Comments on a SHAPE Requirements Study
This paper is reproduced from a memorandum that the authors prepared for Colonel R. Worden, a member of the Plans, Policy, and Operations Division, SHAPE Headquarters.
75 Years of RAND Insights on NATO
Since the beginnings of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), RAND has contributed extensive research and recommendations that informed historic decisions guiding the Alliance's adaptation and transformation. In the main report to this annex, we provide a historical analysis and overview of RAND's most seminal work on NATO, covering the key evolutions of the Alliance's political and military dimensions from the Cold War, to its expansion and shift to cooperative security and out-of-area operations, and to the return to a focus on territorial defense of the Euro-Atlantic area in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The main report highlights RAND's contributions to addressing some of the most critical questions that NATO has faced over the course of its existence, as well as specific research findings, insights, and recommendations that either remain relevant today or have become relevant again, given the new challenges that the Alliance faces. This annotated bibliography presents notable, publicly available reports over seven decades that were supported by a wide range of sponsors.
This bibliography is also available as a printable PDF.
