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  • Photo by KCNA/Pool/Latin America News Agency via Reuters Connect
    North Korea

    commentary

    North Korea Is Forcing U.S. Military Counters

    If the U.S. military shoots down a North Korean ICBM fired in the direction of the United States and its territories, North Korea will regard it as an act of war. Even in the realm of North Korean rhetoric, this is extreme.

    Read More »

    Mar 14, 2023

    1945

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

  • Missiles are displayed during a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of North Korea's army founding in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 8, 2023, photo by KCNA via Reuters
    North Korea

    commentary

    Why Is North Korea Showing Off Its ICBMs?

    On February 8, North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang to call attention to the strengths of the North's military weapons, including what appeared to be 11 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Can the United States and its allies afford to wait until North Korea has dozens of ICBMs and hundreds of nuclear weapons? Because that is the direction in which Kim says he is moving.

    Read More »

    Feb 15, 2023

    1945

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett, Young-jun Kim

  • Kim Jong-un conducts a ground test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine at the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in Cholsan, North Korea, December 16, 2022, photo by KCNA/Pool/Latin America News Agency via Reuters
    Nuclear Deterrence

    commentary

    Japanese 'Counterstrike' May Be Good for ROK Security

    Fully coordinated, the South Korean Kill Chain and Japanese counterstrike capability could be more effective in stopping North Korea from causing damage. And they could be more likely to deter Kim Jong-un, as Pyongyang recognizes that its efforts to militarily dominate the ROK are unlikely to succeed.

    Read More »

    Dec 28, 2022

    NK News

    Bruce W. Bennett @bwbennett

  • A Russian frigate launches a Kalibr cruise missile at a Ukrainian target, from the Black Sea, June 15, 2022, photo by Russian Ministry of Defence/Reuters
    Military Technology

    commentary

    Will Robotized Fire Power Replace Manned Air Power?

    Russia's war in Ukraine entered the summer of 2022 with no clear military victor in sight. Although it is important to exercise caution in drawing any major conclusions, some powerful signs about the future of warfare can be derived from this conflict.

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    Aug 31, 2022

    Atlantic Council

    Peter A. Wilson

  • Photorealistic 3d illustration of a satellite orbiting the Earth, photo by imaginima/Getty Images
    Antisatellite Systems

    commentary

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

    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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    Apr 21, 2022

    RealClearDefense

    Bruce McClintock @BHMcClintock

  • Kim Jong-un speaks to officials at the Defence Development Exhibition, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 12, 2021, photo by KCNA via Reuters
    North Korea

    commentary

    North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations

    North Korea has revved up its cycle of missile provocations, its go-to method of securing leverage against the United States and South Korea in the on-again off-again nuclear negotiations. How will the United States and South Korea choose to respond?

    Read More »

    Oct 14, 2021

    Korea On Point

    Soo Kim

  • U.S. and Japanese military commanders visit the Misawa Air Base during Keen Sword/Orient Shield 21 in Aomori, Japan, October 28, 2020, photo by Sgt. Raquel Birk/U.S. Army
    Security Cooperation

    commentary

    Japan's Potential Acquisition of Ground-Launched Land-Attack Missiles: Implications for the U.S.-Japanese Alliance

    If Japan acquired ground-based strike capabilities, it would have significant consequences for the U.S.-Japanese alliance. American and Japanese policymakers may need to have a new and expanded set of conversations about how such capabilities would be used and how the alliance could adjust to incorporate them.

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    Sep 9, 2021

    War on the Rocks

    Jeffrey W. Hornung, Scott W. Harold

  • A Standard Missile (SM) 3 Block IIA is launched from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai , HI, December. 10, 2018, photo by U.S. Army
    Military Strategy

    commentary

    Is Japan's Interest in Enemy Base Attack Capabilities a Good Idea?

    In the span of a month, Tokyo has rapidly gone from canceling a ballistic missile defense system to considering strike capabilities against foreign adversaries. Is Japan on the precipice of dramatically changing the way it uses its military?

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    Jul 17, 2020

    War on the Rocks

    Jeffrey W. Hornung

  • Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Tokyo, June 25, 2020, photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/Reuters
    Japan

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    Japan Is Canceling a U.S. Missile Defense System

    In June, Japan canceled its planned deployment of two Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems. This decision is understandable, but that doesn't negate the problems it could pose for Japanese security and Japan's relationship with the United States.

