RAND: Karl P. Mueller 2013-04-14T12:38:48Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/m/mueller_karl_p.html Air Power http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1412.html 2010-08-04T16:17:00Z 2010-08-04T16:17:00Z Surveys the subject of air power as an area of research in international security studies and provides a bibliography of significant works and useful online resources. Conventional Coercion Across the Spectrum of Operations: The Utility of U.S. Military Forces in the Emerging Security Environment http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1494.html 2003-01-01T12:05:16Z 2003-01-01T12:05:16Z An introduction to the coercive use of conventional military power. Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG301.html 2005-02-28T07:58:00Z 2005-02-28T07:58:00Z Creating a new partnership to integrate air operations with ground fire and maneuver more effectively on future battlefields. Striking First: Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG403.html 2006-09-25T11:33:00Z 2006-09-25T11:33:00Z RAND Project AIR FORCE studied the post-9/11 U.S. policy shift toward preemptive and preventive attack. It found that military planners should not expect preparing for such operations to be a key driver for change in U.S. military capabilities. Totem and Taboo: Depolarizing the Space Weaponization Debate http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1076.html 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Totem and Taboo: Depolarizing the Space Weaponization Debate Counterinsurgency Operations May Require Modernization of the U.S. Airlift Fleet http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB227.html 2007-05-22T22:30:00Z 2007-05-22T22:30:00Z This research brief looks at the role of airlift in U.S. counterinsurgency operations and the types of investment in new airlift assets that may be needed to meet the unique challenges of these operations. Building Partner Capacity Is the Key to a Successful Counterinsurgency Strategy http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB211.html 2006-08-31T16:32:00Z 2006-08-31T16:32:00Z This research brief examines ways the U.S. Air Force can contribute to allies' conterinsurgency efforts by providing advice; education; and, when necessary, physical and technological assistance to partner-nation air forces. What is the Future of Striking First in U.S. National Security Strategy? http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB193.html 2006-09-06T16:30:00Z 2006-09-06T16:30:00Z This research brief reports that the new emphasis on striking first in U.S. national security policy since September 11, 2001, will not likely produce a correspondingly great change in the future shape or use of American military power. Beyond Close Air Support: Forging a New Air-Ground Partnership http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB170.html 2005-11-25T10:57:00Z 2005-11-25T10:57:00Z Dangerous Thresholds: Managing Escalation in the 21st Century http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG614.html 2008-07-08T02:29:00Z 2008-07-08T02:29:00Z This analysis of escalation dynamics and approaches to escalation management draws on a range of historical examples from World War I through Somalia in the early 1990s to inform escalation-related decisionmaking. Airlift Capabilities for Future U.S. Counterinsurgency Operations http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG565.html 2007-04-28T04:52:00Z 2007-04-28T04:52:00Z The current U.S. military airlift fleet can perform most counterinsurgency airlift missions effectively but is likely to need reinforcement if such operations continue at current levels. Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG509.html 2006-08-16T12:19:00Z 2006-08-16T12:19:00Z History shows that an afflicted nation must itself defeat an insurgency politically and militarily, and the best way to help is to offer advice, training, and equipment.