Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

Military Strategy
commentary
The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War
Raphael S. Cohen
Oct 4, 2021
Lawfare
The United States' war in Afghanistan may be over, but the debate over the legacy of America's longest war has just begun. The U.S. defeat raises many questions. For the future of American defense strategy, one big question perhaps stands out above all: Does the United States still have the grit necessary to fight and win long wars?
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Afghanistan
commentary
Lessons from Afghanistan
Scott Savitz
Sep 3, 2021
RealClearDefense
The British invaded Afghanistan multiple times from 1839 to 1919. These wars offer wider context for understanding America's intervention in that same nation—and its ultimate failure.
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Afghanistan
commentary
Afghanistan Was Lost Long Ago
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Aug 30, 2021
Foreign Affairs
The United States failed to build a lasting state in Afghanistan. Although the mission was not doomed from the start, early miscalculations and critical mistakes made success unlikely.
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Afghanistan
q&a
Collapse in Afghanistan: Early Insights from RAND Researchers
Aug 17, 2021
The sudden end to America's longest war came as the Taliban rolled into Kabul and the government collapsed. RAND researchers share their thoughts on how to help displaced Afghans, whether the country could again become a safe haven for terrorists, and the geopolitical implications of the collapse.
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Syria
commentary
The Power and Limits of Threat: The Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act at One Year
Howard J. Shatz @HowardJShatz
Jul 8, 2021
RealClearDefense
A powerful new U.S. sanctions law on Syria came into effect one year ago, with great notice and speculation regarding its potential effects. Now, one year later, it is apparent that the act's power lies not in who the United States has sanctioned but in who the United States could sanction.
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Nation Building
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Donald Rumsfeld: Anti–Nation-Builder
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jul 6, 2021
The Hill
As Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly resisted U.S. military participation in nation-building–type operations. Even as the United States terminates the last of those nation-building missions, that in Afghanistan, it is worth reflecting on these experiences.
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Teachers and Teaching
blog
Stress Among U.S. Teachers, Russia's Global Interests, Investing in Equity: RAND Weekly Recap
Jun 18, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on job-related stress among U.S. public school teachers, Russia's global interests, promoting social equity through infrastructure investments, and more.
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Information Operations
blog
COVID-19 Disinformation, Biden's Address, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap
Apr 30, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on Russian and Chinese campaigns to spread malign and subversive information on COVID-19, President Biden's address to Congress, the planned U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and more.
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Afghanistan
commentary
To Lose a War
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Apr 26, 2021
The Hill
The result of a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan will be a blow to American credibility and a weakening of deterrence and the value of American reassurance elsewhere. It will also result in an increased terrorist threat emanating from the Afghan region, and the distinct possibility of a necessary return there one day under worse conditions.
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Yemen
commentary
Congressional Options to Advance Peace in Yemen
Daniel Egel, Trevor Johnston
Mar 29, 2021
The Hill
An enduring peace in Yemen will require addressing Yemen's most immediate needs while working to develop its economic, political, and security institutions. U.S. lawmakers have the tools to help shape this effort and could help end the conflict and bring stability to Yemen.
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Vaccination
blog
Game Theory to Help the Vaccine Rollout, Abraham Accords, Telehealth: RAND Weekly Recap
Mar 19, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how game theory can help the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, potential economic benefits of the Abraham Accords, telemedicine use during the pandemic, and more.
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Afghanistan
commentary
The Biden Administration's Afghanistan Challenge
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Mar 16, 2021
The Hill
American efforts to speed up plodding Afghan peace talks seem unlikely to produce results fast enough to facilitate a withdrawal of remaining American and NATO forces by May 1. But the initiative could prove beneficial if it impels the two Afghan sides to at least begin engaging on the principles upon which an expanded government should operate.
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Military Force Deployment
commentary
Getting Out of Forever Wars: What Are Biden's Options in Afghanistan?
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Mar 12, 2021
Military Times
U.S. counterterrorism strategy has long been driven by the assumption that security at home depends on fighting terrorists abroad. How will that square with the president's pledge to end forever wars? Is it possible to get out of warfighting without shutting down vital counterterrorist operations?
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Low-Intensity Conflict
blog
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, COVID-19 Variants, Myanmar: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 12, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on alternatives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, how couples can sleep better during the pandemic, and more.
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Afghanistan
commentary
Afghanistan: Give Peace a Chance
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Feb 9, 2021
The Hill
The timetable set out in the Afghan peace agreement was always unrealistically ambitious. If the Biden administration postpones the May withdrawal of U.S. troops, then this could provide the two Afghan sides more time to address core issues that must be resolved if any settlement is to stick.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
Schools and COVID-19, Health Care Resources, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap
Nov 20, 2020
This weekly recap focuses on allocating scarce but lifesaving resources during a pandemic, insights from America’s educators, the lopsided telework revolution, and more.
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

The Big Unanswered Question of the Afghanistan War

Lessons from Afghanistan

Afghanistan Was Lost Long Ago

Collapse in Afghanistan: Early Insights from RAND Researchers

The Power and Limits of Threat: The Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act at One Year

Donald Rumsfeld: Anti–Nation-Builder

Stress Among U.S. Teachers, Russia's Global Interests, Investing in Equity: RAND Weekly Recap

COVID-19 Disinformation, Biden's Address, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap

To Lose a War

Congressional Options to Advance Peace in Yemen

Game Theory to Help the Vaccine Rollout, Abraham Accords, Telehealth: RAND Weekly Recap

The Biden Administration's Afghanistan Challenge

Getting Out of Forever Wars: What Are Biden's Options in Afghanistan?

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, COVID-19 Variants, Myanmar: RAND Weekly Recap

Afghanistan: Give Peace a Chance

Schools and COVID-19, Health Care Resources, Leaving Afghanistan: RAND Weekly Recap

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