Building Interoperability for European Defense
To make the most out of declining defense budgets, the U.S. needs to engage European forces to build interoperability that would enable joint operations to deter and defeat potential adversaries, even with little advance notice. But building interoperable units has often proved difficult even among the friendliest of nations.
Nov 9, 2015 Defense News
The More Options, the Better
Preserving the ability of the United States to choose how it will respond to global events is essential. And maintaining options is critical to the calculus.
Sep 23, 2014 U.S. News & World Report
Rethinking U.S. Force Planning
While the renewed interest in crisis response forces by the military services is welcome in these times of uncertainty, forces that are permanently assigned to a geographic combatant command and based in a region continue to offer distinct benefits. RAND research has shown that an overseas presence enhances contingency responsiveness in most cases.
May 16, 2014 The RAND Blog
Pentagon's Reliance on Europe Is 'Wishful Thinking'
There needs to be more frank and precise thinking about the kind of support allies are able and willing to provide. Counting on Europeans even just to pull as much weight as they have in the past is an increasingly doubtful proposition.
Apr 9, 2014 Defense One
Calling for a Time-Out in the Army Intelligence Software Debate
The Army's Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) program has been getting much attention from Congress, and its future was the subject of a heated exchange between the Army's Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno and Representative Duncan Hunter in May.
Aug 21, 2013 The RAND Blog
