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Art as Communication
Questions surrounding the nature of artistic communication are often approached from one angle, such as linguistics, art theory, evolutionary biology, or philosophy. Art as Communication takes a new approach, one that combines disciplines and centers its account on the theory of communication known as the sender-receiver model.
Budget Superpower
The Kremlin’s ability to shape global affairs appeared decimated following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Coupled with the internal instability that gripped Russia in the 1990s, Moscow struggled to develop a coherent and effective foreign policy for almost a decade. But under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has steadily reemerged as one of the most significant countries in the world—and one that is increasingly willing to challenge the United States. In Budget Superpower, geopolitics journalist John P. Ruehl explores how Russia has achieved this feat, despite its relatively limited economic strength. The book is divided into eight chapters, each exploring a tool or approach o...
Strategic Mergers in Higher Education
How proactive mergers can stabilize and enhance colleges and universities—and ensure their future. With the pool of high school graduates decreasing, national and global competition increasing, and the need to invest in new technologies and approaches growing, many universities and small colleges alike are struggling—not just to thrive, but to survive. In this challenging environment, mergers and consolidations are often viewed as options of last resort. Strategic Mergers in Higher Education, however, argues that college and university mergers are a legitimate and proactive strategic option to help ensure success, maximize quality and service, and yield the best return for faculty and st...
A Sustainable U.S. Strategy for Transatlantic Relations
Transatlantic relationships have enabled NATO and Europe to survive, adapt, grow, and remain strong. They are essential to achieving U.S. national interests in Europe and the rest of the world.
Russian Grand Strategy
Understanding Russia’s grand strategy can help U.S. decisionmakers assess the depth and nature of potential conflicts between Russia and the United States and avoid strategic surprise by better-anticipating Moscow’s actions and reactions. The authors of this report review Russia’s declared grand strategy, evaluate the extent to which Russian behavior is consistent with stated strategy, and outline implications for the United States.
Cooperation and Dependence in Belarus-Russia Relations
The authors examine areas of convergence and divergence in the Belarus-Russia relationship, particularly regarding foreign and domestic policies, military and security cooperation, and economic and defense industrial ties. They also consider the regional perspectives of Belarus’s neighbors—Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine—and how the Belarus-Russia relationship poses an evolving threat to those countries’ security.
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution in Comparative Organizations
In this first volume of four reports examining nine case studies of budgeting processes across comparative organizations, RAND Corporation researchers conduct case studies of the defense budgeting processes of China and Russia
Understanding Escalation
This report presents an analysis of theoretical, historical, and competitor perspectives on the issue of escalation in crisis or war, leading to the development of a framework to assess the escalatory risk of specific U.S. national policy actions.
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