Miranda Priebe

Contact Information

Associate Political Scientist

Washington Office

Education

PhD in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MPA in international relations, Princeton University; SB in physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; SB in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

One Page Bio

Overview

Miranda Priebe is an associate political scientist in the Washington, D.C. office of the RAND Corporation. Her work at RAND has focused on the future of the international order, effects of U.S. forward presence, military doctrine, and history of U.S. military policy. She has also conducted research on military doctrine, deterrence, reassurance, threat perceptions, rising powers, alliance politics, U.S. defense budgets, and U.S. grand strategy. She previously worked at RAND as a research assistant. Priebe received a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in February 2015. She also received a Master of Public Affairs degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and SB degrees in Physics and Political Science from MIT.

Research Focus

Selected Publications

Angela O'Mahony, Miranda Priebe, Bryan Frederick, Jennifer Kavanagh, Matthew Lane, Trevor Johnston, Thomas S. Szayna, Jakub P. Hlavka, Stephen Watts, and Matthew Povlock., U.S. Presence and the Incidence of Conflict, (RR-1906-A), 2018

Michael J. Mazarr, Miranda Priebe, Andrew Radin, Astrid Stuth Cevallos, Alternative Options for U.S. Policy Toward the International Order, RAND Corporation (RR-2011), 2017

Joshua Itzkowitz-Shifrinson and Miranda Priebe, "A Crude Threat: The Limits of an Iranian Missile Campaign against Saudi Arabian Oil," International Security, 36(1), 2011

Publications

Report
U.S. Presence and the Incidence of Conflict
Empirically assesses how U.S. military presence -- in particular, U.S. troop presence and military assistance -- is associated with the interstate and intrastate conflict behavior of states and nonstate actors.
Feb 15, 2018
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Assessing Russian Reactions to U.S. and NATO Posture Enhancements
RAND researchers develop a framework to assess likely Russian reactions to ongoing and proposed NATO posture enhancements in Europe in order to help policymakers determine the utility and advisability of different options.
Oct 10, 2017
Report
Measuring the Health of the Liberal International Order
As part of a larger study on the future of the post-World War II liberal international order, RAND researchers analyze the health of the existing order and offer implications for future U.S. policy.
Sep 5, 2017
Report
Alternative Options for U.S. Policy Toward the International Order
This report examines options for future U.S. policies regarding international economic institutions, bilateral and regional security organizations, and liberal political norms.
Aug 28, 2017
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Building a Sustainable International Order: Summary of the First Workshop in the International Order Project Series
This conference summary reflects key insights from a January 2016 workshop discussion that informed the next stages of a project titled "Building a Sustainable International Order."
Oct 19, 2016
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Understanding the Current International Order
RAND researchers examine the international order in effect since World War II, including the mechanisms by which the order affects state behavior, the engines that drive states to participate, and the U.S. approach to the order since 1945.
Oct 19, 2016
Report
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM: Decisive War, Elusive Peace
Summarizes a classified five-volume report on the planning and execution of operations in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM through June 2004. Recommends changes to Army plans, operational concepts, doctrine, and Title 10 functions.
Jan 4, 2016