Report
A Stated Preference Analysis of the Determinants of Unit and Soldier Operational Effectiveness
The authors assess the relative importance of component status relative to a number of potential determinants of operational effectiveness, including but not limited to unit type, training level, experience in country, and associated costs and risk.
May 13, 2019
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Smarter Power, Stronger Partners, Volume II: Trends in Force Projection Against Potential Adversaries
This book describes scenarios to test whether the anti-access and area-denial threat to U.S. force projection is growing more severe. They describe plausible U.S. and adversary military actions given current operational capabilities and approaches.
Feb 8, 2017
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Smarter Power, Stronger Partners, Volume I: Exploiting U.S. Advantages to Prevent Aggression
The research reported here examined trends in military capabilities among potential U.S. adversaries, and the report proposes an alternative way for the United States to secure its interests.
Oct 12, 2016
Report
How Much Will Be Enough? Assessing Changing Defense Strategies' Implications for Army Resource Requirements
Presents a method of estimating Army resource needs and allocation as a function of alternative national defense strategies, using three strategies as an illustration.
May 28, 2014
Report
Readiness Reporting for an Adaptive Army
Examines the Army's readiness reporting system in light of changes experienced by Army units in the past decade, particularly the ability of units to adapt to emerging requirements by adding and training up new capabilities quickly.
Oct 10, 2013
Report
Promoting International Energy Security: Volume 4, The Gulf of Guinea
Improving the security of the Gulf of Guinea's oil infrastructure would increase output and promote additional investment, to the benefit of oil importing nations. The U.S. Air Force has expertise that could help build local security capabilities.
Nov 21, 2012
Report
A Strategy-Based Framework for Accommodating Reductions in the Defense Budget
RAND analysts posit that federal budget deficit pressure may result in further Defense Department reductions, and suggest starting from a strategy basis in determining cuts, prioritizing challenges, and identifying where to accept more risk.
Oct 29, 2012
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Reflecting Warfighter Needs in Air Force Programs: Prototype Analysis
Documents the first phase of a study aimed at finding ways to ensure that warfighter needs are adequately represented as the Air Force manages its programs and budget.
Jul 23, 2010
Research Brief
Setting Global Defense Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty
This research brief describes an approach that can be used in today's highly fluid global security environment to compare the likely effectiveness, risks, and costs of alternative national defense strategies.
Sep 17, 2008
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Developing Resource-Informed Strategic Assessments and Recommendations
A portfolio-analysis approach that deals explicitly with both uncertainty and differences of strategic perspective allows an integrated comparison of alternative strategies' effectiveness, risks, and resource implications.
Sep 4, 2008
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Analysis of Strategy and Strategies of Analysis
In a fluid global security environment such as ours, assessing the costs, risks, and likely consequences of alternative national defense strategies is as hard as it is essential.
Sep 4, 2008