Nora Bensahel is a Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, specializing in military strategy and doctrine. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown  University. Her recent work has examined stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, post-conflict reconstruction, military coalitions, and multilateral intervention. Her recent publications include After Saddam: Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq, Europe’s Role in Nation Building, and “Organizing for Nation  Building.” 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. She is a member of the Executive Board of Women in International Security. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University.