CGRS in the News
RAND researchers often write commentaries for publications on a variety of topics. For a complete list of all commentaries by RAND staff, visit the RAND Newsroom. The page below lists commentaries topics related to Global Risk and Security.
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Long-term instability? - Dec. 31, 2007
The tragic assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto casts a dark shadow across Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state with a long history of militarism and militancy. According to this commentary by C. Christine Fair for the Washington Times, this event could move Pakistan towards a deeper and irreversible slide into Islamist violence.
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The State of the Afghan Insurgency - Dec. 11, 2007
Six years after the overthrow of the Taliban regime, Canada, NATO, and the Afghan government stand at an important crossroads. Testimony presented by Seth G. Jones before the Canadian Senate National Security and Defence Committee on December 10, 2007.
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U.S. Should Take Advantage of Improved Security in Iraq to Withdraw - Dec. 4, 2007
The recent improvement in security in Iraq may provide the U.S. military with a chance to achieve the best realistic outcome of the conflict to date: the extrication of the bulk of it’s forces. This topic is the subject of a commentary by David C. Gompert for the San Francisco Cronicle.
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Negotiating with Iran - Nov. 7, 2007
Testimony presented by James Dobbins before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on November 7, 2007.
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Testimony before the French Paper Commission on Defense and National Security - Oct. 25, 2007
Testimony presented by James Dobbins before the Commission du Livre blanc sur la défense et la sécurité nationale, Paris, France, on October 25, 2007.
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The Right Way to Withdraw - Oct. 14, 2007
We’re involved too deeply in Iraq and Afghanistan to exit suddenly without fixing our mess, states James Dobbins in this commentary for the Los Angeles Times. Having toppled the Iraqi government, the United States has assumed weighty responsibilities for about 28 million people whom we cannot in good conscience shirk.
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Ready for Another Mideast War? - Sep. 20, 2007
On Sept. 6, Israeli aircraft bombed Syria, seem to have violated Turkish airspace, and the Israeli government has offered no explanation. Does this mean we on the verge of another Middle East war? This and other questions are discussed by James Dobbins in this timely commentary for the International Herald Tribune.
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