Dr. Bensahel is currently a Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, specializing in military strategy and doctrine. She has held fellowships at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University, and the John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University. Her recent work has examined stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, post-conflict reconstruction, military coalitions, and multilateral intervention. Her recent publications include The Counterterror Coalitions: Cooperation with Europe, NATO, and the European Union, and The Future Security Environment in the Middle East.