The United States and South Korea enjoy many benefits form close security cooperation but the relationship, although not currently endangered, is shifting.
Clarifies the primary questions raised by the use of value-added models for measuring teacher effects, reviews the most important recent applications of VAM, and discusses statistical and measurement issues assoicated with VAM.
Analyzes the costs and compensation paid for asbestos personal-injury claims and discussess such issues as the current state of asbestos litigation in the United States, the costs of compensation, the effects if litigation in the businesses, and theevolving character of litigation.
As the Army migrates to a new force structure that is knowledge-based and network-centric, the issue of bandwidth, which facilitates communications capacity, has become increasingly critical. Increases in the number of network participants create shortages of bandwidth supply. The authors examine the Army's projected demands for communications capacity and describe steps that can be taken to address the likely gap between demand and available ...
This pictorial history, featuring nearly 40 rare aircraft photos, discusses the major trends in the history of jet fighter design and development in the United States since WWII. With the declining size and experience base of the U.S. military aerospace industry, many worry about the industry's ability to support future military requirements. The authors examine the successes of the past to help shape research and development policies for the ...
Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, critics have charged that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, while qualified to investigate terrorist incidents after the fact, is not well equipped enough to adequately gather and assess information to prevent attacks. More intrinsically, many believe that given a predominant and deeply rooted law enforcement and prosecutorial culture, the bureau may not be able to change operational focus to...
Explosive population grwoth during the 20th century coincided with environmental change, such as global warming, increased pollution, and resource depletion.
Assess the vulnerabilities of the agricultural sector and the food chain to a deliberate act of biological terrorism and explores the likely outcome of a successful attack.
