Elizabeth M. Bartels

Overview

Commentary

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  Building a Pipeline of Wargaming Talent: A Two-Track Solution

  How does the Department of Defense imagine the future of war and make long-term investments to confront the challenges ahead? On issues ranging from potential conflicts with Russia to the future of transportation and logistics, senior leaders have increasingly turned to wargames to imagine potential futures.

  Nov 15, 2018 War on the Rocks

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  Is Iron Dome a Poisoned Chalice? Strategic Risks from Tactical Success

  While Iron Dome's past success in defending Israel makes it a tempting solution to future challenges, it does have shortcomings. This becomes even more serious when considering using the system in Korea, where the threat posed is substantially greater, and the targeted terrain substantially harder to defend.

  Nov 29, 2017 The Strategy Bridge

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  Adding Shots on Target: Wargaming Beyond the Game

  Figuring out what the future may look like—and what concepts and technology we should invest in now to prepare—is hard. How can the wargaming community build a cycle of research to help understand what these paths might be?

  Oct 9, 2017 War on the Rocks

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  Getting the Most Out of Your Wargame: Practical Advice for Decisionmakers

  While some famous historical cases offer a compelling narrative of what wargames can be at their best and worst, they cannot illustrate the full range of contemporary wargaming that leaders should strive to achieve. A better understanding of how wargames can be helpful — or how they can backfire — is critical.

  Jan 26, 2016 War on the Rocks

Publications

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  OCEANS 17 Tabletop Exercise: Findings and Recommendations

  In December 2017, the RAND Corporation conducted a tabletop exercise on air operations across the boundaries between geographic combatant commands. This report describes the exercise's design, key insights from our analysis, and recommendations.

  May 9, 2019

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  Do Differing Analyses Change the Decision? Using a Game to Assess Whether Differing Analytic Approaches Improve Decisionmaking

  In this report, RAND researchers use a structured comparison game to examine the value proposition of different analytic inputs (scenario-based versus Robust Decision Making) on a sample U.S. Department of Defense decision about force structure.

  Apr 8, 2019

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  Conceptual Design for a Multiplayer Security Force Assistance Strategy Game

  The authors explain the conceptual underpinnings and basic rules for a RAND-designed security force assistance strategy game. The game is a tool to explore the potential benefits and risks of different security force assistance strategies.

  Feb 7, 2019

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  What Might Happen if Palestinians Start Voting in Jerusalem Municipal Elections? Gaming the End of the Electoral Boycott and the Future of City Politics

  To examine possible consequences of Jerusalem's Palestinians ending their electoral boycott, a team from the RAND Corporation conducted a seminar-style game in Jerusalem in partnership with the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research.

  Oct 25, 2018

• Research Brief

  Research Brief

  Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

  This brief summarizes a RAND report that explores lessons that the U.S. Army and the Joint force can draw from Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014 and how Israel adapted to hybrid adversaries in complex urban terrain.

  Oct 18, 2017

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  From Cast Lead to Protective Edge: Lessons from Israel's Wars in Gaza

  This report describes how the Israel Defense Force fought an adaptive hybrid adversary in a dense urban setting under intense public scrutiny during its wars in Gaza and draws lessons from the Israeli experience for the U.S. Army and the joint force.

  Jul 26, 2017