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    Jul 6, 2020

    Foreign Policy

    Jeffrey W. Hornung

  • A Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile system fires a missile during the International Army Games 2017 outside Astrakhan, Russia, August 5, 2017, photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
    Air Defense

    commentary

    Drone-Era Warfare Shows the Operational Limits of Air Defense Systems

    External powers have intervened in the civil wars in Libya and Syria, supplying advanced conventional weapons that have intensified the conflicts. But not all of the weapons have performed as claimed.

    Read More »

    Jul 2, 2020

    RealClearDefense

    John V. Parachini @JohnParachini, Peter A. Wilson

  • The S-400 Triumph surface to air missile system after deployment at a military base near Kaliningrad, Russia, March 11, 2019, photo by Vitaly Nevar/Reuters
    Missile Defense

    commentary

    Russian S-400 Surface-to-Air Missile System: Is It Worth the Sticker Price?

    Many countries do not fully appreciate that effective air defense requires a networked system and not just one missile system component. Getting the true defensive value out of the S-400 surface-to-air system requires additional components that add costs and complexities.

    Read More »

    May 6, 2020

    The RAND Blog

    Peter A. Wilson, John V. Parachini @JohnParachini

  • A Sabre short-range ballistic missile launches in June 2017 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, for a test of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement, an advanced missile defense system, photo by U.S. Army
    International Diplomacy

    commentary

    Maximizing Bargaining Leverage with Beijing: Developing Missiles as Bargaining Chips

    Arms negotiations may offer the only way to reduce the grave threat posed to the United States and allied security by China's missiles. U.S. owned and operated missiles could provide the best bargaining chips.

    Read More »

    Apr 3, 2020

    RealClearDefense

    Luke Griffith

  • A projectile is fired during North Korea's missile tests in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 28, 2019, photo by KCNA/Reuters
    Security Cooperation

    commentary

    Japan's North Korea Challenge in 2020

    North Korea began 2020 by announcing a shift toward a more hard-line foreign policy approach. While this is bad news for all countries in the region, it is particularly unwelcome for Japan.

    Read More »

    Jan 27, 2020

    East Asia Forum

    Naoko Aoki @naokoaoki

  • Missiles being launched during a military drill in North Korea, May 10, 2019, photo by KCNA/Reuters
    North Korea

    commentary

    Downplaying North Korea's Missile Tests Carries Political and Strategic Risks

    North Korea test-fired short-range ballistic missiles for the first time in 18 months. President Trump is downplaying the tests, refusing to call them a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. But if North Korea starts testing longer-range missiles, it could become harder for Washington to return to talks, risking the end of diplomacy with Pyongyang altogether.

    Read More »

    Jun 5, 2019

    East Asia Forum

    Naoko Aoki @naokoaoki

  • The Missile Defense Agency conducts the first intercept flight test of a land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system from the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex in Kauai, Hawaii, December 10, 2015
    Missile Defense

    commentary

    Japan's Aegis Ashore Defense System

    For nearly 20 years, Japan has used the North Korea threat as a legitimate rationale to build its missile defense system and cooperate closely with the U.S. in its development. This argument remains as true today as it was before the flurry of regional diplomacy began earlier this year.

    Read More »

    Aug 20, 2018

    Yomiuri Shimbun

    Jeffrey W. Hornung

  • Bruce Bennett discusses North Korea at a March event at RAND's Santa Monica headquarters
    North Korea

    blog

    Preparing for U.S.-North Korea Talks: Insights from Researcher Bruce Bennett

    What are the chances that a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Trump will lead to meaningful progress? And what should U.S. leaders be thinking about as they prepare? RAND's Bruce Bennett discusses.

    Read More »

    Apr 5, 2018

Quoted

  • Women veterans and other advocates have raised concerns that the old version of the mission statement…contributed directly to [a] feeling of being unrecognized. Replacing this signage could demonstrate that the department takes their concerns seriously, and the department worked carefully to incorporate employee and veteran feedback when developing its new mission statement.

    Kayla M. Williams

    Senior Policy Researcher

    Source: The Hill

  • The constant for a lot of my work is 'teacher voice'—just trying to bring teachers' perspectives into policymaking. Teachers on the ground really do face so many challenges, and so it's important that we highlight their experiences and what they view as potential solutions.

    ashley woo, w0714

    Ashley Woo

    Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School

    Source: RAND Review

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