RAND Corporation

January 19, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Fate of prisons holding Islamic State fighters uncertain as Syrian government fights Syrian Democratic Forces

Syrian government forces advancing into eastern Syria and combating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are increasingly taking over areas where Islamic State (IS) members have been held in prisons and...

December 30, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Peace with Israel: Lebanon’s Path to Economic Revival

Peace with Israel would dramatically reduce security risks, transforming Lebanon from a volatile “frontier market” into an attractive regional hub. An unconditional peace treaty with Israel,...

October 28, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham, Sophie McDowall

Space Modernization for the 21st Century

October 7, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Combatting PRC Illegal, Coercive, Aggressive, and Deceptive Behavior in the Indo-Pacific

June 17, 2025 | Nick Leiserson |

How a Government Reinsurance Program Can Accelerate Maturation of the Cyber Insurance Market

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May 16, 2025 | Max Lesser |

FDD Uncovers Likely Chinese Intelligence Operation Targeting Recently Laid-Off U.S. Government Employees

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April 7, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base

March 5, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Security

March 4, 2025 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

The Digital Battlefield

How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization

December 18, 2024 | Bradley Bowman, Max Lesser

American Confidence in Elections

Prohibiting Foreign Interference

June 28, 2024 | Bradley Bowman |

Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

March 25, 2024 | Dr. Erica Lonergan, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

United States Cyber Force

A Defense Imperative

February 15, 2024 | Craig Singleton |

Securing Communications Networks from Foreign Adversaries

September 5, 2023 | Jonathan Schanzer, Michael Rubin

Good Luck With That Grand Strategy

Even the most comprehensive plans are bound to fail if leaders can’t build support for them.

January 31, 2023 | Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charles T. Cleveland, Daniel Egel, David Maxwell, Col. (Ret.) Hy Rothstein

Preparing for strategic competition: The need for irregular warfare professional military education

Excerpt The Department of Defense (DOD) does not provide the irregular warfare (IW) professional military education necessary for success in competition and conflict in the 21st century. This is a not...

January 25, 2023 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Emelie Chace-Donahue, Colin P. Clarke

Understanding the US Designation of the Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organisation

Last week US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Treasury Department will designate the private military company (PMC) Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organisation...

December 14, 2022 | Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charles T. Cleveland, Daniel Egel, David Maxwell, Col. (Ret.) Hy Rothstein

Developing a mastery of irregular warfare

Excerpt The U.S. military has failed to master irregular warfare above the tactical level. This is not a new problem, and it is one that has been recognized by leaders at the most senior echelons of government....

November 7, 2022 | Eric S. Edelman, David J. Kramer

Now Is Not the Time to Negotiate with Putin

Pushing for negotiations could undermine the morale of the Ukrainians fighting in the field.

November 6, 2022 | Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charles T. Cleveland, Daniel Egel, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Russell Howard, David Maxwell, Col. (Ret.) Hy Rothstein

Defense Department needs to capitalize on historic opportunity

Excerpt The Department of Defense (DOD) may be facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fix a critical gap in its national security arsenal. Congress has authorized the creation of an institution dedicated...

October 28, 2022 | Samantha Ravich, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign