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Sep 26, 2024

Conference Proceedings on Asia-Pacific and Indian Military and Defense Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War

These conference proceedings summarize the in-person Track II Dialogue that RAND and the Observer Research Foundation convened on January 12, 2024, and conclusions from it, as well as the full text of all six papers that were written for it.
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Mar 6, 2024

Naval Logistics in Contested Environments: Examination of Stockpiles and Industrial Base Issues

To support distributed maritime operations in the Western Pacific, the U.S. Navy needs new approaches to logistics and the resupply and sustainment of distributed units. The authors identify challenges and recommend strategies to address them.
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Dec 19, 2023

PALM10: Japan's Chance to Engage with Pacific Island Countries

Next year, Japan will host the 10th triennial Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM10), the “cornerstone” of Japan's diplomacy toward the Pacific Island countries. As China attempts to increase its influence in the region, Japan must marshal a strategic response that connects these states to its broader objectives in the Indo-Pacific.
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Aug 16, 2023

Conference Proceedings on Indian and U.S. Security Cooperation: Defense Production, Indo-Pacific Region, and Afghanistan

A two-day conference explored Indian and U.S. views on security across the Indo-Pacific, informed by six papers discussing bilateral security cooperation, Russian arms sales to India, and the challenges posed by China to regional security.
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May 23, 2023

Advancing Combat Support to Sustain Agile Combat Employment Concepts: Integrating Global, Theater, and Unit Capabilities to Improve Support to a High-End Fight

This report presents a framework to assess necessary elements of the combat support enterprise — including base, theater, and global resources — for operating in a hybrid push-pull system as a means to mitigate uncertainty and adversary actions.
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May 5, 2023

The Backbone of U.S. Joint Operations

RAND researchers designed three scenarios to examine the Army's role in the Indo-Pacific out to 2035.
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Jan 25, 2023

Expanding Army Cooperation Between the United States and France in the Indo-Pacific

This report explores the commonalities between the U.S. and French strategies in the Indo-Pacific and suggests ways that the U.S. Army can further engage France in developing mutually beneficial military and security activities in the region.
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Oct 19, 2022

The Political Geography of the South China Sea Disputes: A RAND Research Primer

This Perspective provides a political geography primer on the South China Sea, focusing on physical geography and the origins and development of littoral states' respective claims to portions of the South China Sea, such as islands and rocks.
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Mar 31, 2022

The Limits of Restraint: The Military Implications of a Restrained U.S. Grand Strategy in the Asia-Pacific

RAND researchers propose possible warfighting scenarios in the Asia-Pacific region that could guide defense planning if the United States adopted a grand strategy of restraint. Researchers also describe how U.S. posture in the region would change.
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Mar 31, 2022

克制的限度: 美国克制战略在亚太的军事影响

本报告中，作者提出了美国在克制的大战略下可行的亚太地区作战方案以指导美国国防部的规划。报告也描述了在这种战略下美国在该地区的军事态势的变化。
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Oct 13, 2021

Gen. Charles Flynn Says Army Has Crucial Role in the Pacific Theater

What is the U.S. Army's role in an oceanic theater that spans half the globe, where China increasingly asserts itself for strategic advantage? Gen. Charles A. Flynn, head of the U.S. Army Pacific, discussed this and other topics at a recent event at RAND.
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Jul 8, 2020

The Indo-Pacific Contest: It Could be Time for Fresh Ideas on Allied Security Cooperation

U.S. and Australian interests in the Pacific and Southeast Asia face unprecedented challenges from China, and Australia may not be able to handle them on its own. Momentum is growing for heightened cooperation between Australia and the United States.

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