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Document submitted on June 23, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 7, 2020.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 7, 2020.
Document submitted March 5, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation on February 5, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Small Business Committee on March 10, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation on February 5, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism on January 28, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security on September 19, 2019.
Document submitted on August 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on July 31, 2019.
Document submitted on August 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations on July 25, 2019.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on July 31, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, on July 25, 2019.
Testimony submitted on July 1, 2019, to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission as a statement for the record for the hearing on June 20, 2019.
Document submitted on June 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the House Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on May 8, 2019.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on June 7, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism on May 9, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on May 8, 2019.
Document submitted April 11, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 7, 2019.
Document submitted on April 9, 2019, to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission as a statement for the record for the hearing on March 21, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment on March 26, 2019.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 7, 2019.
Testimony presented before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the Canadian House of Commons on November 26, 2018.
Testimony presented before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the Canadian House of Commons on November 26, 2018.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations on September 6, 2018.
Document submitted August 30, 2018, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on August 1, 2018.
Testimony presented before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on August 1, 2018.
Testimony submitted to the Commission on Wartime Contracting on June 18, 2010.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 20, 2010.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 20, 2010.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 18, 2010.
Testimony presented before the Commission on Wartime Contracting on February 22, 2010.
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 28, 2010.
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on December 15, 2009.
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African Affairs on November 17, 2009.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on June 11, 2009.
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on European Affairs on May 6, 2009.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on May 5, 2009.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia on April 2, 2009.
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on March 26, 2009.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection on March 11, 2009.
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee on February 26, 2009.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on July 15, 2008.
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 3, 2008.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on April 2, 2008.
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on February 14, 2008.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on January 29, 2008.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on January 16, 2008.
Testimony presented before the Canadian Senate National Security and Defence Committee on December 10, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on November 7, 2007.
Testimony presented before the Commission du Livre blanc sur la defense et la securite nationale, Paris, France, on October 25, 2007.
Testimony presented before House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on September 5, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 17, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight on June 13, 2007.
Testimony presented before House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on September 5, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 17, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight on June 13, 2007.
Testimony presented before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on May 18, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on March 28, 2007.
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 8, 2007.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on January 30, 2007.
Testimony presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 18, 2006.
Testimony presented to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, on May 4, 2006.
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Seapower on April 6, 2006.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 16, 2006.
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities on February 16, 2006.
Testimony presented to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 3, 2006.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee Defense Review Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel on November 3, 2005.
Testimony presented before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation on September 29, 2005.
Testimony presented before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on September 15, 2005.
Testimony presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 20, 2005.
Testimony presented to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 19, 2005.
Testimony presented to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on April 14, 2005.
Testimony presented to the House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on February 2, 2005.
This document has been superseded by a newer version.
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 14, 2004.
Testimony presented to the House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on June 23, 2004.
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs on March 31, 2004.
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotic Affairs on March 10, 2004.
Testimony presented to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on February 6, 2004.
Testimony presented to the Commission on U.S.- China Economic and Security Review on December 4, 2003.
Testimony presented before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, on September 23, 2003.
Testimony presented to the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 3, 2003.
Testimony for the Subcommittee on Europe of the Committee on International Relations, United States House of Representatives on April 17, 2002.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific House of Representatives Committee on International Relations on December 12, 2001.
Testimony presented to the U.S.-China Security Review Commission Hearings on December 7, 2001.
Testimony presented before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Europe on June 13, 2001.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, House Committee on Government Reform on April 3, 2001.
Testimony presented at a hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European Affairs United States Senate on March 9, 2000.
Statement for the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.
Testimony before the Committee on Science, United States House of Representatives Hearing on International Science on March 25, 1998.
The authors of this report outline new conventional arms control measures to lower the risk of conflict in Europe and replace existing, outdated measures.
This brief summarizes a series of reports about the geopolitical, economic, environmental, legal, informational, and military trends that are likely shape the contours of conflict through 2030.
This study developed an overview of the existing and future defence-skills landscape in the EU, identifying and analysing the skills gaps and assessing the causes of these gaps.
This brief recounts the U.S. Army's efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offers lessons learned and recommendations to enable leaders and soldiers to be better prepared in future conflicts.
RAND researchers analyzed how political warfare is practiced today and identified ways that the U.S. government, its allies, and its partners can respond to or engage in this type of conflict to achieve U.S. ends and protect U.S. interests.
African-led missions are often the peacekeepers of last resort, taking on tasks rejected by others. Two of the six African operations examined helped set a relatively peaceful trajectory. Three of the missions contributed to improving security.
This brief summarizes a report that comprehensively examines non-violent, cost-imposing options that could be pursued to overextend and unbalance the Russian regime.
By using both qualitative and quantitative analysis, this study found improving transportation multimodal connectivity has a positive impact on multilateral trade across countries and regions along China Belt and Road Initiative.
U.S. security-sector assistance has a mixed record in Africa. RAND experts offer recommendations to promote the success of such assistance in Africa. The recommendations focus on strategies, programs, and their assessment, monitoring, and evaluation.
This brief discusses how domestic factors could influence China's evolving nuclear deterrent.
