The RAND Corporation (1989-2009) The Reconfiguration of Strategic Studies in the United States
, by Samaan, Jean-Loup; George, RenukaNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780230340923 | 023034092X
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/19/2012
Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this book shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and accurately illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called "defense intellectuals" such as the RAND Corporation. Indeed, RAND as the quintessential Cold War think tank provides a fruitful illustration of the difficult adaptation of American strategic studies in the last two decades.