Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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
commentary
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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
commentary
How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger
Alexander Noyes @alexhnoyes, Ashley Bybee, Paul Clarke
Oct 2, 2020
Council on Foreign Relations
To help counter the threat of terrorism and build the capacity of African militaries, the U.S. government spends over $1.5 billion a year on security assistance to the African continent. Does this support work?
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Peacekeeping and Stability Operations
commentary
Competition in Iraq
Ben Connable, James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jun 5, 2020
Rudaw
Tensions between the United States and Iran reached a boiling point in January 2020, when Iranian-backed forces attacked U.S. military and diplomatic facilities on Iraqi soil, and the United States retaliated. Policymakers and experts again asked: Why are we in Iraq? What would happen if we left, and why would it matter?
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Iran
commentary
Does the U.S. Deal with the Taliban Present Opportunities for Iran in Afghanistan?
Colin P. Clarke, Ariane M. Tabatabai
Apr 6, 2020
Defense One
Iran is watching closely as the United States and the Taliban negotiate an end to America's operations in Afghanistan. If the expected withdrawal of significant U.S. forces destabilizes Afghanistan, how much will Tehran assert its influence over its neighbor to the east?
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Afghanistan
commentary
Peace Hasn't Broken Out in Afghanistan
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Mar 16, 2020
Foreign Affairs
The United States and the Taliban signed a preliminary peace deal in February, aimed at ending nearly 19 years of war in Afghanistan and calling for the United States to gradually withdraw its troops. But talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government called for in the agreement and scheduled to begin on March 10 did not happen. What happens now?
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Developing Strategies for Summer Learning

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Helping Coastal Communities Plan for Climate Change

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Peacekeeping and Stability Operations

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

How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

Competition in Iraq

Does the U.S. Deal with the Taliban Present Opportunities for Iran in Afghanistan?

Peace Hasn't Broken Out in Afghanistan

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