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Latin America and the Caribbean

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America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq
The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for successful post-conflict nation-building that have never again been matched. The U.S. has a mixed record of success in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan—and now Iraq looms as the greatest nation-building challenge since 1945.
Jan 1, 2003
Report
Arms Trafficking and Colombia
Identifies the sources and routes used by arms traffickers to buy, sell, transfer, and ship weapons and the implications of small-arms trafficking patterns for U.S. policy.
Jan 1, 2003
Report
The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy
How should the Army transform to meet the new strategic challenges?
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Acculturation Stress, Social Support, and Self-Rated Health Among Latinos in California
This study looks at the effect of social support mechanisms as potential moderators and mediators of the relationship between stressful acculturation experiences and self-ratings of physical health.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adult Latino Primary Care Patients Living in the United States with Previous Exposure to Political Violence
Latino immigrants in primary care in Los Angeles have a high prevalence of exposure to political violence before immigrating to the United States.
Jan 1, 2003
Report
The Global Course of the Information Revolution: Recurring Themes and Regional Variations
Projects the impact of information technology and the "information revolution" on areas across the globe for the next 10 to 15 years.
Jan 1, 2003
Report
Honing the Keys to the City: Refining the United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Force for Urban Ground Combat Operations
The U.S. Marine Corps must tailor its reconnaissance tactics in urban environments.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Crossing the Border for Health Care: Access and Primary Care Characteristics for Young Children of Latino Farm Workers Along the US-Mexico Border
Children of farm workers living along the US-Mexico border, almost irrespective of insurance status, receive a large proportion of care in Mexico.
Jan 1, 2003
Commentary
The Americas: Colombia's Rebels Talk Peace but Make More War
Colombia's friends, primarily the U.S., should be prepared to provide sustained and adequate support to the Colombian armed forces, not just for drug eradication, as is the case with the current policy, but to restore the capacity of the Colombian state to defend itself against forces that seek to overthrow ...
Jul 13, 2001
Commentary
Violence Unraveling the Fabric of Society
Threats to democracy and stability in the Andean region of South America could confront the United States with its most serious security crisis in this hemisphere since the Central American wars of the 1980s.
Jun 17, 2001
Commentary
A Confounding, Complex Tragedy
Without external assistance, Colombia cannot defeat the guerrilla-gangster Minotaur that consumes it. It is in our national interest to help. At the same time, it is necessary that we fully comprehend the harsh realities we and our Colombian allies face.
Jun 17, 2001
Research Brief
Drugs and Insurgents in Colombia: A Regional Conundrum
The study concludes by examining possible scenarios for Colombia's future, assessing their implications for the security of neighboring states and suggesting how U.S. policy toward the region might best be redefined.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
The Future of the Information Revolution in Latin America: Proceedings of an International Conference
Reports the results of a conference held to chart the future course of changes brought about by the revolution in information technology (IT) in Latin America.
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
Diffusion of Ideas About Personal Hygiene and Contamination in Poor Countries: Evidence from Guatemala
In this paper, The authors explore the diffusion of beliefs pertaining to the causes of childhood diarrhea in rural Guatemala.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Discovery and Innovation: Federal Research and Development Activities in the Fifty States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
This report details the full range of federal R&D activities in terms of the individual laboratories, universities, and companies performing the research, doing the studies, and conducting the analyses.
Jan 1, 2000
Journal Article
Mobility in the Urban Labor Market: A Panel Data Analysis for Mexico
The authors analyze mobility in urban Mexico between three labor market states: working in the formal sector, working in the informal sector, and not working.
Jan 1, 2000
Report
The RAND Forum on Cuba
This report presents conference proceedings from
Jan 1, 1999
Journal Article
Beliefs About Children's Illness
Beliefs about child illness were investigated using semi-structured interviews with mothers and providers in four rural Guatemalan communities.
Jan 1, 1999
Report
U.S. Government Funding of Cooperative Research and Development in North America
Since 1993, U.S. government agencies have spent, on average, more than $100 million a year on research and development projects involving the participation of researchers from Canada and/or Mexico.
Jan 1, 1999
Journal Article
Does It Matter Who Answers the Race Question? Racial Classification and Income Inequality in Brazil
Using novel data from a 1995 national survey in Brazil, we find that the estimates of racial income inequality based on self-classification are lower than those based on interviewer classification.
Nov 1, 1998

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