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U.S. Prisoner of War, Detainee Operations Need More Advance Planning
Prisoner-of-war and detainee operations are a crucial component in the successful prosecution of a conflict — particularly in counterinsurgency operations — and should be upgraded to receive more attention and better advance preparation.
Jun 9, 2011
Brochure
RAND in Southeast Asia: A History of the Vietnam War Era
Chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era, and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. policies and the thinking of key decisionmakers.
Jan 15, 2010
Commentary
Afghanistan: Echoes of Vietnam
Now that U.S. involvement in Iraq has begun to require fewer resources, Afghanistan is the new focus of American and European anti-war sentiment, and increasingly Obama's critics are drawing on the analogy of Vietnam, writes James Dobbins.
Oct 7, 2009
Report
The Phoenix Program and Contemporary Counterinsurgency
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have re-focused attention on past U.S. counterinsurgency operations like the Phoenix Program, aimed at dismantling the Viet Cong underground during the Vietnam War. This study helps balance claims about the program's effectiveness against charges of its brutality and its political costs.
Jul 7, 2009
Report
Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations
Six historic counterinsurgency operations are examined to determine which tactics, techniques, and procedures led to success and which led to failure, with the hope that U.S. counterinsurgency operations in the future can learn from past lessons.
Aug 17, 2007
Report
The Effect of Reserve Activations and Active-Duty Deployments on Local Employment During the Global War on Terrorism
Analyzes the impact of activations and deployments on local economic conditions, as measured by changes in local employment, post-September 11, 2001.
Jan 25, 2006
Report
Dissuading Terror: Strategic Influence and the Struggle Against Terrorism
Analyzes past U.S. strategic influence campaigns and looks at how and in what circumstances such campaigns can best be applied to today’s struggle against terrorism.
Jan 21, 2005
Report
Reporters on the Battlefield: The Embedded Press System in Historical Context
An analysis of the relations between the military and the press explores the factors that led to the development of the embedded press and distinguishes the outcomes and goals for the two entities and for the public, including the “right to know.”
Nov 23, 2004
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
Report
Ready for Armageddon: Proceedings of the 2001 RAND Arroyo- U.S. Army ACTD-CETO-USMC Non-Lethal and Urban Operations Program Urban Operations Conference
Summarizes the proceedings of the fourth annual Urban Operations Conference co-hosted by RAND Arroyo Center and representatives of the Army and Marine Corps.
Jan 1, 2002
Research Brief
Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War
A new RAND study, Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War, examines these conflicts to shed light on how SOF ground teams might be more effectively employed in the future.
Jan 1, 2002
Report
The Role of Southeast Asia in U.S. Strategy Toward China
The authors examine the role of regional states in developing a hedge against the possible emergence of an overly aggressive China.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Australian Foreign and Defense Policy in the Wake of the 1999/2000 East Timor Intervention
Examines key developments leading to the deployment of the International Peacekeeping Force for East Timor (INTERFET) and assesses the impact of this intervention on Canberra's future defense, security, and foreign policy planning.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Special Operations Forces and Elusive Enemy Ground Targets: Lessons from Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War
Could special operations forces (SOF) lessons learned in Vietnam help it today's international conflicts?
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Cuba and Lessons From Other Communist Transitions: A Workshop Report
Cuba and Lessons From Other Communist Transitions: A Workshop Report
Jan 1, 1998
Report
Psychological Effects of U.S. Air Operations in Four Wars, 1941-1991: Lessons for U.S. Commanders
This report examines ways to maximize the psychological impact of U.S. air power in future conflicts.
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Enhancing Air Power’s Contribution Against Light Infantry Targets
The objective of this effort was to explore the signatures and vulnerabilities of adversary light forces, to identify promising sensor and weapon technologies applicable to this target set, and to develop new concepts of operation (OPCONs).
Jan 1, 1996
Report
Casualties and Consensus: The Historical Role of Casualties in Domestic Support for U.S. Military Operations
Most Americans do not want lives to be sacrificed for any but the most compelling and promising causes, and they rely on their leaders to illuminate just how compelling and promising these causes are.
Jan 1, 1996
Research Brief
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: Ground Attacks on Air Bases, 1940–1992
Shows that ground attacks on air bases have been much more frequent and successful than is commonly appreciated.
Jan 1, 1995
Report
Snakes in the Eagle's Nest: A History of Ground Attacks on Air Bases
This report presents a comprehensive overview of ground attacks on air bases from the first known attacks in 1940 to the most recent in 1992.
Jan 1, 1995

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