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The guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey transits the Pacific Ocean while participating in Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC)

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Competing with China in the Indo-Pacific

In long-term strategic competition with China, how effectively the United States works with allies and partners is critical to U.S. success. To enable closer cooperation, the United States needs to understand how those countries respond to this contest.

RAND assessed U.S.-China competition for influence in six countries in Southeast Asia as well as the roles of three U.S. allies and partners that are active in the region. Among the findings: Regional countries prefer not to choose between the United States or China and may not side with the United States if forced to pick.
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Project Air Force

A U.S. pilot (right) gives a thumbs up to a Japanese pilot (left)

Val Gempis/U.S. Air Force

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Japan

Scott W. Harold

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A U.S. sailor demonstrates patching a pipe leak during a damage control exchange during naval exchange activity Vietnam.

Laurie Wood/U.S. Navy

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Vietnam

Derek Grossman

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A U.S. pilot stands next to a member of the Republic of Singapore Air Force

Scarlett Trujillo/U.S. Air Force

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Singapore

Cortez A. Cooper III et al.

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Twelve KC-135 Stratotankers from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron taxi onto the runway during exercise Forceful Tiger on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 1, 2015, photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Morris/U.S. Air Force

Staff Sgt. Marcus Morris/U.S. Air Force

Trends in U.S. Air Force Aircraft Mishap Rates (1950–2018)

Thomas Light et al.

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Operationally Relevant Artificial Training for Machine Learning: Improving the Performance of Automated Target Recognition Systems

Gavin S. Hartnett et al.

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Armagost, commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, talks with a Qatari Emiri Air Force dignitary at the Qatar Emiri Air Force Family Cultural Exchange at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 1, 2017. The cultural exchange, hosted by the QEAF, was a relationship building event that gave families and members of Qatari, U.S. and coalition forces an opportunity to interact and learn about each others cultures. The event included cultural exhibits, regional animals, local food, games for children and more. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)

Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson/U.S. Air National Guard

Human Aspects of Air Force Operations: The Roles of Social, Cultural, and Political Knowledge and Skills in the Full Spectrum of Multidomain Operations

Kirsten M. Keller et al.

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National Security Research Division

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Seoul, December 04, 2019, photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via Reuters

Chung Sung-Jun/Pool via Reuters

The Geopolitics of South Korea–China Relations: Implications for U.S. Policy in the Indo-Pacific

Ji-Young Lee

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Cadets from Class 18-2 at the Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy work on assignments during one of their classes in Pierce, Idaho on Sept. 10, 2018, photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur/U.S. Air National Guard

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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2018–2019

Louay Constant et al.

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Monetary and Nonmonetary Compensation for High-Value U.S. Department of Defense Civilian Skill Sets

Molly McIntosh et al.

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Members of an Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron monitor patients during an aero-medical evacuation mission from Balad Air Base, Iraq, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, February 25, 2007, photo by MSgt. Scott Reed/U.S. Air Force

MSgt. Scott Reed/U.S. Air Force

Providing for the Casualties of War: The American Experience Since World War II

Bernard D. Rostker

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A helicopter lands during the trident juncture exercise in the Netherlands

Rob Kunzing, NATOChannel

Unlocking NATO’s Amphibious Potential: Lessons from the Past, Insights for the Future

J.D. Williams et al.

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The Royal Australian Navy vessel Her Majesty's Australian Ship Adelaide (III) is escorted by a small boat upon arrival for a goodwill visit in Metro Manila, Philippines, October 10, 2017, photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

RAND’s Insights on Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Capability

John F. Schank et al.

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Army Research Division

U.S. Army

The End of Sanctuary: Protecting the Army’s Installations from Emerging Threats

Elvira N. Loredo et al.

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The 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, color guard marches off Tower Barracks parade field after a battalion reenlistment ceremony at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Dec. 28, 2018.

Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh/U.S. Army National Guard

RAND Arroyo Center Annual Report 2020

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