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This article describes the various possible relationships between IRCs and the capabilities of other lines of operation.
There is currently a great deal of attention to assessment in a range of defense communities. Two foundational elements for planning and conducting assessments can benefit these communities: explicit theories of change and a hierarchy for evaluation.
This article compares the security situation in Mexico to historical examples of similar situations in a range of other states.
There is broad consensus that strategic communication is important, but there are a host of different views about exactly what it is and an equally large stack of divergent proposals for improvement or development.
This Perspective seeks to examine the scope of the threat posed by Westerners who return to their homes after fighting in Syria and Iraq; what can be done to reduce the threat, and whether military action is necessary in combating it, as well as whether a more ambitious American military intervention in Iraq and Syria is required.
In evaluating the desirability of funding the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) through a Defense Working Capital Fund (DWCF), the authors analyze whether the DWCF structure provides appropriate incentives to DFAS and its customers. To address these questions, researchers used two complementary methodologies: analyzing DFAS cost and workload data and conducting interviews with subject-matter experts.
Through extensive primary source analysis and independent analysis, this report seeks to answer a number of important questions regarding the state of China's armed forces. The authors found that the PLA is keenly aware of its many weaknesses and is vigorously striving to correct them. Although it is only natural to focus on the PLA's growing capabilities, understanding the PLA's weaknesses — and its self-assessments — is no less important.
In 2013, the United States opted to cancel Phase 4 of its European Phased Adaptive Approach missile defense system. Russia had cited it as a threat to its nuclear deterrent. This report demonstrates that the restructured U.S. system is able to defend against a range of current and future Iranian missile threats and does not pose a threat to Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on February 12, 2015.
Guatemala receives counternarcotics aid from the United States. The president of Guatemala established the Interagency Task Force (IATF) Tecún Umán to develop domestic counternarcotics capability. USSOUTHCOM intends to use it as a model for developing new units in similar regions in the area. This report demonstrates how lessons learned inform future IATF development and provides recommendations for resolving remaining IATF challenges.
The Department of Defense employs many civilians. It is illegal to discriminate against these persons on the basis of protected categories. A civilian employee who feels discriminated against can file a formal complaint, which regulations stipulate should be processed within 180 days. Up to about half of complaints filed each year have not been processed within this time frame. This report provides information to help address this lag.
Sleep health research, development of sleep health policies, and evaluation of sleep health programs should focus on promoting sleep health throughout the deployment cycle and in training environments to aid in prevention efforts.
One of a series of RAND Perspectives on what the Middle East and U.S. policy might look like in "the days after a deal" with Iran, this Perspective examines a deal's implications for the nuclear nonproliferation regime.
The president has extensive authority under the law to provide sanctions relief to Iran as part of a comprehensive nuclear agreement. Nevertheless, Congress can take a range of steps to facilitate, hinder, or even block the executive branch's efforts to relieve economic sanctions.
This book brings together essays with material that explores China's economic and military expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the core principles and motivations that guide China's growing influence in Latin America and Africa. It will enlighten the ongoing debate over the future direction of Chinese foreign policy, both economic and military.