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November 2009 Highlights

RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE — FFRDC

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HOW HAVE DEPLOYMENTS DURING THE WAR ON TERRORISM AFFECTED REENLISTMENT?
Authors: Hosek, et al.

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OFFICER CLASSIFICATION AND THE FUTURE OF DIVERSITY AMONG SENIOR MILITARY LEADERS: A CASE STUDY OF THE ARMY ROTC
Authors: Lim, et al.

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RAND ARROYO CENTER — FFRDC

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TOWARD AFFORDABLE SYSTEMS: PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT FOR ARMY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
Authors: Chow, et al.

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PROJECT AIR FORCE — FFRDC

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CYBERDETERRENCE AND CYBERWAR
Author: Libicki

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COMMENTARY

The following are national security related commentaries that RAND researchers have contributed to news publications in the past month. To retrieve past commentary pieces, please visit RAND's commentary page.

Keeping Our Allies on Our Side in Afghanistan

By Leo Michel, Robert E. Hunter (Los Angeles Times)

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Biden's Task in Eastern Europe: Reassurance

By F. Stephen Larrabee, Christopher S. Chivvis (The Christian Science Monitor)

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Prime Numbers: Doped

By Beau Kilmer, Peter H. Reuter (Foreign Policy)

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Fighting Terror the Cold War Way

By Todd C. Helmus, Dalia Dassa Kaye (Foreignpolicy.com)

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The Great Silencing: Intolerance and Censorship in the Arab World

By Cynthia P. Schneider, Nadia Oweidat (CNN.com)

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Afghanistan: Echoes of Vietnam

By James Dobbins (The Huffington Post)

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How to Tell if We're Winning the Afghan War

By Nora Bensahel (The Providence Journal)

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Path to a Pashtun Rebellion in Afghanistan

By Seth G. Jones (Washington Post online)

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China: Self-Perception vs. Outside Perception

By Michael J. Lostumbo (World Journal)

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