Raytheon Co,
The United States' nation-building missions in Iraq and Afghanistan largely have been unsuccessful in establishing law and order in the two nations, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.
Analyzing current and past levels of political violence, crime rates, rule of law metrics, and public opinion polls, researchers found that nation-building operations in the two nations have fallen short of their goals. By contrast, U.S. and allied nation-building efforts have been more favorable in the recent cases of Kosovo and East Timor.
In the study, titled
