Seth Jones

Biographic Data

ID9186302
NAMESeth Jones
GIVEN NAMESSeth
FAMILY NAMEJones
SIGNATUREJONES S
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX0

  • Rolling Back the Islamic State

    Seth G Jones, Seth Jones et al.BOOKRolling Back the Islamic State2017

    The Islamic State has lost substantial amounts of territory but continues to conduct and inspire attacks around the world. This report assesses the threat the Islamic State poses to the United States and examines strategies to counter the group and prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State or other Salafi-jihadist groups

  • PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking

    Andrew Scobell, Phillip C Saunders et al.BOOKPLA Influence on China's National…2015

    This book assesses the relationship between the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and its civilian masters by moving beyond media and pundit speculation to mount an in-depth examination and explanation of the PLA's role in national security policymaking.

  • Women and Nation-Building

    Cheryl Benard, Seth G Jones et al.BOOKWomen and nation building2008

    Using a case study of Afghanistan, this study examines gender-specific impacts of conflict and post-conflict and the ways they may affect women differently than they affect men. It analyzes the role of women in the nation-building process and considers outcomes that might occur if current practices were modified. Recommendations are made for improving data collection in conflict zones and for enhancing the outcomes of nation-building programs

  • Building a Successful Palestinian State

    Robert Hunter, Robert Edwards Hunter et al.BOOKBuilding a successful Palestinian…2006

    Throughout the history of Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, security has been the most important-and most challenging-issue for Palestinians, Israelis, and their neighbors. This study examines key external security issues regarding the construction of a Palestinian state. Its proposals include a NATO-led international peace-enabling force and Israeli-Palestinian confidence-building measures.

  • Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes

    Seth G Jones, Seth Jones et al.BOOKSecuring tyrants or fostering…2006

    This study examines the results of U.S. assistance to the internal security forces of four repressive states: El Salvador, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Efforts to improve the security, human rights, and accountability of security forces appear more likely to succeed in states transitioning from repressive to democratic systems. In addition, several factors are critical for success: the duration of assistance, viability of the justice sy…

  • Building A Successful Palestinian State

    The RAND Palestinian State Study Team, Steven Simon et al.BOOK2005

  • Measuring National Power

    Gregory F Treverton, GREGORY TREVERTON et al.BOOKMeasuring national power2005

    Reports the results of a two-day workshop that brought together a diverse group of modelers, specialists in international relations, and thinkers about power from both the public and the private sectors. They considered how to measure state power and the power of non-state actors, and how states and non-state actors wield power on a continuum ranging from persuasion, through economic aid, to military action.

  • America's Role in Nation-Building

    James Dobbins, John G McGinn et al.BOOKAmerica's role in nation-building2003

    In Iraq, the United States is facing its most challenging nation-building project since the 1940s. The authors draw lessons from seven case studies — Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan — then apply these to the Iraq case. The results suggest that nation-building will be difficult but possible. Success will, however, require investing sufficient financial, military, and political resources — and time.