War in Iran: Q&A with RAND Experts
The U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran have sent shockwaves across the region and beyond. RAND experts discuss the dynamics within Iran, regional and global implications, the prospects for diplomacy, and more.
Karen M. Sudkamp
Senior Management Scientist, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
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Expertise
Karen Sudkamp is a senior management scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. She researches critical homeland security and national security issues.
Sudkamp's research focuses on the U.S. Coast Guard; infrastructure security of the U.S. food system; migration and refugees; extremism, terrorism, and counterterrorism; disaster response and recovery; climate change as a national security issue; Middle Eastern politics and society; and Intelligence Community issues. Her recent research includes understanding the risks of disruption of the U.S. food system due to public health emergencies like COVID-19, the impact of including gender perspectives in Department of Defense operations, and how to reduce both civilian harm during conflict and radicalization in refugee communities. She recently co-led research considering how climate change may impact not only the physical environment, but also the socio-economic and security environment of a region. Sudkamp recently completed a term as the associate director of the Infrastructure, Immigration, and Security Operations (IISO) Program, part of the RAND Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD).
Sudkamp spent twelve years at the Defense Intelligence Agency as an all-source senior intelligence analyst for Middle East and counterterrorism issues. She provided intelligence support to all levels of the defense enterprise, including four deployments in support of active military operations to multiple positions on the Joint Staff.
Sudkamp received her M.A. in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, and her MBA and M.A. in food studies from Chatham University.
Education
M.A. in national security and strategic studies, Naval War College; M.A. in food studies, Chatham University; M.B.A. in business administration, Chatham University; B.S.F.S. in international politics, Georgetown University
Selected Work
- Sudkamp, Karen M., Heather J. Williams, Lisa H. Jaycox, Molly Dunigan, and Stephanie Young, Trauma in the U.S. Intelligence Community: Risks and Responses, RAND Corporation (PE-A1027-1), 2022
- Sudkamp, Karen M., Nathan Vest, Erik E. Mueller, and Todd C. Helmus, In the Wreckage of ISIS: An Examination of Challenges Confronting Detained and Displaced Populations in Northeastern Syria, RAND Corporation (RR-A471-1), 2023
- Sudkamp, Karen M., Howard J. Shatz, Shelly Culbertson, and Douglas C. Ligor, The Prisoner Dilemma: Policy Options to Address Circumstances of ISIS Prisoners in Northeastern Syria, RAND Corporation (RR-A2287-1), 2023
- Miro, Michelle E., Flannery C. Dolan, Karen M. Sudkamp, Jeffrey Martini, Karishma V. Patel, and Carlos Calvo Hernandez, A Hotter and Drier Future Ahead: An Assessment of Climate Change in U.S. Central Command, RAND Corporation (RR-A2338-1), 2023
- Chandler, Nathan, Jeffrey Martini, Karen M. Sudkamp, Maggie Habib, Benjamin J. Sacks, and Zohan Hasan Tariq, Pathways from Climate Change to Conflict in U.S. Central Command, RAND Corporation (RR-A2338-2), 2023
- Toukan, Mark, Stephen Watts, Emily Allendorf, Jeffrey Martini, Karen M. Sudkamp, Nathan Chandler, and Maggie Habib, Conflict Projections in U.S. Central Command: Incorporating Climate Change, RAND Corporation (RR-A2338-3), 2023
- Shatz, Howard J., Karen M. Sudkamp, Jeffrey Martini, Mohammad Ahmadi, Derek Grossman, and Kotryna Jukneviciute, Mischief, Malevolence, or Indifference? How Competitors and Adversaries Could Exploit Climate-Related Conflict in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, RAND Corporation (RR-A2338-4), 2023
- Sudkamp, Karen M., Elisa Yoshiara, Jeffrey Martini, Mohammad Ahmadi, Matthew Kubasak, Alexander Noyes, Alexandra Stark, Zohan Hasan Tariq, Ryan Haberman, and Erik E. Mueller, Defense Planning Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Central Command, RAND Corporation (RR-A2338-5), 2023
Authored by Karen M. Sudkamp
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