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John V. Parachini

Washington Office

Senior International Policy Analyst

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Education

M.B.A., Georgetown University; M.A. in international relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; B.A. in philosophy, Haverford College

Research Focus

Arms control; proliferation of chemical; biological; radiological; and nuclear weapons; homeland security; intelligence; terrorism and other emerging threats

Recent Projects

  • Jihadist networks

Selected Publications

Brian A. Jackson et al., Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies, RAND Corporation, 2007

Brian A. Jackson et al., Aptitude for Destruction, Vol. 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups, RAND Corporation, 2005

Sara A. Daly et al.,, Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism, RAND Corporation, 2005

John Parachini et al., Diversion of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Expertise from the Former Soviet Union: Understanding an Evolving Problem, RAND Corporation, 2005

David Aaron, ed., Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror, RAND Corporation, 2005

Research Focus

Arms control, proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons, homeland security, intelligence, terrorism and other emerging threats

Recent Projects

  • Jihadist networks

Previous Positions

Executive Director, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Selected Publications

Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies, Brian A. Jackson et al., RAND Corporation, 2007

Aptitude for Destruction, Vol. 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups, Brian A. Jackson et al., RAND Corporation, 2005

Aum Shinrikyo, Al Qaeda, and the Kinshasa Reactor: Implications of Three Case Studies for Combating Nuclear Terrorism, Sara A. Daly et al., RAND Corporation, 2005

Diversion of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons Expertise from the Former Soviet Union: Understanding an Evolving Problem, John Parachini et al., RAND Corporation, 2005

Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror, David Aaron, ed., RAND Corporation, 2005

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Agence France Press; Australian Financial Review; BBC; Boston Globe; CBS; Christian Science Monitor; CNN; Congressional Quarterly; Dallas Morning News; Fox; MSNBC; National Journal; NPR; Reuters; St. Petersburg Times (FL); Toronto Star; Voice of America; WashingtonPost.com; WTOP

Commentary: International Herald Tribune; Los Angeles Times; Newsday

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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