This study explores the historical relationship between economic growth and military expenditures in five great power countries: Germany, France, Russia, Japan, and the United States. Using statistica
China's geopolitical ambitions and growing military capabilities and Southeast Asia's perceptions of a rising China will play a crucial role in shaping the future of Southeast Asia and the U.S. milita
This study analyzes possible problems with company-level direct fire control, terrain and enemy analysis, and command and control planning and preparation, explores how these problems affect combat ef
Following an earlier RAND study of public support for earlier conflicts, this one analyzes public poll data from the final stage of the Somalia disaster to the ongoing occupation of Iraq and the everl
This book presents results of the third and final wave of a national survey to elicit assessments of state and local response organizations of their activities following 9/11 to improve preparedness t
Key political, economic, and societal faultlines underlying the likelihood of conflict in the region of Central Asia and South Caucasus are examined and assessed regarding their implications for regio
The Cosmos on a Shoestring provides a comprehensive review of practices related to the management and engineering of small spacecraft. Author Liam Sarsfield examines spacecraft development trends and
As part of a multiyear study on climate-change Decision-making under uncertainty, RAND researchers are working with water agencies in California to help them better understand how climate change might
This report describes an approach to high-level decision support that deals explicitly with uncertainty in effects-based operations or planning future forces with the methods of capabilities-based pla
In 2020, areas of particular importance for technology trends will include biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials technology, and information technology. The authors of this report assessed a sample
How are anti-tobacco laws implemented and enforced at the state and local levels? What role do anti-tobacco coalitions play once statewide legislation is enacted? What are the most effective legislati
This Rand study, one of a series, contradicts its own title by basically arguing that there isn't likely to be an information revolution in the Middle East or North Africa with the possible exceptions
One of the tools the Air Force is using to improve its logistical support to the warfighter is purchasing and supply-chain management (PSCM). But other factors likely were changing at about the same t
The past 20 years have been a time of relative peace in Asia and, notwithstanding the 1997-1998 financial crisis, a period of robust economic growth as well. Currently, however, Asia is beset by a var
Sea Basing, a concept fundamental to the U.S. Navy's operational vision for the 21st century, is intended to use the flexibility and protection provided by the sea base while minimizing the presence o
In January 2004, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security inaugurated a new system for tracking foreign visitors at Ports of entry to the United States, the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status
