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U.S. National Security Hot Topics Archives: 1998-2003
Previously highlighted "hot topics" are available as archives in the following categories:
Acquisition and Technology Policy
Military Logistics and Infrastructure
Global Security
China/Taiwan
- CAPP Seminar Examines the Internet in China
- Delegation from Taipei Visits RAND
- NDRI Briefs Pentagon on China's Information Security Strategy
- RAND Hosts "China Theme Day" to Address China Policy Issues
- Taiwan Enters a New Era: Prospects and Implications
Demography and Security
Economics and Security
Homeland Security
Latin America
Middle East
- Egyptian Ambassador Visits RAND
- Middle East Peace Talks: How the United States Could Benefit from an Arab-Israeli Peace
- RAND Welcomes Dignitaries from the Middle East
NATO
- ESDP and NATO: Companions or Competitors?
- Future of NATO--And Its Enlargement
- The Impact of NATO Membership in the Czech Republic and Implications for Future NATO Expansion
- Secretary General of NATO Visits RAND
Northeast Asia
- Korean Summit Enhances Prospects for Unification: RAND Research Examines Potential Implications
- Peace in Northeast Asia? CAPP Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Issues Surrounding Recent Korean Summit
Russia and Eurasia
South Asia
- India's Emerging Nuclear Posture
- Transition 2001 Update: Bipartisan Panel Offers National Security Action Plan for the President-Elect
Terrorism and Other Emerging Threats
- D.C. Deputy Mayor Emphasizes the Importance of "Hometown Security" at RAND Seminar
- Gilmore Commission Briefs Vice President Dick Cheney
- Gilmore Commission Releases Fifth and Final Annual Report
- Privacy and Electronic Surveillance in the Nation's Capital
- RAND Workshops Help Office of Security Devise Protection Plan
- Researchers Shed Light on the New Face of Insurgency
- Technology Is No Cure-all in the War on Terrorism - Commentary from RAND Analyst
- Terrorism: Assessing the Threat
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Structuring and Employing Military Forces
Strategies and Constructs
- Air and Space Power in the 21st Century
- Army General Counsel Speaks at RAND to Kick Off "RANDesq"
- A Better Way to Missile Defense
- Better Spying, Not "Moats of Fear"
- How Think Tanks Interact With The Military
- Investigations of Deception in the Animal World
- The Navy's Top Seal Visits RAND
- Leadership Lessons for the Warfighter: Vicksburg
- NDRI Pentagon Briefing Examines the Future of Nuclear Deterrence
- New Book Advocates Reshaping Intelligence
- NPR Interview: U.S. Intelligence Before and After September 11
- RAND Analyst Participates in DSB Task Force's Analysis of Defense Industry's Future Financial Prospects
- RAND Provides Defense Economics Forum at WEAI Conference
- RAND Researchers Organize Series of Defense Economic Talks at WEAI Conference
- RAND Researchers Participate in Army Science Board Summer Study 2000
- RAND Symposium on PPBS Attracts High-Level DoD Crowd
- Securing More than the Skies: The Air Force's Role in Homeland Security
- September 11 Attacks: Opportunity for a U.S.-China Partnership?
