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Misfortunes of War
RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95This book analyzes media and public reactions to civilian casualty incidents to determine whether these incidents affect media reporting or public support for military operations. Using case studies of incidents of civilian deaths over the last decade (the 1991 Al Firdos bunker bombing, the 1999 Djakovica convoy and Chinese embassy attacks, the 2002... more...
American Public Support for U.S. Military Operations from Mogadishu to Baghdad
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95Describes American public opinion toward wars and other large military operations over the last decade. more...
Preparing the U.S. Army for Homeland Security
RAND Corporation 2000; US$ 9.95Although military policy seems focused on overseas threats, defending the "homeland" is, of course, the ultimate objective. This guide examines emergent threats to the USA homeland such as speciality weapons, cyber attacks and ballistic missiles and delineates the army's responsibilities. more...
Defense Planning in a Decade of Change
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This report describes the challenges policymakers have faced as a result of three major force structure reviews: the 1990 Base Force, the 1993 Bottom-Up Review and the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review. The report recommends that key planning assumptions are continually reassessed. more...
Building a New Foundation for Innovation
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95The National Science Foundation created the Partnerships for Innovation program in 2000. This report synthesizes workshop discussions regarding innovation and sustainable partnerships between universities, industry and government, and participants' endorsement of an expanded NSF role. more...
Assessing Irregular Warfare
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95Provides an analytic framework and procedure for the intelligence analysis of irregular warfare (IW) environments that can serve as the basis for IW intelligence curriculum development efforts. Defines IW in terms of two stylized situations: population-centric (such as counterinsurgency) and counterterrorism. Provides a detailed review of IW-relevant... more...
Foundations of Effective Influence Operations
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95The authors aim to assist the U.S. Army in understanding influence operations, capabilities that may allow the United States to effectively influence the attitudes and behavior of particular foreign audiences while minimizing or avoiding combat. The book identifies approaches, methodologies, and tools that may be useful in planning, executing,... more...
The Muslim World After 9/11
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Momentous events since September 11, 2001-Operation Enduring Freedom, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq-have dramatically altered the political environment of the Muslim world. Many of the forces influencing this environment, however, are the products of trends that have been at work for many decades. This book examines the major dynamics... more...
Understanding and Influencing Public Support for Insurgency and Terrorism
RAND Corporation 2012; US$ 9.95Drawing on social science and particularly social movement theory, presents and tests empirically a conceptual model of public support for insurgency and terrorism and discusses how it can inform counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategy. more...
Interoperability of U.S. and NATO Allied Air Forces
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95This volume provides background information for a larger RAND study entitled 'Interoperability: A Continuing Challenge in Coalition Air Operations', including supporting aggregate data and detailed case-study analyses. more...









