East Germany's military: Forces and expenditures

Crane, Keith

Rand

Soviet Foreign Policy and the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe

Brown, J. F.

Asmus, Ronald D.

UNKNO

Projects future growth in chinese defense expenditures, evaluates the current and likely future capabilities of China's defense industries, and compares likely future defense expenditure levels with recent expenditures by the United States and the U.S. Air Force.

Modernizing China's Military: Opportunities and Constraints

History

Military

RAND Corporation

Reports on a study whose goal was to analyze Ukraine's environment for foreign trade and FDI and to develop policy proposals to expand Ukraine's foreign trade and attract more FDI, especially vis-a-vis the United States. Barriers to trade and FDI, the chief one being corruption, are described, and a two-pronged strategy for removing the worst barriers is recommended-one prong to bring immediate results; the other to set in motion changes requiring more time.

Encouraging Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Ukraine (Rand Publication Series)

Business & Money

Larrabee, Stephen F.

Economics

China1s importance in the Asia-Pacific has been on the rise, raising concerns about competition the United States. The authors examined the reactions of six U.S. allies and partners to China1s rise. All six see China as an economic opportunity. They want it to be engaged productively in regional affairs, but without becoming dominant. They want the United States to remain deeply engaged in the region.

Pacific Currents: The Responses of U.S. Allies and Security Partners in East Asia to China1s Rise

Lowell, Julia F.

Heginbotham, Eric

Medeiros, Evan S.

Levin, Norman D.

Reference

As Russia1s economy has grown, so have the country1s global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia1s strategic interests and goals, examining the country1s domestic policies, economic development, security goals, and worldview. They assess implications for U.S. interests and present ways that Washington could work to improve its relations with Moscow.

Russian Foreign Policy: Sources and Implications

Politics & Social Sciences

Oliker, Olga

Schwartz, Lowell H.

Yusupov, Catherine

Politics & Government

In 2007, the United States imported 58 percent of the oil it consumed. This book critically evaluates commonly suggested links between these imports and U.S. national security and assesses the economic, political, and military costs and benefits of potential policies to alleviate imported oil-related challenges to U.S. national security.

Imported Oil and U.S. Security

Light, Thomas

Goldthau, Andreas

Johnson, Stuart E.

Toman, Michael

International

In 2008, RAND carried out a survey of conditions in Anbar Province, once one of Iraq1s most violent areas. The resulting data on demographics, employment, income and standards of living, education, health, housing and public infrastructure, the effects of war, and agriculture should foster greater understanding of current conditions in al-Anbar and help identify areas on which to focus future assistance.

Living Conditions in Anbar Province in June 2008 (Technical Report / Rand Corporation)

Libicki, Martin C.

Grant, Audra K.

Bruce, James B.

Al-Shahery, Omar

Social Sciences

In studying the withdrawal from Iraq, RAND assessed logistical constraints, trends in insurgent activity, the readiness of Iraqi security forces, and implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This report presents alternative schedules: one consistent with the Obama administration1s intentions, one somewhat slower, and another faster. It also identifies steps to alleviate constraints and risks.

Withdrawing from Iraq: Alternative Schedules, Associated Risks, and Mitigating Strategies

Gordon, John

Perry, Walter L.

Gompert, David C.

Middle East

Hope for a prosperous and peaceful future for Haiti lies in building a more effective, resilient state. This report identifies the main challenges to more capable governance, evaluates existing plans for improving the delivery of public services, and proposes a realistic set of critical actions. The proposed state-building priorities merit the greatest degree of Haiti's and international donors' policy attention and financial commitment.

Building a More Resilient Haitian State

Chivvis, Christopher S.

Ries, Charles P.

Miller, Laurel E.

Dobbins Former Special Envoy for Afghanistan Kosovo Bosnia Haiti and Somalia, James

Americas

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