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Armies Have a Role to Play in Nation Building
Events in Iraq and Mali have raised questions about the value of Security Force Assistance and U.S. capacity to strengthen client states' militaries in the face of insurgencies or other threats. History shows that SFA programs could be improved if they focused more on ideology and how an army complements a host country's larger nation-building efforts.
Oct 24, 2017
Commentary
How One French Director Brought the Vietnam War Home for Americans
In 1967, the first major documentary about the Vietnam war appeared as a CBS News Special Report featuring a film by French director Pierre Schoendoerffer. It introduced key features of the war told through the filming of an American platoon, and provided texture and background so a viewer could gain a sense of what was happening there.
Oct 23, 2017
Commercial Book
An Insider's Look at 50 Years of American Diplomacy
RAND's James Dobbins spent five decades on the frontlines of U.S. diplomacy. Now he takes readers behind the scenes of the Vietnam peace talks, the Cold War, German reunification, the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, and more.
Jun 20, 2017
News Release
Senior RAND Fellow Reflects on 50 Years of U.S. Diplomacy
From Vietnam in the 1960s to the Afghanistan of this decade, James Dobbins has been on the frontlines of American diplomacy, working to advance U.S. national interests in some of the world's most difficult and troubled situations. His new book provides a thoughtful insider's account.
Jun 19, 2017
Journal Article
Perceived Risk of Avian Influenza and Urbanization in Northern Vietnam
Backyard poultry raisers in urban, peri-urban, and rural settings in north Vietnam tend to perceive the highest risk of bird flu in settings where they do not live, which may decrease precautions they take to manage and prevent disease.
Mar 16, 2017
Commentary
China Tolerating Vietnam's South China Sea Activities, for Now
China has probably tolerated Vietnam's South China Sea construction activities because it feels confident in its military position in the region. Chinese leaders might change their stance if they believe Vietnam is trying to enlist the support of the U.S. or other partners to settle bilateral disputes.
Mar 3, 2017
News Release
New Book Provides a Timely Guide to Understanding Insurgency Warfare
A new book from terrorist expert Seth G. Jones explores the history and details of 181 insurgencies since the end of World War II, providing lessons for those fighting insurgent campaigns today in such countries as Syria, Libya, and Iraq.
Nov 1, 2016
Commercial Book
Guide to Understanding Insurgency Warfare
An exploration of the history and dynamics of 181 insurgencies since 1946 provides lessons for those fighting insurgent campaigns today in such countries as Syria, Libya, and Iraq.
Nov 1, 2016
Commentary
Why Has Obama Lifted the Arms Sales Ban on Vietnam?
The lifting of the Vietnam arms embargo needs to be understood as part of the long process of normalizing relations with a former U.S. enemy and building toward a more cooperative, economically dynamic, and strategic future-oriented relationship.
May 25, 2016
Report
Collaborative Disaster Preparedness: Vietnam, the United States, and Regional Experiences (Proceedings from Da Nang, Vietnam, August 18–20, 2015)
This report summarizes the workshop on Collaborative Disaster Preparedness that was conducted in August 2015 in Da Nang, Vietnam, and hosted by the Collaborative & Adaptive Security Initiative.
May 19, 2016
Commentary
Improving the U.S. Security Assistance Model
The United States often approaches security assistance the same way it did in Vietnam, with the same results. A better way would be to focus on politics and shaping the political context.
Nov 18, 2015
Commentary
Book Review: 'Uphill Battle' by Frank Scotton
This book provides a more sympathetic understanding of the Vietnam War at the working level when everything now known about it was still in the future.
Jun 5, 2015
Journal Article
Local Cross-Border Disease Surveillance and Control: Experiences from the Mekong Basin
The Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance cooperation (MBDS) is one of several sub-regional disease surveillance networks that have emerged in recent years as an approach to transnational cooperation for infectious disease prevention and control.
Apr 7, 2015
Blog
China Unlikely to Blink in Maritime Dispute with Vietnam over Oil Rig
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea, where China moved a state-owned oil rig, reportedly accompanied by six warships, into disputed waters last month, triggering anti-Chinese demonstrations in Vietnam that resulted in four deaths.
Jun 12, 2014
Commentary
Failure to Learn: Reflections on a Career in the Post-Vietnam Army
In the aftermath of a decade of war, the Army must have an objective, serious debate — one that it never engaged in after Vietnam — to understand its experiences, both good and bad.
Jan 27, 2014
Journal Article
The Vietnam Multicomponent Collaborative Care for Depression Program: Development of Depression Care for Low- and Middle-Income Nations
A collaborative care mental health initiative in Vietnam triumphed over social, cultural and system barriers.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
An Exploration of How Perceptions of the Risk of Avian Influenza in Poultry Relate to Urbanization in Vietnam
This research examined how perceptions of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 in poultry are related to urbanization.
Jan 1, 2014
Multimedia
Applying Robust Decision Making: Planning for Water and Flood Risk Management
Robust Decision Making is used in a wide range of applications, most critically in water and flood risk management.
Nov 5, 2013
Commentary
The Passing of Vietnam Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap
The passing of Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap marks the end of an era for Vietnam — and for giants of the twentieth-century anti-colonial movement throughout the world. As commander of the Viet Minh and the Vietnam People's Army, his strategies led to successes against France and the U.S. that were regarded as among communism's finest military moments.
Oct 7, 2013
Project
Ensuring Robust Flood Risk Management in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City faces significant and growing flood risk. Recent risk reduction efforts may not work if climate and socio-economic conditions diverge from earlier projections. Robust decision making can help Vietnam's largest city develop integrated flood risk management strategies despite this uncertainty.
Aug 16, 2013

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