2010-03-03T11:28:00Z Copyright (c) 2007-2008, The RAND Corporation Bricolage RAND Corporation urn:uuid:76693084-41D4-11DB-B9BC-CE1F1D4D57CE urn:uuid:DCAF77FA-207D-11DF-9480-55C038788F35 2010-03-03T11:28:00Z 2010-03-03T11:28:00Z

This report examines the impact of intellectual property rights in developing countries, in the context of the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the development of TRIPS-plus standards.

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Testimony presented before the Commission on Wartime Contracting on February 22, 2010.

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Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 28, 2010.

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U.S. withdrawal from Iraq could affect Iraq's internal security and stability, which could, in turn, affect U.S. strategic interests and the safety of U.S. troops and civilians in Iraq. The framework described here can help minimize negative effects.

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Chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era, and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. policies and the thinking of key decisionmakers.

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The report provides insight into Pan-European eGovernment services (PEGS): their definition; development trajectories; barriers, drivers, uncertainties, and possible futures, and suggests policy actions and ways to measure and monitor PEGS.

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U.S. withdrawal from Iraq could affect Iraq's internal security and stability, which could, in turn, affect U.S. strategic interests and the safety of U.S. troops and civilians in Iraq. The framework provided here can help minimize negative effects.

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Assesses the risks and implications of U.S. drawdown and withdrawal from Iraq for vulnerable populations in Iraq and in neighboring states, and makes recommendations for mitigating anticipated problems.

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Features focus on stabilization missions, grade retention, health financing, and RAND's president; other items discuss the European Union, sodium, health insurance, retail medical clinics, energy efficiency, disaster recovery, and alcohol pricing.

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The authors describe Iran's strategic culture; investigate the Iranian political system's informal networks, formal institutions, and personalities; assess the impact of elite behavior on Iranian policy; and summarize key trends.

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U.S.-Turkish relations, long a vital element of U.S. policy, have undergone serious strains. The advent of a new U.S. administration presents an important opportunity to revitalize this critical security partnership.

urn:uuid:8612EF28-E9BC-11DE-B735-24C138788F35 2009-12-20T06:57:00Z 2010-02-22T17:27:11Z

By applying new methods for strategic planning and decisionmaking under deep uncertainty, this analysis seeks to help Israel manage change by choosing robust strategies that minimize potential consequences of relying more heavily on natural gas.

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Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on December 15, 2009.

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Deterrence -- a central feature of counterterrorism security systems -- is not well understood or measured. This paper offers a framework for understanding how security affects terrorist planning and for measuring these systems' deterrent value.

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Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on African Affairs on November 17, 2009.

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This downloadable brochure features several new and recent RAND titles on the Asia Pacific region with links to each of the publications on the RAND Web site.

urn:uuid:430EE39C-CAD3-11DE-B8F5-24C138788F35 2009-12-21T09:00:00Z 2009-12-21T11:51:51Z

The revision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's strategic concept is a chance to build much-needed consensus over the alliance's future. This paper assesses five possible directions the alliance might take.

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This overview of a series of strategic exercises undertaken by leading experts and former government officials to help U.S. policymakers address the challenges of the Arab-Israeli conflict shows that it should remain a top national security priority.

urn:uuid:100ED21E-9EC7-11DE-B608-24C138788F35 2009-09-17T09:18:00Z 2009-09-17T09:18:00Z

U.S. international energy-assistance programs, a potentially important tool for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy security, are reviewed and compared with German programs; recommendations are made for further study.

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In wrestling with how to defend a nation's information infrastructure in what appears to be a new medium of warfare, it is tempting to apply the historic tenets of deterrence and defense -- but doing so is quite misleading.