Development with No Political Framework Is a Car Without an Engine
Pushing an economic development plan for the Middle East without addressing the political issues specific to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is like trying to sell a car without an engine. Why? Because an economic strategy that doesn't address core political issues would have no governing entity to put it into effect.
Jul 9, 2019 RealClearWorld
War or Peace? Putting a Price on the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse
Today, more than 90 percent of Israelis and Palestinians were born after 1948 and have known nothing other than some version of the impasse. Both sides could be better off with a stable two-state solution. Prolonging the impasse for another generation would have real costs.
Jun 9, 2015 Newsweek
Gulf War Illness: Still Looking for Answers
Bernard Rostker and Ross Anthony, RAND senior economists with expertise on Gulf War Illness (GWI), discuss a study by scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center that suggests the symptoms of GWI are biological in nature, and a GWI study RAND conducted more than a decade ago.
Jul 8, 2013
Spending Aid to Palestinians Wisely
Spending Aid to Palestinians Wisely in the International Herald Tribune
Aug 16, 2007 International Herald Tribune
Planning for Palestine
Published commentary by RAND staff.
May 22, 2005 Baltimore Sun
U.S. Foreign Policy Must Include the Eradication of Dangerous Diseases
commentaries by RAND Staff: insightful commentaries on current events, published in newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide.
Jul 14, 2003 Modern Healthcare