UID:
almahu_9949576917102882
Format:
1 online resource (28 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-94056-2
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9786612940569
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0-8330-5081-8
Series Statement:
RAND Corporation occasional paper series ; OP-278-MCIA
Content:
As U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq, significant changes can be expected throughout al-Anbar Province in security, political, economic, and even cultural relationships. RAND convened a series of three one-day workshops at which participants identified five relatively distinct futures, or scenarios, for al-Anbar that provide plausible but alternative trajectories for the province between early 2009 and the end of 2011.
Note:
Report of results of three RAND workshops held in November and December 2008.
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"The research ... was conducted in the National Defense Research Institute."
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Executive summary -- What does the future hold for Iraq's al-Anbar Province? -- How this study was conducted -- Implications -- Major takeaways -- Study approach -- Assumptions -- Drivers -- Scenario A: Sunni fight for survival -- Scenario B: Every clan for itself -- Scenario C: Iron fist -- Scenario D: Glueless in Baghdad -- Scenario E: Path to stability -- The importance of drivers -- Indications and warnings -- Conclusions and implications.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8330-4803-1
Language:
English
