Download or read book The RAND Corporation (1989-2009) written by J. Samaan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called defense intellectuals such as the RAND Corporation.