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Shelly Culbertson is a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. Her research focus includes international development, education, innovation policy, and the Middle East. She is currently conducting research about urban services and education for Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey, and Lebanon. She is also co-leading a multi-year effort to advise the Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq on improving its K-12 and vocational education systems. She coordinated RAND's project to design programs for the Qatar National Research Fund, which has supported over $620 million in research grants. Prior to RAND, she worked at the U.S. State Department on the Turkey Desk, and at LMI Government Consulting, conducting analysis ab ...more

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How to Keep Gaza's Recovery from Becoming an 80-Year Project

The coming year will determine whether Gaza's recovery begins on realistic footing or remains in a quagmire. Getting the details right could give Palestinians what they have lacked for decades: not just temporary relief, but a genuine chance to rebuild and remain in their homeland.

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Published on December 20, 2025 04:00

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Average rating: 4.0 · 94 ratings · 16 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Fires of Spring: A Post-Arab Spring Journey Through the Turbulent New Middle East - Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, and Tunisia 3.93 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Education of Syrian Refugee Children: Managing the Crisis in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan by Shelly Culbertson, Louay Constant 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Victory Count After Defeating ISIS: Stabilization Challenges in Mosul and Beyond by Shelly Culbertson, Linda Robinson 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Launching the Qatar National Research Fund by Shelly Culbertson, Michael G. Mattock, Bruce R. Nardulli it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rethinking Coordination of Services to Refugees in Urban Areas: Managing the Crisis in Jordan and Lebanon by Shelly Culbertson, Olga Oliker, Ben Baruch it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Progress, Challenges, and Options for the Future by Shelly Culbertson, Blas Nuñez-Neto, Joie D. Acosta 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Renewing U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East by Shelly Culbertson, Howard J. Shatz, Stephanie Stewart 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossing the Digital Divide: Applying Technology to the Global Refugee Crisis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Building Back Locally: Supporting Puerto Rico's Municipalities in Post-Hurricane Reconstruction 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Educating Newcomers: K-12 Public Schooling for Undocumented and Asylum-Seeking Children in the United States by Shelly Culbertson, Julia H Kaufman, Jenna W Kramer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The History Book ...: * TURKEY	91	327	Apr 17, 2017 06:37AM
The History Book ...: * JORDAN	48	316	Aug 10, 2020 08:36PM
The History Book ...: * QATAR	35	351	May 30, 2023 02:24PM

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