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Research
Jul 13, 2026
Impact evaluation to assess the progress of the Newton Fund and recommendations for future research and innovation activities.
Jun 16, 2026
Through eight case studies, this report describes the factors that shape a country’s decision to acquire military capabilities and the trade-offs in cost, function, timelines for delivery, and other incentives to select suppliers and systems.
Dec 15, 2025
The authors analyze certain Middle Eastern and North African countries' economic aspirations by examining the countries' official long-term vision documents and assessing how countries might realistically pursue and attain their stated goals.
Commentary
Oct 3, 2025
Two years after the October 7 attacks by Hamas and the start of the war in Gaza, the Middle East stands at a crossroads. Despite the immense challenges facing the region, RAND's Shira Efron sees reason for hope.
May 30, 2024
The women of Sudan are ready to help design a peace movement that protects themselves and their children. Support from international actors and the African diaspora could go a long way in creating space for them to play a central role in Sudan's future.
Article
Mar 15, 2024
Climate stress will become more intense and frequent throughout CENTCOM's area of operations. CENTCOM may be called upon less to fight wars and more to airdrop humanitarian supplies or evacuate people from disaster zones. It should also plan to contribute to stability operations in the region.
Feb 26, 2024
While safe areas are intuitively attractive, their effectiveness depends on the resources and resolve of the implementing forces, rules of engagement, and geography.
Nov 29, 2023
This report presents an analysis of the pathways from climate change to conflict and how that relationship is unfolding in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
Jul 20, 2023
While the national security community often focuses on strategic competition between the United States and its near-peer adversaries, the conflict in Sudan is a good reminder that regional powers are also engaged in competition for influence and resources.
Jun 29, 2023
This case study features the efforts of the Queen Rania Foundation in Jordan to contextualize and mobilize the Education Endowment Foundation's Teaching and Learning Toolkit for a Middle East and North Africa audience.
Apr 27, 2023
When conflict in Sudan did not end after the 2005 peace agreement, the international community fell into a familiar pattern of never-ending negotiations. But conflict resolution focused on agreements that split power between armed groups rarely leads to sustainable peace. The effects of such misbegotten efforts are plain to see.
Feb 28, 2023
This article describes and compares the views and behaviors of parents with children 0-6 years old from Casablanca, Morocco, the US, and the UK on early parental engagement.
