National Security Issues
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Newsletters
RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about national security.
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Testimony
May 6, 2009: NATO After the Summit: Rebuilding Consensus
By Robert E. Hunter
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on European Affairs.
April 23, 2009: Air Force Service Procurement: Approaches for Measurement and Management
By Laura H. Baldwin
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform.
April 2, 2009: U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
By Seth G. Jones
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia.
March 26, 2009: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
By James Dobbins
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
March 24, 2009: Assessing Combat Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Troops and Estimating the Costs to Society: Implications from the RAND Invisible Wounds of War Study
By Terri Tanielian
Testimony presented before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
March 11, 2009: Antecedents and Implications of the November 2008 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Attack Upon Several Targets in the Indian Mega-City of Mumbai
By C. Christine Fair
Testimony presented before the ouse Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
February 26, 2009: Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
By James Dobbins
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
July 31, 2008: A New Grand Strategy for the United States
By Robert E. Hunter
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
July 15, 2008: Does America Need A New Grand Strategy?
By James Dobbins
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
June 12, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Quantifying the Societal Costs of Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
By Christine Eibner
Testimony presented before the Joint Economic Committee.
June 11, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
By Terri Tanielian
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 11, 2008: Invisible Wounds of War: Summary of Key Findings on Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
By Lisa H. Jaycox
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 3, 2008: An Iraqi Modus Vivendi: How Would It Come About and What Would It Look Like?
By Terrence K. Kelly
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
April 2, 2008: Getting Back on Track in Afghanistan
By Seth G. Jones
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
February 14, 2008: Ungoverned Territories
By Angel Rabasa
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
January 29, 2008: International Perspectives on Interagency Reform
By Nora Bensahel
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
January 16, 2008: U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, Instability, and the Future of U.S. Policy
By C. Christine Fair
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
September 12, 2007: Protecting Emergency Responders at Large-Scale Incidents: Lessons Learned from the Response to the Attacks on the World Trade Center
By Brian A. Jackson
Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee.
September 5, 2007: The Role of the Department of Defense in Provincial Reconstruction Teams
By Michelle Parker
Testimony presented before House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
September 5, 2007: Research and Development Issues for Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal
By James T. Bartis
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
June 28, 2007: Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
By James T. Bartis
Testimony presented before the Commonwealth of Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
June 26, 2007: Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development: Addendum
By James T. Bartis
Addendum to testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 24, 2007.
May 24, 2007: Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
By James T. Bartis
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
April 26, 2007: Improving the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research Program
By Bruce Held
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
The Impact of Deployment on the Post-Deployment Labor Market Earnings of Reserve Components
Presented by David Loughran
November 9, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 201 SVC Capitol Visitor Center
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Imported Oil and U.S. National Security
Presenter: Keith Crane
Speakers: Jonathan Elkind, Brookings Institution
Gen. John Sheehan, United States Marine Corps (retired)
Frederick C. Smith, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
May 11, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 268 Capitol Visitor Center, North Congressional Meeting Room
Revitalizing the Transatlantic Security Partnership: An Agenda For Action
Panelists: Stephen Larrabee, RAND Corporation
Julian Lindley-French, Netherlands Defence Academy and Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Robert Hunter, RAND Corporation
Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States
Moderators: James Dobbins, RAND Corporation
Josef Janning, Bertelsmann Stiftung
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2220 Rayburn House Office Building
Producing Liquid Fuels From Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues
Presented by James Bartis
December 10, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Piracy and Armed Violence at Sea: How Can Policymakers Make the World's Oceans Safer?
Presented by Peter Chalk
December 9, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Deterrence: Past, Present, & Future
Panelists: Austin Long, RAND Corporation
Jeffrey Lewis, New America Foundation
David E. Mosher, RAND Corporation
Moderator: David Ochmanek, RAND Corporation
November 17, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Pros and Cons of Creating a Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Service
Presented by Gregory Treverton
October 20, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
Presented by Brian Jenkins
September 9, 2008
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
The Challenge of Nuclear Armed Regional Adversaries
Presented by David Ochmanek
August 11, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Presented by Seth Jones
July 29, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Counterinsurgency in Aghanistan
Presented by Seth Jones
June 9, 2008
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
Presented by Terri Tanielian
April 28, 2008
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Room
S-211, The United States Capitol
War by Other Means—Building Complete and Balanced Capability for Countering Insurgency
Presented by David Gompert and John Gordon
February 11, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Have Military Divorce Rates Increased Since 9/11?
Presented by Benjamin Karney
October 15, 2007
1:00 P.M. — 2:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Submarine Design Resources: Ensuring Future Viability
Presented by John F. Schank
June 14, 2007
9:30 A.M.
HC-6, the U.S. Capitol
China as an International Actor
Presented by William Overholt
June 11, 2007
1:00 P.M.
Location TBA
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Presented by Brian Jackson
October 24, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
Presented by Brian Michael Jenkins
September 11, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads
Presented by Rollie Lal
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 A.M. — 9:00 A.M.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?
Presented by Mark Arena
June 12, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Activation and the Earnings of Reservists
Presented by David Loughran
February 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
S-115 (in the Capitol)
June 11, 2007
1:00 P.M.
Location TBA
October 24, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
September 11, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 A.M. — 9:00 A.M.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
June 12, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
February 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
S-115 (in the Capitol)
Fact Sheet
The following PDF fact sheet encapsulates selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of Banking and Financial Services policy issues.
Using Civilian Facilities to Maintain Military Medical Skills — Sep. 1, 2009
Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE — Jul. 27, 2009
Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists — Jun. 3, 2009
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
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