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Global security includes military and diplomatic measures that nations and international organizations such as the United Nations and NATO take to ensure mutual safety and security. RAND provides analyses that help policymakers understand political, military, and economic trends around the world; the sources of potential regional conflict; and emerging threats to the global security environment.
The International Security and Defense Policy Center (ISDP) conducts research and analysis that illuminates strategic security dynamics for the United States and its allies and partners. ISDP draws on cross-disciplinary teams applying mixed qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the political, military, economic, cultural, and ...
Understanding the Current International Order. Michael J. Mazarr, Miranda Priebe, Andrew Radin, Astrid Stuth Cevallos. ResearchPublished Oct 19, 2016. Download PDF. Additional Downloads. IncludesTranslations; other ebook formats. Order a print copy. Since 1945, the United States has pursued its global interests by building and maintaining ...
RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied ministries of defense. Our federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) explore threat assessment, military acquisition, technology, recruitment and personnel management, counterinsurgency, intelligence, and readiness. RAND is a world leader in terrorism research. Studies ...
RAND's international affairs research comprises a range of cross-cutting issues, including global economies and trade, space and maritime security, diplomacy, global health and education, nation building, and regional security and stability. RAND also analyzes the policies and effectiveness of international organizations such as the UN, NATO, European Union, and ASEAN.
Globalization's Security Implications. Many aspects of globalization now combine to increase the dangers of a variety of transnational threats from weapons proliferation, cyber attacks, ethnic violence, environmental degradation, and the spread of infectious diseases. A serious analytic effort is needed to discover how access to the critical ...
Contact: Robin_Meili@rand.org. 1776 Main Street. Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Phone: (310) 393-0411, ext. 7190. RAND International formerly housed the Center for Asia Pacific Policy, the Center for Global Risk and Security, the Center for Middle East Public Policy, and the Center for Russia and Eurasia, which have now been disbanded as their ...
Piracy and sea-borne terrorism have been on the rise since 2000. While the United States has spearheaded several initiatives to improve maritime security, policymakers should consider four additional measures to safeguard the world's oceans.
A Database of U.S. Security Treaties and Agreements. Treaties and agreements are powerful foreign policy tools that the United States uses to build and solidify relationships with partners and to influence the behavior of other states. As a result, the overall U.S. portfolio of treaties and agreements can offer insight into the distribution and ...
Diplomacy, the practice of international relations, is an area in which RAND has significant research experience. Among RAND’s many experts are former ambassadors whose research and commentary on both long-term efforts and current events shed light on how diplomatic ventures can be integral to national security goals and activities, including traditional military interventions, nuclear arms ...