RAND Research Topic: United Arab Emirates 2012-05-24T14:58:02Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/united-arab-emirates.html RAND in the Middle East (Arabic translation) http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP489z4-2012-01.html Jan 23, 2012 Jan 23, 2012 This publication describes the work, organization, and capabilities of the RAND Corporation in the Middle East. RAND in the Middle East http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP489z2-2011-09.html Dec 12, 2011 Dec 12, 2011 This publication describes the work, organization, and capabilities of the RAND Corporation in the Middle East. RAND Corporation Opens New Office in Abu Dhabi http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/12/14.html Dec 14, 2010 Dec 14, 2010 The RAND Corporation has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, as part of a strategic effort to deliver research and analysis to decisionmakers in the Middle East, RAND President and CEO James A. Thomson announced today. Prioritizing Environmental Health Risks in the UAE http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100181.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009 A five-stage process that includes quantitative risk assessment by experts and deliberations by groups of stakeholders appears to provide an effective basis for developing a strategic plan that addresses environmental risks. Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Education and Labor Market Initiatives in Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Executive Summary http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786z1.html Dec 21, 2008 Dec 21, 2008 <p>Summarizes the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region &mdash; Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates &mdash; to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy. Together, these countries highlight the variety of challenges faced by countries in the region and responses to those challenges.</p> Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9383z1-1.html Nov 2, 2008 Nov 2, 2008 <p>This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment.</p> Four Countries in the Middle East Face the Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG786.html Oct 31, 2008 Oct 31, 2008 <p>Education and labor market initiatives are under way in four Arab nations -- Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to address the challenges of developing the human capital of their populations for the 21st century global economy, though better evaluation of the implemented reforms will be needed to determine their efficacy.</p> Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region (Arabic Version) http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9383z1.html Oct 12, 2008 Oct 12, 2008 <p>This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment.</p> Addressing Human Capital Challenges: Assessing the Experiences of Four Countries in the Arab Region http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9383.html Oct 11, 2008 Oct 11, 2008 <p>This research brief describes an analysis of the reform efforts of four Arab region nations (Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates) in response to human capital challenges they face in preparing their people to work in a global environment.</p> International Migration Patterns of Physicians to the United States: A Cross-National Panel Analysis http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20071203.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006 <p>This analysis shows that many of the most powerful factors associated with physician migration are difficult or impossible for countries to change through public policy.</p> Political Violence and Stability in the States of the Northern Persian Gulf http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1021.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999 Examines the threat of political violence in the Persian Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates and the best means of reducing that threat. Oman and the World: The Emergence of an Independent Foreign Policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR680.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994 This report systematically analyzes the foreign policy of the Sultanate. Oman: A Unique Foreign Policy Produces a Key Player in Middle Eastern and Global Diplomacy http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB2501.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994 Kechichian concludes that Oman has made great strides in foreign policy relations since 1970. Hanine Salem http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/salem_hanine.html <em>Director, Abu Dhabi Office</em><br>Ph.D. in organizational performance measurement, University of Strathclyde