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Dec 14, 2023

Kicking the Tires? The People's Liberation Army's Approach to Maintenance Management

The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) ability to project and sustain power relies on its logistics capabilities. The authors examine the PLA’s approach to maintenance to inform a broader understanding of PLA plans to operate and sustain its forces.
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Defending Without Dominance: Accelerating the Transition to a New U.S. Defense Strategy

This Perspective examines the gap between U.S. defense aspirations and current policy. The author surveys grand strategy principles, defines the strategic approach and its assumptions, and explains why such assumptions are no longer valid.
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The Strawman Defense Is Torching Taiwan's Military

There are many reasons why the political future of Taiwan Strait relations is uncertain, but the military considerations for Taiwan are much more straightforward. Taiwan should invest in capabilities that are highly survivable and potent against a potential attack from mainland China.
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Sep 5, 2023

Rethinking Jointness? The Strategic Value of Jointness in Major Power Competition and Conflict

This report examines whether the assumption that jointness is inherently valuable to the U.S. military is correct, and if so, in what ways. Understanding how and why jointness is most valuable can help the U.S. military compete more effectively.
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May 2, 2023

Gaining the Edge: Identifying and Leveraging Frameworks for Enabling Army Contributions to Competition

This report supports the U.S. Army's effort to rethink its roles and responsibilities to meet the demands of competition with near peers below the threshold of armed conflict.
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Apr 27, 2023

The Resilience Assessment Framework: Assessing Commercial Contributions to U.S. Space Force Mission Resilience

This report describes the resilience assessment framework that RAND Project AIR FORCE developed to assess the potential impact of integrating select commercial space services on U.S. Space Force mission performance.
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Mar 24, 2023

Why Is China Strengthening Its Military? It's Not All About War

China's military modernization goals serve a variety of political and military purposes, none of which imply any intent to actually start a war. A grasp of the myriad drivers could help observers more accurately assess the danger posed by the PLA's modernization.
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Mar 23, 2023

Data-Enabled Approaches for Enhancing the Air Force Transformational Capability Pipeline

To aid the Air Force Transformational Capabilities Office, the authors of the report developed a data science tool to extract information from free-text descriptions. They demonstrate the tool and foresight methods in three case studies.
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Understanding, Managing, and Reporting U.S. Space Force Readiness

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What Leaders Need to Know About Talent Management in the U.S. Air Force

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Adaptive Engagement for Undergoverned Spaces: Concepts, Challenges, and Prospects for New Approaches

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French Army Approaches to Networked Warfare

The French concept of network-centric warfare argues that information-sharing enables forces to forgo armor and mass and underpins France's push for a middle-weight force -- one that can deploy to Africa but is robust enough for higher-end threats.

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