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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