Author: measureofamerica
Publisher: ebookdb.org
Keywords: louisiana, report, development, human, portrait
Number of Pages: 98
Published: 2009-09-17
eBookDB-ID: EBDB097908

• A human development index for Louisiana, using post-Katrina data, with rankings by parish groups, ethnicity and gender. The index reveals that while some groups within the state enjoy levels of well-being that surpass those of first-ranked Connecticut, others experience health, education, and income levels of the rest of the country thirty, forty, even fifty years ago; • First-ever 2007 life expectancy calculations for all Louisiana parishes and for whites and African Americans in each parish; • Reliable international comparisons of groups within Louisiana to well-being measures in other c

Author: UNAIDS
Publisher: World Health Organizatio
Keywords: epidemic, aids, global, report
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2009-02-01
ISBN-10: 9291737119
ISBN-13: 9789291737116

"Knowing your epidemic" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators.

Author: The Quadrennial Defense Review
Publisher: The Quadrennial Defense Review
Keywords: report, review, defense, quadrennial
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2010-01-31
eBookDB-ID: QDRR201000

The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a legislatively-mandated review of Department of Defense strategy and priorities. The QDR will set a long-term course for DoD as it assesses the threats and challenges that the nation faces and re-balances DoD’s strategies, capabilities, and forces to address today’s conflicts and tomorrow’s threats. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The mission of the Department of Defense is to protect the American people and advance our nation’s interests. In executing these responsibilities, we must recognize that first and foremost, the United States is a n

Authors:Frank Carlucci, Robert E. Hunter, Zalmay Khalilza
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: foreign, policy, national, security, elect, president, charge, bipartisan, report, taking
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: 0833029568
ISBN-13: 9780833029560

A report prepared by Transition 2001, a bipartisan panel of about 60 American leaders in the areas of foreign and defense policy, outlining the most important national security challenges for the new administration, suggesting priorities, and recommending specific courses of action that the new president could take in the early days of his administration. Such decisive early action will be critical for setting U.S. foreign and national security policy on the right path for the balance of his term and beyond. This summary is based on more than 25 discussion papers on key issues and areas, prepa

Authors:David E. Johnson, Peter A. Wilson, Richard E. Dar
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: unified, quest, report, force, paths, future, joint
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2006
ISBN-10: 0833038214
ISBN-13: 9780833038210

The central study question for the Unified Quest 2004 wargame (UQ 04), cosponsored by Joint Forces Command and the United States Army, focused on identifying the concepts and capabilities required to counteract an adversary who, having lost most of his conventional capability, seeks victory through a combination of protracted, unconventional operations and use of WMD. The overarching purpose of UQ 04 was to explore concepts and capabilities that have come together to form joint operational concepts and

Authors:James Dobbins, Sarah Harting, Dalia Dassa Kaye
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: conference, report, engagement, containment, iran, confrontation, coping
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0833041878
ISBN-13: 9780833041876

On March 21, 2007, the RAND Corporation held a public conference on Capitol Hill,

Author: Sarah Harting
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: conference, report, iraq, challenges, america, security, meeting
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2008
ISBN-10: 0833044699
ISBN-13: 9780833044693

On December 4, 2007, the RAND Corporation and the Center for Naval Analyses cohosted a conference at which members of the U.S. defense community discussed approaches to meeting the challenges of a demanding future security environment. Conferees broadly agreed on the list of security obligations that America faces, as well as future security issues likely to be problematic for any new administration, and discussed how the U.S. government and defense community should address these challenges. There was widespread agreement that the set of challenges the United States faces, coupled with the var