Dr. Jones is an Associate Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, where he specializes in nation-building operations, counterterrorism, and Middle East security. He has published articles in Security Studies, International Affairs, and Survival, as well as such newspapers and magazines as The New York Times, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, and Christian Science Monitor. His RAND books include Building a Successful Palestinian State(forthcoming); The UN’s Role in Nation-Building: From Congo to Iraq(2004); America’s Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq(2003); and California’s Vulnerability to Terrorism: Infrastructure, Cyber and Agricultural Dimensions(2001).