- Submarine Commander Visits RAND
- Understanding the Costs of Missile Defense
- Understanding Networks and Netwars
Force Employment Concepts and Tradeoffs
- An Assessment of Foreign Military Thought about Urban Warfare
- Arroyo Center Examines Lessons Learned in Kosovo
- Battles in Chechnya: Lessons for an Increasingly Urbanized World
- A Comparative Study of the 1994-1996 and 1999-2000 Chechen Campaigns
- New PAF Report Examines Why Milosevic Decided to Settle the Conflict Over Kosovo When He Did
- RAND Explores New Concepts in Urban Environments: Aerospace Operations
- RAND Hosts Conference on Emergent Colombia Crisis
- Ready for Armageddon: Urban Operations Conference Focuses on Developing Solutions to Current Problems
- Tomorrow's Warfare: Urban Operations in the 21st Century
- Urban Operations Team Hosts Conference in Israel
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Personnel, Training and Health Policy
- Army Distance Learning and Personnel Readiness
- The Detrimental Effects of Downsizing on the DoD's "Smart Buyer" Capability
- High-Level DoD Crowd Attends NDRI Theme Day
- Married to the Military: The Employment and Earnings of Military Wives Compared with Those of Civilian Wives
- Military Morale and Quality of Life
- NDRI Pentagon Theme Day Features Overview of RAND Recruiting Research
- New Study in Gulf War Illness Series Is Released
- Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Asks RAND to Evaluate a New Concept in Recruiting
- Paying, Promoting, and Retaining High-Quality Civil Service Workers in the Department of Defense
- Pentagon Press Conference on Environmental Exposure in the Gulf War Features Details of Recently Released RAND Research
- Publication About Invisible Women Enjoys High Visibility
- RAND Analysts Provide Perspective on Keeping Military Pay Competitive
- RAND Highlights Army Medical Issues
- RAND Releases Studies in Gulf War Illness Series
- RAND Study Addresses Air Force Pilot Shortage
- Rebuilding the Army Schoolhouse
- Workshops Convene Army Health Policy Experts
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Military Logistics and Infrastructure
- Arroyo Center Hosts Israeli Defense Force
- Commander in Chief of U.S. Space Command Visits RAND
- Helping Support the Army's New Vision: RAND Develops New Tool to Help the Army Measure and Improve Equipment Readiness
- How Should the U.S. Army Help Defend the Homeland?
- Lessons Learned from Commercial Firms: RAND Makes Recommendations for Proactive Environmental Management in DoD's Central Logistics Activities
- Lessons Learned from the United Kingdom: Public-Private Partnerships
- RAND Review Explores the Logistics Revolution
- Reinventing Marine Corps Inventory Management: Applying a Bootstrap Approach for Setting Reorder Points in Military Supply Systems
- Revolutionizing Logistics Support by "Thinking Small"
- Unexploded Ordnance: Hidden Danger on U.S. Military Bases
- Velocity Management: An Ongoing Success Story
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Acquisition and Technology
Development and Acquisition Strategies
- The Army as Venture Capitalist: An Innovative Approach to Funding Research and Development
- Commander of Air Force Materiel Command Visits RAND
- Getting Down to Business: How Innovative Partnerships with Industry Can Benefit the Army
- Global Hawk and DarkStar: Lessons from Their Early Development Phases
- Joint Strike Fighter Study Results Released
- RAND and CMU Collaborate on Military Robotics Research
- RAND Briefs Congressional Staff on Alternative Strategies for Assembly of the Joint Strike Fighter
- RAND Lends Support to Study of Cutting-Edge Army Aircraft
- RAND to Study All-Electric Ships for U.S. Navy
- U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Leaders Visit RAND
Military Technologies
- Biometrics: Facing Up to Terrorism
- Biometrics: Will Digital Fingerprints, Iris Scans and Speaker Recognition Soon Replace Passwords and Personal Identification Numbers?
- Charting the Global Course of the Information Revolution
- Expert Discusses Facial Recognition Technologies at RAND
- Expert Discusses Latest Biometric Testing at RAND's Washington Office
- How Will the Revolution in Information Technology Affect Latin America?
- NDRI Pentagon Briefing: Where Will the Technology Revolution Have Taken Us by 2015?
- RAND Analyst Serves as Technical Advisor to Crime Commission
- RAND Analyst Submits Testimony on Biometrics Legislation
- RAND Analyst Testifies on NIMA's Future
- RAND Conference Asks: How Do Emerging Technologies Impact Privacy and Privacy Policy?
- RAND Hosts Army Science Board's Tour of Innovative Modeling and Simulation Techniques
- RAND Hosts Biometric Conference
- RAND Hosts Conference on the Future of Robotics
- RAND Hosts Inaugural Department of Defense Biometrics in Progress Review
- RAND Participates in Biometric Conference
- RAND Participates in Major Biometric Conference
- RAND Selected to Support Congressionally Mandated Review of NIMA
- Super Bowl Surveillance: Big Brother or Beneficial Technology?
- Technology Is No Cure-all in the War on Terrorism - Commentary from RAND Analyst
- Thinking Small: NDRI Pentagon Theme Day Focuses on Best Practices in Unmanned Spacecraft Development
- Warfare in a New Millennium: RAND Helps the Army Prioritize the Next Generation of Technological Capabilities
- Woodward Gives Biometrics Presentation at Technology Forum
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