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Although Iraq remains hostile to the United States, Baghdad has repeatedly compromised, and at times caved, in response to U.S. pressure and threats. An analysis of attempts to coerce Iraq since Desert Storm reveals that military strikes and other forms of pressure that threatened Saddam Husayn's relationship with his power base proved effective at forcing concessions from the Iraqi regime. When coercing Saddam or other foes, U.S. policymakers...

How will the world change in the next century?

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Although much of the growing digital economy rests on the Internet and World Wide Web, which in turn rest on information technology standards, it is unclear how much longer the current momentum can be sustained absent new standards. To discover whether today's standards processes are adequate, where they are taking the industry, and whether government intervention will be required to address systemic failures in their development, RAND underto...

Netwar, a new spectrum of conflict that is emerging in the wake of the information revolution, includes conflicts waged by terrorists, criminals, gangs, and ethnic extremists, and by civil-society activists who take advantage of a networked organizational structure. This book addresses how crucial it is for governments, military, and law enforcement to begin networking themselves.

An examination and assessment of critical trends in the evolution of Russian thinking on foreign and national security policy in recent years.

Vouchers and charter schools aim to improve education by providing families with more choice in their children's schooling children and by decentralizing provision of educational services. This book reviews the theoretical foundations for vouchers and charter schools and presents new evidence of their effectiveness in academic achievement. It also examines outcomes in family choice, equitable access, racial/ethnic integration, and civic social...

An in-depth analysis focuses on the military's ties to four subarenas--national strategic objectives, foreign policy, defense policy, defense policy, and military and civilian research, analysis and intelligence.

The authors estimate an econometric model of high-quality enlistment supply using geographically disaggregated data from two periods.

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Islam's own internal struggles make it difficult for outsiders to understand the actors and the issues. The author sheds light on these issues and suggests ways for the international community to cope.

Suggests that the demoralizing effects on enemy troops of air operations can effectively shorten conflicts.

This report examines long-term trends in Chinese military institutional development and assesses their impacts upon the future evolution of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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Many police departments report difficulties in creating a workforce that represents community demographics, is committed to providing its employees the opportunity for long-term police careers, and effectively implements community policing. This book summarizes lessons on recruiting and retaining effective workforces.

The roles and responsibilities of defense acquisition officers and chief information officers are governed both by U.S. laws and by Department of Defense (DoD) policy. The authors identify policy governing the design, acquisition, and integration of information technology (IT) and national security systems (NSS) that could lead to potential conflicts among these executives when they exercise their duties in the defense acquisition system, and ...

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