Erik E. Mueller

Proxy Warfare in Strategic Competition

State Motivations and Future Trends

The authors used both quantitative analysis and case studies of China, Iran, and Russia to examine the causes and likely future trends in proxy wars: ...

Proxy Warfare in Strategic Competition

Military Implications

The authors examine the military implications of intrastate proxy wars: civil wars in which at least one local warring party receives material support...

Analysis of Alternative Approaches to Measuring Multinational Interoperability

Early Development of the Army Interoperability Measurement System (AIMS)

The National Defense Strategy (NDS) emphasizes the need for U.S. forces to be interoperable with capable allies and partners. To support the NDS, the ...

Countering Violent Nonstate Actor Financing

Revenue Sources, Financing Strategies, and Tools of Disruption

Disrupting the financing that violent nonstate actors require is critical for degrading such groups. This report examines the methods used to disrupt ...

Understanding and Reducing the Ability of Violent Nonstate Actors to Adapt to Change

"Violent nonstate actors (VNSAs)-terrorist groups, drug trafficking organizations, and others-are increasingly part of the environment in which the Ar...

Defense Planning Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Central Command

This report examines how U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) planners could use operations, activities, and investments in the coming decades to address se...