2012-05-26T00:05:49Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/southeast-asia.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP372.html May 23, 2012 May 23, 2012

The area between the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia is a key hub of terrorist and related criminal activity in Southeast Asia. The Coast Watch System was designed to improve maritime domain awareness in the region but has some issues to overcome.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/asean-governance.html Apr 5, 2012 Apr 5, 2012

Efforts to improve human development outcomes in Southeast Asia are often hindered by problems with the governance of social assistance programs. The World Bank commissioned RAND Europe to develop a toolkit on how to improve governance in ASEAN countries.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/01/13/WP.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

The Vietnam negotiations arose from a U.S. initiative, in response to domestic political imperatives and over repeated objections from the Saigon regime. By contrast, the incipient Afghan process has its roots in that society, not ours, writes James Dobbins.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100292.html Oct 1, 2011 Oct 1, 2011

The objective of this study was to develop a self-administered measure that covers all key and culturally appropriate domains of mental health, which can be applied to compare levels of mental health across different age, gender and ethnic groups. We present the item reduction and validation of the Positive Mental Health (PMH) instrument in a community-based adult sample in Singapore.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1111z2.html Sep 7, 2011 Sep 7, 2011

This book examines six case studies of insurgencies from around the world to determine the key factors necessary for a successful transition from counterinsurgency to a more stable situation. The authors review the causes of each insurgency and the key players involved, and examine what the government did right — or wrong — to bring the insurgency to an end and to transition to greater stability.

http://www.rand.org/labor/bps.html Jun 9, 2011 Jun 9, 2011

The RAND Indonesia Data Core is an online digital library of Indonesian data surveys and documentation with Indonesian originals and English translations. Surveys cover socieconomic status, the labor force, small and large businesses, households, and urban and rural prices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG934.html Jun 9, 2011 Jun 9, 2011

Prisoner-of-war and detainee operations are a crucial component in the successful prosecution of a conflict — particularly in counterinsurgency operations — and should be upgraded to receive more attention and better advance preparation.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/06/09.html Jun 9, 2011 Jun 9, 2011

Prisoner-of-war and detainee operations are a crucial component in the successful prosecution of a conflict -- particularly in counterinsurgency operations -- and should be upgraded to receive more attention and better advance preparation.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD279.html Mar 30, 2011 Mar 30, 2011

Assesses the security and economic policy responses of a representative sample of Asian states to China between 1992 and 2008.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP323.html Dec 7, 2010 Dec 7, 2010

Home health care technology may provide one important solution to global concerns about how to sustain health care systems threatened by rising costs and manpower shortages, but such a change faces multiple obstacles to adoption.

http://www.rand.org/labor/FLS/IFLS.html Dec 6, 2010 Dec 6, 2010

The Indonesian Family Life Survey is an ongoing, longitudinal survey begun in 1993 that represents about 83% of the Indonesian population and includes over 30,000 individuals living in 13 of the country's 27 provinces.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100137.html Sep 29, 2010 Sep 29, 2010

In interviews conducted for this study, Cambodian refugees reported exceedingly poor health when compared to the general population of Asian immigrants.

http://www.rand.org/labor/FLS/MFLS.html Sep 17, 2010 Sep 17, 2010

The Malaysian Family Life Surveys were conducted in 1976-1977 and 1988-1989. The surveys collected detailed current and retrospective information on family structure, fertility, economic status, education, and more from a partially-overlapping sample of more than 4,000 individuals and households.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP564.html Jan 15, 2010 Jan 15, 2010

<p>This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB591.html Jan 12, 2010 Jan 12, 2010

<p>This documented briefing provides an overview of biomedical and health research in Singapore.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP258.html Jul 22, 2009 Jul 22, 2009

<p>The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have re-focused attention on past U.S. counterinsurgency operations like the Phoenix Program, aimed at dismantling the Viet Cong underground during the Vietnam War. This study helps balance claims about the program's effectiveness against charges of its brutality and its political costs.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG846.html May 29, 2009 May 29, 2009

<p>Terrorism has been a destabilizing force in Southeast Asia since the Cold War and has since risen in reaction to government modernization and the influence of radical Islam. This study examines the extremist groups that have resorted to terrorist violence in the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Indonesia, and government responses.</p>

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2009/02/09/AWSJ.html Feb 9, 2009 Feb 9, 2009

<p>The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ranks as one of the biggest challenges facing the Obama administration. Luckily, Mr. Obama has a tool to combat this threat, in the form of the Proliferation Security Initiative.... The trick now will be to convince key Asian countries to participate, writes Charles Wolf Jr.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG738.html Jan 19, 2009 Jan 19, 2009

<p>While policymakers, military leaders, and scholars have offered numerous definitions of the "long war" - an epic struggle against adversaries bent on forming a unified Islamic world to supplant western dominance; an extension of the war on terror - no consensus has been reached about this term or its implications for the United States.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090201.html Jan 1, 2009 Jan 1, 2009

<p>Uses a subset of a sample representative of the largest Cambodian refugee community in the US to examine prevalence and correlates of disordered gambling among Cambodian refugees.</p>