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There are three key ingredients for peace in Afghanistan. Afghan leaders must negotiate a peace. Afghan neighbors must respect the peace. And Afghan soldiers and police must keep the peace.
The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks warrants a thoughtful review of America's progress and future strategy. In this RAND Review cover story, RAND experts offer perspectives on Afghan-led solutions, ways to counter al Qaeda, air passenger security, and compensation for those affected by terrorism.
Feature stories discuss government cost controls, health information technology, and negotiations with Iran; other stories discuss climate change, soft power, charter schools, meth use, Hispanic enlistments, Mumbai terrorism, and Jeremy Azrael.
The cover story offers 12 suggestions for the new U.S. president; other pieces discuss education and health in China and India, health policy models, the U.S. Postal Service mailbox monopoly, a green U.S. Army, and political reform in the Arab world.
The Spring 2008 issue of RAND Review compares neonatal services across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Sweden, discusses water resources management, U.S. policies in Asia, and political polarization.
The Fall 2007 issue of RAND Review presents a midterm report card for "No Child Left Behind", discusses drug benefit plans driven by short-term savings, and analyzes the threat of ungoverned territories.
Feature stories discuss the precarious posture taken by the world toward Afghanistan, lessons for the U.S. National Guard from Hurricane Katrina, and competing claims stoked by the RAND Health Insurance Experiment.
Three stories highlight the advantages of policies that have been downplayed in recent years — in defense, education, and health. Additional articles address antisocial behavior in Britain and problems within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The cover story reports on how the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina can give rise to a better morning. Other articles discuss the all-volunteer force, better ways to improve health in developing countries, and lessons from counterinsurgency research.
Addresses a set of shortfalls in U.S. performance in Iraq and identifies options for improvement, particularly with respect to sustaining army forces, promoting reenlistments, and rebuilding Iraqi security. Other feature articles outline sustainable global water management policies and the desired roles of police agencies in fighting terrorism.
Marking the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the cover story warns that we in America have succumbed too easily to fear and, as a consequence, that we risk forsaking the very things for which we are fighting. Related essays discuss suicide attacks, counterinsurgency lessons from Algeria, protection for emergency responders, and public health preparedness.
Addresses the public investments and infrastructures that could help a Palestinian state succeed. Also discusses the thin deployment of U.S. Army forces, how better electronic prescribing systems could improve care, and robots on the battlefield of the future.
Argues that new threats to national security represent fundamental changes in the ecology of conflict. Related stories characterize terrorist leaders as corporate CEOs and suggest how the West could promote an Islamic reformation. A story on obesity charts increasing costs and disabilities associated with the epidemic. Shorter articles discuss the deficiencies of educational proficiency standards and the need to retain wind tunnels.
Proposes ways to transform the U.S. military’s personnel and compensation systems. Other issues discussed include family influence on student educational achievement, lessons of the Green Revolution for the “Gene Revolution,” terrorism compensation, family planning, delayed kindergarten entrance, suburban sprawl, and airport security.
Examines the debate regarding the safety and efficacy of ephedra; also covers contrasting lessons from different educational interventions, a “systems approach” to counterterrorism, domestic abuse, public health, and genetic manipulation.
Suggests that the new national agenda of high-stakes testing in K-12 schools may be more of an academic hindrance than a help; also discusses ways to take the profit out of WMD proliferation, U.S. Army logistics, the 2002 general election, the role of moral dialogue in forming a global community, and a friendliness index for America.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, RAND researchers have examined the dimensions of the terrorist threat, and the potential responses to it, in greater detail than ever before in RAND’s three decades of counterterrorism research. Other stories in this issue of RAND Review discuss why some societies die while others survive, why some drugs are regulated while others are not, and why the best kind of child care often comes from an unexpected…
Presents eight commentaries outlining complementary strategies for the long-term war against terrorism; also discusses how American arts organizations can adapt to shifting audiences and how improvements in depression care pay for themselves.
Charts the likely future course of the information revolution throughout the world and suggests an “information strategy” for the global information age; also examines youth violence, electricity deregulation, drug abuse, and terrorism and popular culture.
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