| Force Sizing for Stability Operations |
Mar 2010 |
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| Authors:
Kneece; R R Jr; David A Adesnik; Jason A Dechant; Michael F Fitzsimmons; Arthur Fries; Mark E Tillman; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | This study was conducted for the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) to develop methodologies for estimating force requirements for large-scale stability operations. The goal of the study was to provide Department of Defense (DoD) leadership with a rough idea of the capabilities and limitations of the programmed ground force structure to conduct stability operations in a broad range of countries. The estimates from this study ... |
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| Technical Report for the Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981 - 2007 |
31 Oct 2008 |
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| Authors:
Arthur Fries; Robert W Anthony; Cseko; Andrew Jr; Carl C Gaither; Eric Schulman; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This Technical Report provides material that both complements and supplements the companion Results Report, IDA Paper P-4369. Topics addressed include IDA modifications to the data processing and statistical implementation steps undertaken in the 2004 ONDCP report (i.e., EPH methodology); expanded discussions and analyses of the challenges associated with STRIDE-centric studies; quantity discount curves; a median-based methodology for conveniently portraying STRIDE data and facilitating direct simple comparisons to the EPH model ... |
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| The Price and Purity of Illicit Drugs: 1981-2007 |
Oct 2008 |
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| Authors:
Arthur Fries; Robert W Anthony; Cseko; Andrew Jr; Carl C Gaither; Eric Schulman; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This paper updates estimates of the price and purity of selected illicit drugs (powder cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, d-methamphetamine, and marijuana) published by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in 2004. The time period spanned by the present analyses is 1981 through 2007, adding 18 quarters onto the extent covered in the preceding report. All estimates are derived from records in the System To Retrieve Information from Drug ... |
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| Countering the Effects of Violent Transnational Crime: Major Findings of the Technical Seminar |
May 2008 |
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| Authors:
Amy A Alrich; Richard H White; Lauren Burns; Arthur Fries; Barry D Crane; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| To advance the understanding of how illicit markets operate and support violent anti-government groups, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted a two-day expert's level technical seminar, Countering the Effects of Violent Transnational Crime, on 5-6 December 2007. The event, held at the Vienna International Centre (VIC), was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA). Attendance was by ... |
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