RAND Corporation (National Security and Terrorism)

The RAND Corporation is an independent policy analysis organization that has long studied military and national security threats. RAND does extensive and high-quality work on terrorism, international affairs, defense, and science and technology issues.

• Visit the RAND Corporation website portal at  ; Review the website to see for whom the think tank does its work—does it perform political, professional, or scientific policy analysis?
• Select the Research tab at the top to review some of RAND’s work. Choose National Security and Terrorism. What issue is featured? Click into the report to review it.

THIS WILL BE THE REPORT YOU WILL USE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT: 

• What research questions are being investigated?
• Summarize RAND’s Key Findings on this National Security topic.
• How will the government utilize this information?
• What other national security issues has RAND studied?

This week’s reading, chapter 12 link:

You must answer the prompt using the following layout:, MUST BE 6 PARAGRAPH.

PLEASE STRICTLY FOLLOW THE LAYOUT!

• Paragraph 1: intro/a clear thesis statement, which directly addresses the question(s) posed and gives readers an indication of the argument you plan to make; (MAKE SURE TO ADDRESS PROMPT QUESTION(s) and relate it to roadmap)
• Paragraph 2: direct reference to the assigned materials (to illustrate your comprehension of the assigned materials); respond with thesis as well
• Paragraph 3 and 4: (2 bodys) a body of factual examples/evidence that supports your thesis and develops your argument;

2 quotes/evidence per paragraph

Each quote must be embedded in a context sentence and finish with the quote. The quote must be a directed copy and paste with the citation (Kraft and Furlong Pg#).

• To be clear, you MUST reference the assigned materials using direct quotations, or cited, paraphrased passages, in order to receive full credit for your submission. Responses that don’t have substantial and significant references to the assigned materials (readings and/or videos) will receive a grade no higher than a D.
• Paragraph 5: a coherent paragraph structure that emphasizes the main points of your argument and college-level English; and,in other words, you should have multiple paragraphs
• Paragraph 6: a succinct concluding paragraph.
• These responses do not need to be lengthy essays, but they do need to be substantial and thoughtful and demonstrate your attempt to understand the cases and materials. If it appears that you are Googling answers or taking any other shortcuts (anything other than reading the materials and undertaking independent research), you may not receive credit.