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Commentary
A First Step in Geneva
The Geneva agreement is only a first step toward a comprehensive deal but it is an important achievement. Iran's ability to move toward a nuclear weapons breakout capability has been halted in return for limited sanctions relief.
Nov 25, 2013
Commentary
The Geneva Blame Game
Iran and the P5+1 (the U.S., Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany) came tantalizingly close to reaching a nuclear deal this past weekend in Geneva, but the talks ended without an agreement. Although both Iran and the United States expressed optimism that much was achieved, a blame game between the different players soon ensued.
Nov 15, 2013
Commentary
A Not-So-Special Relationship?
While the House of Commons vote against Britain's participation in a military strike against Syria was largely attributable to short-term miscalculations on Cameron's part, it also reflects important long-term trends that could complicate U.S.-British ties and weaken the traditionally strong bonds between the two countries.
Sep 11, 2013
Report
International Price Comparison for Pharmaceuticals
The international impact of pharmaceutical pricing changes in the United Kingdom is likely to be minimal or indirect. This is due largely to the diverse ways that various other countries implement international price comparisons.
Jun 4, 2013
Report
Setting Priorities in the Age of Austerity: British, French, and German Experiences
Examines the British, French, and German armies' approaches to accommodating significant budget cuts while attempting to sustain their commitment to full spectrum operations.
May 6, 2013
Journal Article
Reported Barriers to Evaluation in Chronic Care: Experiences in Six European Countries
This paper discusses challenges to evaluation of chronic disease management as reported by experts in six European countries.
May 1, 2013
Commentary
When Armies Divide: Securing Nuclear Arsenals During Internal Upheavals
With an army divided, any type of foreign intervention would be complex and fraught with extraordinary risk—success would be a long shot. But the loss of a nuclear weapon or fissile material would change the world.
Apr 12, 2013
Blog
A New Book from Brian Michael Jenkins: When Armies Divide
In 1961, four French generals launched a coup against the government of President Charles de Gaulle and conceivably might have ended up with a nuclear device. In When Armies Divide, RAND's Brian Michael Jenkins uses this unusual chapter in history to discuss what can happen when nuclear states are threatened by revolts, coups, and civil wars.
Apr 11, 2013
Commercial Book
When Armies Divide: The Security of Nuclear Arsenals During Revolts, Coups, and Civil Wars
This book examines the security of nuclear arsenals during revolts, coups, and civil wars.
Apr 11, 2013
Commentary
Foreign Intervention in Mali Is Libya in Reverse
France is in Mali not just to prop up a failing state in French Africa, but because Mali was becoming a magnet for jihadis from around the world and Paris rightly feared the country could become the next Afghanistan—only much closer to Europe, writes Christopher Chivvis.
Jan 25, 2013
Commentary
The French Intervention in Mali Is Necessary, but Risky
No solution is likely to offer more than a short-term reprise if it is not accompanied by real progress toward resolving Mali's political crisis and strengthening the Malian state and Malian democracy, write Stephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin.
Jan 17, 2013
Commentary
France Needs More Than Force in Mali
France should coordinate military action with efforts to engage with local factions to use as partners and proxies, write Stephanie Pezard and Michael Shurkin. This is, in effect, how France conquered and secured northern Mali in the first place a century ago.
Jan 17, 2013
Report
NATO Faces Growing Fiscal Austerity and Declining Defense Budgets
Seven NATO countries are reducing the size of their armies, navies, and air forces. The capacity of these major European powers to project military power will be highly constrained.
Oct 22, 2012
Research Brief
Can NATO Meet Defense Challenges in an Era of Austerity?
This study analyzes the impact of planned defense budget cuts on the capabilities of seven key European members of NATO and suggests ways in which the Alliance can adapt to meet emerging security challenges.
Oct 22, 2012
Commentary
Americans Dying Twice as Fast as French from Treatable Conditions
Despite high per-capita expenditures in the U.S., Americans under the age of 65 are less likely than their peers in France, Germany, or the United Kingdom to receive timely and appropriate health care, writes Ellen Nolte.
Oct 1, 2012
Research Brief
Evaluating disease management programmes: Learning from diverse approaches across Europe
The DISMEVAL consortium examined approaches to chronic disease management and its evaluation in 13 countries across Europe. The project identified and validated evaluation methods that can be used in situations where randomisation is not possible.
Oct 1, 2012
Journal Article
United States Lags Behind France, Germany, and the United Kingdom in Preventable Deaths
Amenable mortality—deaths that should not occur in the presence of timely and effective health care—were higher in the U.S. compared to France, Germany, and the U.K. between 1999 and 2007. Deaths from circulatory conditions like cerebrovascular disease and hypertension are the main reason amenable death rates remained high in the U.S.
Aug 1, 2012
Journal Article
Public and Nonprofit Funding for Research on Mental Disorders in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States
Funding for research on mental disorders accounts for low proportions of research budgets compared with funding levels for research on other major health problems, whereas the expected return on investment is potentially high.
Jul 1, 2012
Report
Developing and Validating Disease Management Evaluation Methods for European Healthcare Systems
As caring for chronic diseases is one of the greatest challenges facing health systems in the 21st century, there is a need to better understand what approaches work for whom and in what circumstances. The final reports of a collaborative research effort to identify and validate evaluation methods and performance measures for chronic disease management in Europe help to strengthen the evidence-base required to select efficient and effective interventions to address the growing burden of chronic disease.
Apr 4, 2012
Report
What are lessons from U.S. Allies in Security Cooperation with Australia, France, and the U.K.?
Like the U.S. Air Force, many U.S. allies work with partner countries on security matters, sometimes even with the same partners, but on a smaller scale. But how, where, and why do these allies engage the same countries? Numerous challenges exist within the security cooperation approaches of three U.S. allies: Australia, France, and the United Kingdom.
Oct 5, 2011

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