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European Vulnerabilities to Russian Pressures
Given Russia's annexation of Crimea and aggression in Ukraine, Europe must reassess the regional security environment. This report analyzes the vulner...
Planning for Regional Change in the Far North
This report examines security challenges that could alter Russia's current cooperative stance in the Arctic, explores how these could undermine Arctic...
The Cases of Australia, France, and the United Kingdom
Several key U.S. allies engage in security cooperation, albeit on a smaller scale than the United States. To see what the U.S. Air Force can learn fro...
The Role of Ground Forces in Preventing Hostile Measures Below Armed Conflict in Europe
U.S. forward military posture can both deter and provoke armed conflict, and a similar logic pertains below the level of armed conflict. The authors o...
Whether, When, and with What Size Force to Intervene
In this report, the authors create a framework that can be used to rigorously consider the trade-offs involved in U.S. military intervention decisions...
Past Agreements, Local Conflicts, and the Prospects for a Durable Settlement
This report examines the prospects for stabilization in Mali following the political and military crisis that began in 2012. To this end, it examines ...
Combating Russian Gray Zone Aggression Against NATO in the Contact, Blunt, and Surge Layers of Competition. An evolutionary history of Russia's hostile measures. Appendix A
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Local Factors in Nation-Building
"This volume analyzes the impediments that local conditions pose to successful outcomes of nation-building interventions in conflict-affected areas. P...
Exploring Requirements for Effective Deterrence of Interstate Aggression
The challenge of deterring territorial aggression is taking on renewed importance, yet discussion of it has lagged in U.S. military and strategy circl...
Improving Counterterrorism Capabilities
"This report examines Mali's counterterrorism requirements in light of recent evolutions in the country's security environment. In spite of the achiev...
Prospects and Lessons from Around the Globe
Daunting challenges lie ahead for Arab countries where revolutions have upended longstanding authoritarian regimes. This monograph aims to help policy...
Examining the Effects of Technologies on Strategic Deterrence in the 21st Century
The authors examined potential effects that emerging technologies could have on U.S. national security policy and identified long-term effects that th...
In this study, RAND researchers examined the current role of security cooperation efforts as a tool in the emerging strategic competition among the Un...
Incorporating Impact in Planning, Programming, and Capability Development
"Prepared for the United States Air Force"--Title page....
The United States has considerable interests in the Arctic and is one of just eight countries with territory in the region. It also has a responsibili...
The Air Force uses the Strength Aptitude Test (SAT) to determine whether recruits meet the fitness levels needed to perform the duties of various Air ...
A Preliminary Analysis of Test Implementation
"Prepared for the United States Air Force."...
Scalable Analytics for Early Warning
The authors examine scalable analytic means to detect malign or subversive information efforts. The report has operational relevance to the U.S. gover...
An Overview
This report highlights recent RAND Arroyo Center research on the value of the Army's regionally aligned forces to U.S. security cooperation activities...
Lessons for Puerto Rico on Supply-Chain Management and Recovery Governance
The authors analyze supply-chain management and recovery governance in four disaster-ridden countries. Research was conducted in Puerto Rico to assess...
Tasks, Organization, and Capabilities Required for the Earliest Phase of Stability Operations
This report analyzes the golden hour-the early phase of a postconflict stability operation-and the actions, organization, and capabilities necessary t...
The U.S. Coast Guard's Evergreen strategic foresight initiative works to identify emerging service challenges that require focus in the near term. Thi...
Evaluating the Physical Fitness Requirements of Battlefield Airmen
Describes a methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four Air Force occupational specialties, as part of a broader Air Force effort...
An Exploratory Analysis
In this report, the authors consider how the United States can enhance engagement with highly capable allies and partners to improve interoperability ...
Applying a Framework to Assess Deterrence of Gray Zone Aggression
In an era of rising global competition, U.S. challengers and rivals are increasingly looking to achieve competitive advantage through gray zone activi...
Examining the Role of Sensing and Partner and Allied Contributions to Competition with Russia in the Arctic
Since 2016, Plan Blue wargames have explored scenarios that depict large-scale war fights against state adversaries in order to help U.S. Department o...
Approaches to Engaging Local Actors
The 2012 conflict in northern Mali has shown that many assumptions about Mali's political stability, internal cohesion, and military capabilities were...