What Role Should Allies and Partners Play in U.S. Military Strategy and Operations?

An overview of testimony by Christine Wormuth presented before the House Armed Services Committee on September 23, 2020.

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The Role of Allies and Partners in U.S. Military Strategy and Operations
Sep 23, 2020
Christine Wormuth

America's time as the world's sole superpower is ending, and the country faces significant challenges. The United States needs to strengthen its network of partnerships to prepare for a new era of great-power competition.
Two Vignettes: How Might Combat Operations Be Different Under the Information Joint Function?
Oct 8, 2020
Christopher Paul

RAND researcher Christopher Paul employs storytelling to illustrate two distinct approaches to Joint Combat Operations. While both vignettes result in the expulsion of adversary forces and the restoration of territorial integrity, they take different approaches to kinetic and informational power.
Hedgemony: A Game of Strategic Choices
Sep 22, 2020
Michael E. Linick, John Yurchak, et al.

In this tabletop military strategy game, players represent the United States, its allies, and its key competitors. They must use “hedging” strategies and decide how to best manage their resources and forces.
As COVID-19 Makes Clear, U.S. Allies in the Indo-Pacific, Not the Money They Pay to Host U.S. Forces, Are the Value Proposition
Jun 12, 2020
Jeffrey W. Hornung, Scott W. Harold @ScottWHarold

The great value the United States extracts from its alliances with Japan and South Korea is not the money they provide to offset the costs of hosting U.S. forces; the value is the deep and abiding alliances themselves and the liberal, democratic, rule of law market economies and societies to which they link the United States.

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What Role Should Allies and Partners Play in U.S. Military Strategy and Operations?

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The Role of Allies and Partners in U.S. Military Strategy and Operations

Two Vignettes: How Might Combat Operations Be Different Under the Information Joint Function?

Hedgemony: A Game of Strategic Choices

As COVID-19 Makes Clear, U.S. Allies in the Indo-Pacific, Not the Money They Pay to Host U.S. Forces, Are the Value Proposition

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