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Truth Decay
| Author | : Kavanagh |
| Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2018-01-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1977400132 |
Political and civil discourse in the United States is characterized by “Truth Decay,” defined as increasing disagreement about facts, a blurring of the line between opinion and fact, an increase in the relative volume of opinion compared with fact, and lowered trust in formerly respected sources of factual information. This report explores the causes and wide-ranging consequences of Truth Decay and proposes strategies for further action.
Extending Russia
| Author | : James Dobbins |
| Publisher | : RAND |
| Total Pages | : 354 |
| Release | : 2019-04-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1977400213 |
As the U.S. National Defense Strategy recognizes, the United States is currently locked in a great-power competition with Russia. This report seeks to define areas where the United States can compete to its own advantage. It examines Russian vulnerabilities and anxieties; analyzes potential policy options to exploit them; and assesses the associated benefits, costs, and risks, as well as the likelihood of successful implementation.
Civil Democratic Islam
| Author | : Cheryl Benard |
| Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 89 |
| Release | : 2004-03-25 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0833036203 |
In the face of Islam's own internal struggles, it is not easy to see who we should support and how. This report provides detailed descriptions of subgroups, their stands on various issues, and what those stands may mean for the West. Since the outcomes can matter greatly to international community, that community might wish to influence them by providing support to appropriate actors. The author recommends a mixed approach of providing specific types of support to those who can influence the outcomes in desirable ways.
Soldiers of Reason
| Author | : Alex Abella |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780156033442 |
This history of the RAND Corporation, written with full access to its archives, is a page-turning chronicle of the rise of the secretive think tank that has been the driving force behind the American government for 60 years.
RAND in Southeast Asia
| Author | : Mai Elliott |
| Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 695 |
| Release | : 2010-02-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0833049151 |
This volume 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. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.
RAND and the Information Evolution
| Author | : Willis H. Ware |
| Publisher | : Rand Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2008-12-09 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0833048163 |
This professional memoir describes RAND's contributions to the evolution of computer science, particularly during the first decades following World War II, when digital computers succeeded slide rules, mechanical desk calculators, electric accounting machines, and analog computers. The memoir includes photographs and vignettes that reveal the collegial, creative, and often playful spirit in which the groundbreaking research was conducted at RAND.
Cyberwar is Coming!
| Author | : John Arquilla |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 58 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Command and control systems |
| ISBN | : |
Paul Rand
| Author | : Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo |
| Publisher | : Center for Art and Visual Culture, University of Maryland |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
Edited by Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo. Texts by Derek Birdsall, Ivan Chermayeff, Shigeo Fukuda, Milton Glaser, Diane Gromeala, Jessica Helfand, Steven Heller, Armin Hoffmann, Takenobu Igharashi, John Meada, Richard Sapper, Wolfgang Weingart and Massimo Vignelli.
The Economics of Defense in the Nuclear Age
| Author | : Charles J. Hitch |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 106 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Armed Forces |
| ISBN | : |
