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Research conducted by: Center for Middle East Public Policy; RAND Arroyo Center; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND-Qatar Policy Institute

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Commentary

Peering into Postwar Future — Oct 15, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Iraq's Had Time to Really Hide Its Weapons Sites — Sep 19, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Afghanistan's Faltering Reconstruction — Sep 12, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Countering al-Qaeda: The Next Phase in the War — Sep 8, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Iraq Needn't Be a Vietnam — Aug 12, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Get Ready for a Nasty War in Iraq — Mar 11, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Sitting on the Sidelines Isn't Good Enough — Mar 11, 2002

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Report

Terrorism and Asymmetric Conflict in Southwest Asia — Jan 1, 2002

On June 23-25, 2002, RAND's Center for Middle East Public Policy and the Geneva Center for Security Policy held a workshop on terrorism and asymmetric conflict in Southwest Asia.

Report

Issues Affecting Internet Use in Afghanistan and Developing Countries in the Middle East — Jan 1, 2002

Proposes a two-step approach to testing the feasibility of enhanced Internet access in Afghanistan and developing countries in the Middle East

Research Brief

Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War — Jan 1, 2002

A new RAND study, Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War, examines these conflicts to shed light on how SOF ground teams might be more effectively employed in the future.

Commentary

Peacekeeping Forces Have a Long Afghan Haul Ahead of Them — Nov 29, 2001

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Commentary

Beef Up the Taliban's Enemy — Sep 20, 2001

Published commentary by RAND staff.

Report

Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era — Jan 1, 2001

Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionary Era

Report

Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War — Jan 1, 2001

Could special operations forces (SOF) lessons learned in Vietnam help it today's international conflicts?

Report

Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge (Arabic version) — Jan 1, 2001

This paper examines demographic trends in Egypt in terms of how present and future challenges affect the nation and how addressing them will benefit it.

Journal Article

Russia and its Neighbors: Integration or Disintegration? — Jan 1, 2001

Russia and its Neighbors: Integration or Disintegration?

Journal Article

Afghanistan: The Consolidation of a Rogue State — Jan 1, 2001

Afghanistan: The Consolidation of a Rogue State

Report

Turkey, Greece, and the U.S. in a Changing Strategic Environment: Testimony Before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Europe — Jan 1, 2001

Testimony presented before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Europe on June 13, 2001.

Report

Confronting Iraq: U.S. Policy and the Use of Force Since the Gulf War — Jan 1, 2000

An analysis of attempts to coerce Iraq since Desert Storm reveals that military strikes and other forms of pressure that threatened Saddam Husayn's relationship with his power base proved effective at forcing concessions from the Iraqi regime.

Report

The Future of Turkish-Western Relations: Toward A Strategic Plan — Jan 1, 2000

The authors explore the significance of changes on the Turkish domestic scene, as well as the contours of Ankara's increasingly active external policies.

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