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ENGLISH REGENCY DANCING AND TEA ON ZOOM WITH THE BERAHAS
Start: 02/14/2021 - 3:00pm
End: 02/14/2021 - 4:30pm
Escape the hum-drum of daily life and feel closer to Jane Austen and her world.
Sip, chat, and Dance Like Jane Austen. Let's party like it's 1799!
COVID-19 update: Our in-person Third Sunday English Regency Dances and Teas IN LOS ANGELES are SUSPENDED until after ordinances restricting large gatherings are lifted.
However!
We are holding English Regency dancing and tea online this Sunday and every Sunday at 3 pm Pacific Time.
General information:
The dances shall be adapted to one or two dancers.
Period clothing is optional.
Categories: Mass Historia
ENGLISH REGENCY DANCING AND TEA ON ZOOM WITH THE BERAHAS
Start: 02/14/2021 - 3:00pm
End: 02/14/2021 - 4:30pm
Escape the hum-drum of daily life and feel closer to Jane Austen and her world.
Sip, chat, and Dance Like Jane Austen. Let's party like it's 1799!
COVID-19 update: Our in-person Third Sunday English Regency Dances and Teas IN LOS ANGELES are SUSPENDED until after ordinances restricting large gatherings are lifted.
However!
We are holding English Regency dancing and tea online this Sunday and every Sunday at 3 pm Pacific Time.
General information:
The dances shall be adapted to one or two dancers.
Period clothing is optional.
Categories: Events
ENGLISH REGENCY DANCING AND TEA ON ZOOM WITH THE BERAHAS
Start: 02/07/2021 - 3:00pm
End: 02/07/2021 - 4:30pm
Escape the hum-drum of daily life and feel closer to Jane Austen and her world.
Sip, chat, and Dance Like Jane Austen. Let's party like it's 1799!
COVID-19 update: Our in-person Third Sunday English Regency Dances and Teas IN LOS ANGELES are SUSPENDED until after ordinances restricting large gatherings are lifted.
However!
We are holding English Regency dancing and tea online this Sunday and every Sunday at 3 pm Pacific Time.
General information:
The dances shall be adapted to one or two dancers.
Period clothing is optional.
Categories: Mass Historia
ENGLISH REGENCY DANCING AND TEA ON ZOOM WITH THE BERAHAS
Start: 02/07/2021 - 3:00pm
End: 02/07/2021 - 4:30pm
Escape the hum-drum of daily life and feel closer to Jane Austen and her world.
Sip, chat, and Dance Like Jane Austen. Let's party like it's 1799!
COVID-19 update: Our in-person Third Sunday English Regency Dances and Teas IN LOS ANGELES are SUSPENDED until after ordinances restricting large gatherings are lifted.
However!
We are holding English Regency dancing and tea online this Sunday and every Sunday at 3 pm Pacific Time.
General information:
The dances shall be adapted to one or two dancers.
Period clothing is optional.
Categories: Events
Defensive Space Analysis Tool (DSPAT): Version 2.0
This user's manual explains how to employ Defensive Space Analysis Tool (DSPAT) within a game-theoretic framework for assessing the potential deterrent value, escalation risks, and political costs of alternative space control options. This manual describes the tool; guides users through the processes of opening, populating, and running it; and explains how to interpret its outputs.
Categories: Defense Policy
Gaming Space: A Game-Theoretic Methodology for Assessing the Deterrent Value of Space Control Options
This report introduces and explains a game-theoretic methodology to help decisionmakers assess the potential effects of alternative approaches to space control. Specifically, we sought to develop a methodology to identify those defensive space control options that would likely contribute to deterrence without increasing political costs and risks of escalation.
Categories: Defense Policy
Assessing Bid Protests of U.S. Department of Defense Procurements: Identifying Issues, Trends, and Drivers
Bid protests have been a feature of the U.S. defense acquisition environment for decades. In recent years, the bid protest process has come under increased scrutiny. In response, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 called for a "comprehensive study on the prevalence and impact of bid protests on DoD acquisitions," including the systematic collection and analysis of the characteristics of bid protests and their outcomes.
