti — 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.

Keith Crane and Laurel Miller Discuss Building a More Resilient Haitian State — 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, Building a More Resilient Haitian State.

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Julie E. Taylor

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Julie E. Taylor is a political scientist at the RAND Corporation. Her research focuses on the Middle East, insurgencies, and nation-building. Prior to RAND, Taylor was a professor in the Near Eastern Studies Department at Princeton University. She served as a trustee for the American Institute…

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Michael McNerney is a senior defense research analyst at the RAND Corporation. His research focuses on defense strategy and planning, civil–military coordination, and international relations. Until April 2011, he was principal director for plans in the Office of the Under Secretary of…

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