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At the Dawn of Belt and Road: China in the Developing World

Oct 16, 2018

Engaging with developing countries offers China economic growth and global influence. What are the consequences of Beijing's strategy toward the developing world for the United States?
RAND Arroyo Center Annual Report 2017-2018

Aug 29, 2018

This RAND Arroyo Center report presents research-based insights and courses of action to help the U.S. Army meet five of its highest priorities: U.S. Army readiness, preparing to meet challenges in the future fight, identifying and closing current and emerging capability gaps, fulfilling the Army's obligations to soldiers and families, and improving the military capabilities of U.S. allies and partners through security force assistance.
Assessing, Monitoring, and Evaluating Army Security Cooperation

Jul 17, 2018

The U.S. Army conducts security cooperation activities with partner nations to achieve several objectives. When can Army security cooperation have the greatest impact, and how should the Army assess, monitor, and evaluate its efforts?

Arroyo Researchers Visit Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Dec 19, 2017

A small team of researchers from RAND Arroyo Center went to Puerto Rico two weeks after the island was struck by Hurricane Maria. They are compiling their observations into a series of studies for the Army, with recommendations to smooth its response to future disasters.
Reimagining and Modernizing U.S. Airborne Forces for the 21st Century

Apr 20, 2016

Many of the challenges the U.S. will face in the coming years across the range of military operations could be deep inland and require rapid response. Airborne forcible entry — with reimagined and modernized airborne forces — would offer decisionmakers options in crises that they do not possess today.
A New Kind of Battlefield Awaits the U.S. Military — Megacities

Apr 6, 2016

Megacities are urban areas that seep into one another and have more than 10 million inhabitants. To counter violent non-state actors operating in megacities in the future, the U.S. military will have to be able to piece together a comprehensive and actionable intelligence picture, and under enormously challenging circumstances.