The authors of this series report on their literature review, summarize what is known about the range of actual exposures in the Gulf, and assess the plausibility of the risk factor at hand as a cause of illness. The authors caution that more research on health effects remains to be completed.

The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Navy and the office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), under RAND's National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development centre supported by the OSD, the joint staff, the unified commands, and the defense agencies, Contract DASW01-95-C-0059.

Proposes to determine whether there are other worlds where humans can survive or where human life may be flourishing.

Examines the role of women in the reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, while evaluating the effect of societal circumstances and nation-building processes on the status of female populations in post-conflict regions.

Explores the need for and retention of technical skills in the UK's maritime industry, particularly among designers and engineers involved with surface ship and submarine acquisition and support.

Features the subject of game theory.

Technology systems play a key role within a larger, integrated strategy to target groups' efforts and protect the public from the threat of terrorist violence. This study draws on relevant data from the history of a variety of terrorist conflicts to understand terrorists' counter-technology efforts.

Examines the various factors that impelled leaders on both sides of the conflict in World War II to respond to immediate problems with actions resulting in effects that were often neither planned nor foreseen.

Radical Islamists spread their message using extensive networks spanning the Muslim world, but moderates have not created similar networks. This book evaluates US programs of engagement with the Muslim world, and develops a road map to foster the construction of moderate Muslim networks.

Introduces readers to the basic concepts of game theory and its applications for military, economic, and political problems, as well as its usefulness in decision-making in business, operations research, and behavioural science.

Investigates the use of armed force as part of broader nation-building efforts led by European powers and its success at achieving the objective of transforming a society emerging from conflict into one at peace with itself and its neighbours.

Discusses some general theories of administration, leadership, and authority in order to frame the empirical evidence on nation-building. This volume examines each period of nation-building, focusing on operations, the distribution of responsibility, and how US efforts fit into larger international efforts.

Examines how the United States should improve its counterinsurgency (COIN) capabilities through, for example, much greater focus on understanding jihadist strategy, using civil measures to strengthen the local government, and enabling local forces to conduct COIN operations. This work examines the challenge of 21st-century insurgency.