Categories: Defense Policy
Air Force Non-Rated Technical Training: Opportunities for Improving Pipeline Processes
In recent years the U.S. Air Force has faced persistent resource constraints while trying to deliver necessary training to its officer and enlisted forces. The Air Force therefore asked RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) to identify opportunities for optimizing processes at all levels of the nonrated technical training pipeline. This report presents PAF's assessment and recommends process and policy changes that could improve efficiency.
Categories: Defense Policy
Airpower in Counter-Terrorist Operations: Balancing Objectives and Risks
Overview and analysis of harnessing airpower in counter-terrorist operations.
Categories: Defense Policy
Accelerating the Transition of Technologies Created through the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program
This dissertation gains to understand the contextual effects on the success of the transition of technologies generated through the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research program.
Categories: Defense Policy
Air Force Installation Energy Assurance: An Assessment Framework
Air Force mission success is increasingly dependent on assured access to electricity. A number of factors can interrupt supply of electric power, including natural disasters, accidents, and deliberate interference. The authors present a framework to assess energy assurance at Air Force installations.
Categories: Defense Policy
Air Force Officer Management Flexibilities: Modeling Potential Policies
This report assesses the effect that proposed military human resource management flexibilities could have on Air Force officer accessions, promotions, separations, and other force management outcomes. The assessments identified flexibilities that would benefit the Air Force and characterized subsets of the military workforce to which they could be advantageously applied.
Categories: Defense Policy
Assessing Russian Reactions to U.S. and NATO Posture Enhancements
Heightened tensions between Russia and NATO since 2014 have prompted the Alliance to take a fresh look at NATO's ability to deter potential Russian aggression. In this report, RAND researchers develop a framework that analysts can use to assess likely Russian reactions to ongoing and proposed NATO posture enhancements in Europe, which can help policymakers determine the utility and advisability of different options.
Categories: Defense Policy
Air Force Senior Leader Representation in the Joint Community
Airmen are underrepresented in senior joint positions critical to shaping U.S. national security strategy and warfighting capability. Increasing competitiveness for senior joint positions may entail risks and will require cultural transformation.
Categories: Defense Policy
Toughing It Out in Afghanistan
Toughing It Out in Afghanistan is designed to help the reader understand more about the Afghan nation and to inform international debate on how to approach the conflict there in 2010 and 2011.
Categories: Defense Policy
Toughing it Out in Afghanistan: Current Prospects and Recommendations for Future Policy
Event Information:
- February 22, 2010, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
On February 22, Brookings will host the launch of the book Toughing it Out in Afghanistan, written by Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon and Hassina Sherjan, an Afghan activist, educator and businesswoman. The book debunks a dozen commonly held myths and misimpressions about the state of Afghanistan today while offering concrete recommendations for future policy.
Categories: Defense Policy
What the Marja Battle Costs
A recent NATO and Afghan military move in the Helmand province town of Marja has taken a toll on civilians and military troops. However, write Michael O’Hanlon, the losses in Marja are small in comparison to previous battles in the region and that, overall, the Helmand province push could be the first step in building positive momentum in Afghanistan.
Categories: Defense Policy
The Tide May Be Turning In Afghanistan
With a fresh offensive in the works, a rising number of U.S. casualties, political troubles in Kabul and no clear end in sight, many believe the situation in Afghanistan to be a dire one.  However, using first hand experience and recent polling information, Michael O’Hanlon and Hassina Sherjan argue this is not the case, and that there is still reason for hope in Afghanistan.
Categories: Defense Policy
Desperate for a Taliban Deal?
At the International Conference on Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai issued a prominent call for reconciliation with the Taliban. However, as troops on the ground work to strengthen Afghan forces and local leadership, Michael O’Hanlon and Hassina Sherjan argue that an agreement with the Taliban could prove detrimental to security and stability in the region.
Categories: Defense Policy
Around the Halls: The State of the Union and Foreign Policy
Scholars from around the halls of Brookings discuss President Obama's first State of the Union speech, offering their analysis of what the President's words mean for foreign policy. The relationship with China, the war in Afghanistan, and the President's pursuit of a new strategic arms treaty are examined.
Categories: Defense Policy
