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Mar 18, 2025

Turning Towards Turkey: Why NATO Needs to Lean into Its Relationship

As the European Union bolsters its defense industry, it must also look beyond its borders to key allies like Turkey. Despite past tensions, Turkey's military strength and geopolitical interests align with NATO, making it an indispensable partner.
Commentary

Dec 11, 2024

Fallout from Syria: Q&A with RAND Experts

The rapid collapse of the 50-year rule of the Assad family ended a brutal regime in Syria. We invited a group of RAND experts to discuss the rebel group that led the overthrow, as well as the regional and global implications.
Research

Sep 25, 2024

Monitoring and Evaluation Support for SPARK's Jobs Programme

This report details RAND's collaboration with SPARK to refine the Jobs Programme's M&E system in Turkey and Jordan. It includes tailored KPIs, capacity-building recommendations and strategies for innovative data collection.
Research

Aug 7, 2024

Debt Crises Between a Country and an International Lender as a Two-Period Game

This publication follows work done during the Tech and Narrative Lab on gaming topics related to systemic risk. It publishes a game theoretic model of debt crises.
Research

Jul 18, 2024

Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War

This report explores the risks and rewards of granting access to belligerents during conflict through Greece in WWI and Sweden in WWII. These cases highlight the need to understand historical access decisions for future policy.
Commentary

May 13, 2024

Crowning Achievement? Kaan and Turkey's Defense-Industrial Achievements

In February, Turkey successfully completed the maiden test flight of its prototype Kaan fighter, the culmination of long-term investment in the country's defense technology and industrial base. But Turkey clearly has more development and testing work to do if Kaan is to reach its potential.
Research

Apr 18, 2024

The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations

Authors examine the little-understood period just weeks after the invasion of Ukraine during which simultaneous intense diplomacy involving Moscow, Kyiv, and a host of other actors could have resulted in a settlement.
Research

Feb 26, 2024

Implementing Safe Areas: Lessons from History

While safe areas are intuitively attractive, their effectiveness depends on the resources and resolve of the implementing forces, rules of engagement, and geography.
Commentary

Feb 2, 2024

Lessons for Industrial Resilience: The UK's Typhoon Export Conundrum

If Turkey steps back from its pursuit of the Typhoon, it would join India, South Korea, Finland, the UAE, and Switzerland on the list of countries to decline acquisition of the four-nation collaborative platform jointly exported by the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The United Kingdom and Germany have the most to gain, or lose, from the Typhoon's success.
Commentary

Mar 6, 2023

Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention—Turkey and the Balkans

Turkey is navigating a narrow path between its NATO commitments and its relationship with Russia. The Western Balkans remain an arena of competition between pro-Russian and pro-Western elements. It's not clear how events might play out, but there are indications and track records.
Commentary

Mar 2, 2023

Consequences of the War in Ukraine: NATO's Future

Security issues have again become paramount among NATO members, making the alliance far more relevant. But NATO's southeastern flank is soft and the war in Ukraine has exposed its fault lines.
Commentary

Feb 14, 2023

Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Insights from RAND Researchers

Thousands of people have been confirmed dead in one the strongest earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria in the past century. As search-and-rescue missions ended and recovery began, a handful of RAND researchers shared some of their initial thoughts.

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Turning Towards Turkey: Why NATO Needs to Lean into Its Relationship

Fallout from Syria: Q&A with RAND Experts

Monitoring and Evaluation Support for SPARK's Jobs Programme

Debt Crises Between a Country and an International Lender as a Two-Period Game

Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War

Crowning Achievement? Kaan and Turkey's Defense-Industrial Achievements

The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations

Implementing Safe Areas: Lessons from History

Lessons for Industrial Resilience: The UK's Typhoon Export Conundrum

Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention—Turkey and the Balkans

Consequences of the War in Ukraine: NATO's Future

Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Insights from RAND Researchers

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Turning Towards Turkey: Why NATO Needs to Lean into Its Relationship

Fallout from Syria: Q&A with RAND Experts

Monitoring and Evaluation Support for SPARK's Jobs Programme

Debt Crises Between a Country and an International Lender as a Two-Period Game

Access Denied? Non-Aligned State Decisions to Grant Access During War

Crowning Achievement? Kaan and Turkey's Defense-Industrial Achievements

The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations

Implementing Safe Areas: Lessons from History

Lessons for Industrial Resilience: The UK's Typhoon Export Conundrum

Consequences of the War in Ukraine: Two Areas of Contention—Turkey and the Balkans

Consequences of the War in Ukraine: NATO's Future

Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Insights from RAND Researchers

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