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Registry 01 · Domain
International Affairs
Seventy-five years of patient work, and a door held open for you.
Order, alliances, and the contested architecture of the international system.
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International-affairs research at RAND focuses on the architecture of the international system, alliances, order, and the contested institutions through which states pursue interests under uncertainty.
RAND maintains continuous, region-specific expertise across Europe, the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and the post-Soviet space, coupled to the institution's broader work on grand strategy, deterrence, and economic statecraft.
RAND's Signature Themes in International Affairs
European security and NATO
Alliance adaptation, force posture, and the institutional response to Russian revisionism.
Indo-Pacific order
Alliance architecture, regional balancing, and the U.S. role in a region reshaped by Chinese power.
Middle East policy
Regional order, U.S. posture, and the institutional response to fragmentation and competition for influence.
Russia and post-Soviet affairs
Doctrine, intent, and the long-horizon trajectory of Russian behavior in the post-2022 environment.
Representative Work
Reconstituting American Deterrence
RAND · ongoing
Hostile Social Manipulation
RAND · RR-2713
China's Grand Strategy: Trends, Trajectories, and Long-Term Competition
RAND · RR-2798
Methodological Emphasis
Country and regional expertise coupled to structured strategic analysis and wargaming.
Methodological Lineage →Affiliated Researchers