Military Equipment

South Korea
commentary
Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett, Young-jun Kim
May 20, 2022
The Korea Times
In his inaugural address in 1998, former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung defined three principles for Korean peninsula peace and security. How might these principles be adjusted to manage today's changing North Korean threats and the Korean security environment?
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Military Strategy
commentary
Effective Use of Nonlethal Weapons Could Require Combating Disinformation
Sydney Litterer, Krista Romita Grocholski
Apr 22, 2022
RealClearDefense
The temporary and reversible effects of nonlethal weapons reduce the potential for collateral damage while mitigating the risk of inadvertent escalation in peacetime and gray-zone situations. But public perceptions can have powerful effects on how these systems are employed and the impact of their use.
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Antisatellite Systems
commentary
U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability
Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock
Apr 21, 2022
RealClearDefense
The United States recently committed not to conduct destructive, direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing. This sets an important example others might follow and takes an important first step towards a binding, international ban.
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Military Strategy
commentary
Book Review: 'Escalation and Deescalation of Crises, Armed Conflicts, and Wars'
Clint Reach
Apr 11, 2022
NATO Defense College
The evolving crisis in Ukraine has generated much discussion about whether Moscow would escalate the conflict, whether in frustration at the slow progress of its military operations, or in response to actions of other states, even possibly resorting to nuclear weapons. But what do Russian sources suggest about escalation?
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Ukraine
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The Ukrainian Military Has Defied Expectations. Here Is How U.S. Security Aid Contributed
Louis-Alexandre Berg, Andrew Radin @andrewmradin
Mar 29, 2022
The Washington Post Monkey Cage Blog
Ukraine's military was unprepared and largely ineffective when Russia's military seized Crimea in 2014. By 2022, Ukraine appears to have overcome at least some of the earlier challenges. Did U.S. security assistance make the Ukrainian military more effective?
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Security Cooperation
commentary
Making AUKUS Work
Jennifer D. P. Moroney @jdpmoroney, Alan Tidwell
Mar 22, 2022
The RAND Blog
In September 2021, President Biden announced the creation of AUKUS, a trilateral, experimental arrangement among the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom focused on defense technology. The barriers to success are numerous but the partnership could offer significant opportunities.
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Arms Proliferation and Control
commentary
A Renewed Nuclear Deal With Iran: Turning Back the Clock?
Dalia Dassa Kaye
Mar 4, 2022
Los Angeles Times
Diplomats from Europe, the United States, Russia, China, and Iran are in Vienna trying to revive the Iran nuclear agreement of 2015. But even if negotiations succeed, the post-deal environment could be much more unstable than it was seven years ago.
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Violent Extremism
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Extremism and Substance Use Disorder, Criminal Background Checks, Vaccine Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
Jan 7, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on the parallels between extremism and substance use disorder, a better way to measure recidivism risk, global vaccine diplomacy, and more.
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Fighter Aircraft
commentary
Is Russia's Su-75 'Checkmate' Aircraft a Case of Vapor Marketing?
John V. Parachini @JohnParachini, Peter A. Wilson
Jan 6, 2022
Defense One
During a Moscow air show last summer, Russia rolled out a mockup of the Su-75, a multipurpose fighter-bomber designed to compete in the global marketplace. But given the Russian aerospace sector's difficulties in developing, let alone delivering, advanced combat aircraft, prospective buyers should consider a range of options to meet defense needs.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
blog
RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021
Dec 21, 2021
Vaccine rollouts, an attack on the U.S. Capitol, massive ransomware attacks, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, record numbers of job openings and people quitting, and more. RAND researchers weighed in on all these topics and more.
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North Korea
commentary
North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal and Prospects for Regional Peace
Soo Kim @mllesookim
Dec 16, 2021
Prospects and Perspectives
Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea have hovered at a standstill since 2019. With the door to diplomacy seemingly closed and North Korea marching forward on weapons development and making threatening statements, what are the prospects for Pyongyang's denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula?
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Warfare and Military Operations
commentary
Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power
James Black
Dec 10, 2021
LUFTLED
The recent deployment of a Carrier Strike Group represents a marked shift in the United Kingdom's ambitions and capabilities for power projection in both the maritime and air domains. The United Kingdom is hoping to work closely with NATO Allies to enhance the Alliance's collective ability to deploy maritime airpower as part of a flexible posture that can deter and respond to threats both close to home and far afield.
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Dispute Resolution
commentary
Nuclear Strategists Know How Dangerous the Debt Fight Is
Edward Geist @sovietologist
Nov 29, 2021
The Atlantic
Nuclear-war strategists' work offers a warning for Congress: The more times a game is played, the more treacherous it becomes, because when both sides believe catastrophe will always be averted in the end, each behaves more rashly. In the debt-ceiling dispute, the United States could end up defaulting precisely because each side keeps waiting for the other to blink.
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North Korea
blog
North Korea, Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military, America's Labor Shortage: RAND Weekly Recap
Nov 5, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on how to deal with a nuclear North Korea, preventing sexual violence in the military, supporting immigrant children in U.S. schools, and more.
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Nuclear Deterrence
blog
Nuclear Deterrence, COVID-19 and Infant Deaths, Criminal Justice Reform: RAND Weekly Recap
Oct 22, 2021
This weekly recap focuses on why the United States doesn’t need more nuclear weapons, increased infant deaths during the pandemic, preventing veteran suicide, and more.
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Nuclear Deterrence
commentary
Reducing the Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Could Make North Korea Happy
Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett
Oct 20, 2021
The National Interest
The threats emanating from North Korea pose a useful case study for the potential implications of reducing the role of U.S. nuclear weapons. Additional U.S. nuclear deterrence declaratory strategy, backed up by appropriate nuclear weapon capabilities and planning, may be needed.
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Truth Decay in Europe

Rethinking the EU's Role in European Collective Defence

Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security

What Does Putin Want in Ukraine?

The Policy Currents Podcast

Improving Psychological Wellbeing and Work Outcomes in the UK

Managing Escalation in Crisis and War

Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

Planning for the Rising Costs of Dementia

Military Equipment

Three Principles for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security

Effective Use of Nonlethal Weapons Could Require Combating Disinformation

U.S. Decision on ASAT Testing a Positive Step Towards Space Sustainability

Book Review: 'Escalation and Deescalation of Crises, Armed Conflicts, and Wars'

The Ukrainian Military Has Defied Expectations. Here Is How U.S. Security Aid Contributed

Making AUKUS Work

A Renewed Nuclear Deal With Iran: Turning Back the Clock?

Extremism and Substance Use Disorder, Criminal Background Checks, Vaccine Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap

Is Russia's Su-75 'Checkmate' Aircraft a Case of Vapor Marketing?

RAND Commentary Highlights of 2021

North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal and Prospects for Regional Peace

Ready for Take-Off? The Next Generation of UK Maritime Air Power

Nuclear Strategists Know How Dangerous the Debt Fight Is

North Korea, Sexual Violence in the U.S. Military, America's Labor Shortage: RAND Weekly Recap

Nuclear Deterrence, COVID-19 and Infant Deaths, Criminal Justice Reform: RAND Weekly Recap

Reducing the Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Could Make North Korea Happy

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