The author examines both Russian and rebel tactics and operations in those battles, focusing on how and why the combatants' approaches changed over time.

Russia's Chechen Wars 1994-2000: Lessons from the Urban Combat

History

Oliker, Olga

Europe

RAND Corporation

Trends in Russian Federation are of concern because they indicate the potential for instability and unrest in a country that remains a vital interest for the United States.

Assessing Russia's Decline: Trends and Implications for the United States Air Force

Military

An Assessment of humantarianassistance efforts by the interaction between civilian and military providers in the early phases of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Aid During Conflicts: Interaction Between Military and Civilian Assistance Providers in Afghanistan

Business & Money

Dobbins, James

Kauzlarich, Richard D.

Basseuner, Kurt W.

Sampler, Donald L.

Economics

Does women's participation in nation building make a difference to the post conflict trajectories of very volatile societies? Women and Nation Building presents compelling findings for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars concerned with both the academic and pragmatic implementation of an engendered approach to nationbuilding. The book concludes that the steps necessary to strengthen nationbuilding activities include an emphasis on human security, establishing governance based on the principles of equity and the rule of law, and women's early economic inclusion in reconstruction activities. Societies on a path toward equity and the rule of law are more peaceful and more prosperous, and the status of women is not merely a litmus test but an active agent in bringing about such an outcome.

Women and Nation-Building

Benard, Cheryl

Jones, Seth G.

Thurston, Cathryn Quantic

Stearns, Brooke K.

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

Schwartz, Lowell H.

Crane, Keith

Yusupov, Catherine

Politics & Government

Security force assistance is central to the counterinsurgency campaign of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The outcome will hinge on the effectiveness of the assistance provided to the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and other security forces. This report provides an overview of Soviet efforts to improve and facilitate the training and development of Afghan security forces.

Building Afghanistan's Security Forces in Wartime: The Soviet Experience

Asia

Security force assistance (SFA) is a central pillar of the counterinsurgency campaign being waged by U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. This monograph analyzes SFA efforts in Afghanistan over time, documents U.S. and international approaches to building the Afghan force from 2001 to 2009, and provides observations and recommendations that emerged from extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan in 2009 and their implications for the U.S. Army.

Security Force Assistance in Afghanistan: Identifying Lessons for Future Efforts

Bensahel, Nora

Kelly, Terrence K.

Identifies drivers of opium poppy cultivation in southern Afghanistan and assesses effects of programs to promote rural development, eradicate opium poppies, or otherwise create incentives for farmers to cultivate less opium poppy.

Reducing the Cultivation of Opium Poppies in Southern Afghanistan (National Security Research Division)

Chandler, Nathan

Bond, Craig A.

Greenfield, Victoria A.

Luoto, Jill E.

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