Sarah Harting

Sarah Harting

Senior International/Defense Researcher, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy

Sarah Harting is a senior international and defense researcher at RAND and directs RAND's Stanton nuclear security fellowship program. She is also a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. Her research focuses on U.S. defense strategy and doctrine, and defense technology competition and policy issues. She leads multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, technologists, operations researchers, and policy analysts to address complex challenges for the U.S. Department of War (DoW). She is also involved in scenario development and analytic gaming efforts across RAND. She has co-authored several RAND publications and op-eds published by the New York Times and U.S. News & World Report. 

Harting received her M.A. in international security from Georgetown University.

Education

M.A. in international security, Georgetown University; B.A. in international affairs and German, Lafayette College

Selected Work

  • Harting, Sarah, Daniel Gonzales, Michael J. Mazarr, and Jon Schmid, Comparative Analysis of U.S. and PRC Efforts to Advance Critical Military Technology: Volume 1, Analytic Approach for Conducting Comparative Technology Assessments, RAND Corporation (RR-A2197-1), 2024
  • Brackup, Julia, Sarah Harting, Daniel Gonzales, and Brandon Corbin, Alternative Futures for Digital Infrastructure: Insights and Considerations for the Department of Defense, RAND Corporation (RR-A1859-1), 2023
  • Brackup, Julia, Sarah Harting, and Daniel Gonzales, Digital Infrastructure and Digital Presence: A Framework for Assessing the Impact on Future Military Competition and Conflict, RAND Corporation (RR-A877-1), 2022
  • Sean M. Zeigler, Sarah Harting, Sebastian Joon Bae, Julia Brackup, Alan J. Vick, Aligning Roles and Missions for Future Multidomain Warfare, RAND (RR-A1601-1), 2021
  • Daniel Gonzales, Sarah Harting, Mary Kate Adgie, Julia Brackup, Lindsey Polley, Karlyn D. Stanley, Unclassified and Secure: A Defense Industrial Base Cyber Protection Program for Unclassified Defense Networks, RAND (RR-4227), 2020
  • Igor Mikolic-Torreira, Ryan Henry, Don Snyder, Sina Beaghley, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Sarah Harting, Emma Westerman, David A. Shlapak, Megan Bishop, Jenny Oberholtzer, Lauren Skrabala, Cortney Weinbaum, A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options, RAND (RR-1700), 2016
  • Lynn E. Davis, Michael J. McNerney, James S. Chow, Thomas Hamilton, Sarah Harting, Daniel Byman, Armed and Dangerous? UAVs and U.S. Security, RAND (RR-449), 2014
  • Andrew R. Hoehn, Sarah Harting, Risking NATO: Testing the Limits of the Alliance in Afghanistan, RAND (MG-974), 2010

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