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Mar 7, 2025

A Missile Jamming and Engagement Model

This report describes a missile jamming engagement model that was developed to help assess the dependence of an air-launched missile on signals from airborne or space-based assets for success in an engagement under a plausible set of conditions.
Research Summary

Jul 27, 2023

What night-time lighting tells us about Tibet's prisons and detention centres

This study aims to shed light on the prisons and detention centres in Tibet, using the innovative method of night-time lighting data.
Research

Jul 27, 2023

A night-time lighting analysis of Tibet's prisons and detention centres

Using the innovative method of night-time lighting data, this study aims to shed light on the prisons and detention centres in Tibet.
Article

Jul 1, 2022

Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa

The United States' emphasis on minimizing civilian harm in Raqqa, Syria, was quite clear and strong up and down the chain of command. But the way in which the U.S. military waged war in Raqqa too often undercut that commitment. The Pentagon asked RAND to find out what happened.
Research

Jun 8, 2022

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Resources: Financial Management Programming Evaluation

The authors examined how the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has programmed its resources, focusing on the reasons for changes over time and the results of the changes.
Press

Mar 31, 2022

Efforts to Avoid Civilian Casualties in Raqqa, Syria, in 2017 Were Considerable but Insufficient

U.S. strategic choices in the battle to liberate Raqqa, Syria, from ISIS in 2017 likely increased civilian harm despite considerable efforts to avoid civilian casualties by both U.S. and coalition forces.
Research

Mar 31, 2022

Understanding Civilian Harm in Raqqa and Its Implications for Future Conflicts

In this report, RAND researchers study the causes of civilian harm in the 2017 battle for Raqqa, Syria, and provide insights into how the U.S. Department of Defense can reduce civilian harm in future operations.
Research

Mar 23, 2022

Remote Sensing for Natural Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico

We present how remote sensing data was incorporated into the assessment and planning process, focusing on the applications for Puerto Rico's natural resources in the months following the hurricanes.
Research

Jan 14, 2022

Tracking the Relocation of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Nighttime Lighting Approach

This report uses nighttime lighting data to track the relocation of Rohingya refugees from the Cox's Bazaar region of Bangladesh to Bhasan Char, a 'floating island' in the Bay of Bengal built to house roughly 100,000 refugees.
Article

Dec 22, 2021

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021

As another extraordinary year draws to a close, we continue to believe that objective, nonpartisan research and analysis has a key role to play in navigating what continues to be a difficult time. Here are the 10 research projects that resonated most with rand.org readers in 2021.
Research

Jul 29, 2021

Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

This report provides interim findings on the Aerial Investigation Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.
Article

Apr 29, 2021

China's Disappeared Uyghurs: What Satellite Images Reveal

At least one million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities have vanished into a sprawling network of camps and prisons in China's far west. Satellite images show brightly lit compounds, wall after wall of barbed wire, and a sudden rush to build what appear to be fortified preschools.

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A Missile Jamming and Engagement Model

What night-time lighting tells us about Tibet's prisons and detention centres

A night-time lighting analysis of Tibet's prisons and detention centres

Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Resources: Financial Management Programming Evaluation

Efforts to Avoid Civilian Casualties in Raqqa, Syria, in 2017 Were Considerable but Insufficient

Understanding Civilian Harm in Raqqa and Its Implications for Future Conflicts

Remote Sensing for Natural Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico

Tracking the Relocation of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Nighttime Lighting Approach

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021

Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

China's Disappeared Uyghurs: What Satellite Images Reveal

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Related Topics

Tibet's Prisons and Detention Centers: What Does Nighttime Lighting Reveal?

Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

Error

A Missile Jamming and Engagement Model

What night-time lighting tells us about Tibet's prisons and detention centres

A night-time lighting analysis of Tibet's prisons and detention centres

Civilian Casualties: Lessons from the Battle for Raqqa

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Resources: Financial Management Programming Evaluation

Efforts to Avoid Civilian Casualties in Raqqa, Syria, in 2017 Were Considerable but Insufficient

Understanding Civilian Harm in Raqqa and Its Implications for Future Conflicts

Remote Sensing for Natural Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico

Tracking the Relocation of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Nighttime Lighting Approach

The Most Popular RAND Research of 2021

Evaluating Baltimore's Aerial Investigation Research Pilot Program: Interim Report

China's Disappeared Uyghurs: What Satellite Images Reveal

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