Download or read book Assessing the Value of U S Army International Activities written by Jefferson P. Marquis and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006-09-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a framework for assessing U.S. Army International Activities (AIA). It also provides a matrix of eight AIA "ends," derived from top-level national and Army guidance, and eight AIA "ways," which summarize the various capabilities inherent in AIA programs. In addition, the report describes the new online AIA Knowledge Sharing System (AIAKSS) that is being used to solicit programmatic and assessment data from AIA officials in the Army's Major Commands.
Download or read book Assessing the Value of U S Army International Activities written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study reports on the development of a conceptual approach to assessing the value of the U.S. Army's noncombat interactions with other militaries. The first task was to take a fresh look at the objectives or "ends" of Army International Activities (AIA). Because the Army conducts security cooperation activities based on policies determined by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Department of State, and other governmental agencies, RAND reviewed all of the relevant national security documents: the National Military Strategy, the Defense Planning Guidance, the Quadrennial Defense Review, and OSD's April 2003 Security Cooperation Guidance, as well as the AIA Plan and The Army Plan. The result was eight AIA "ends," which they embedded within OSD's three overarching security cooperation objectives: (1) Build defense relationships that promote specific U.S. interests, (2) Develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and coalition operations, and (3) Provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access and en route infrastructure. The second task was to consolidate the large number of AIAs into a manageable set of AIA "ways." RAND then began focusing on its core task: deriving measures of effectiveness for AIA based on an 8 x 8 ends/ways matrix. They set out to develop a method and to produce measures for every cell in the matrix. To develop the method, they reviewed relevant literature in economics and the behavioral sciences and concluded that security cooperation is based on two types of relations between countries: exchange and socialization. Exchanges are quid pro quo interactions that are usually quantifiable. Socialization denotes a qualitative change in a country's attitude or behavior that is not quantifiable. The report also describes the AIAKSS (Army International Activities Knowledge Sharing System), a web-based AIA program and activities data collection and reporting tool.
Download or read book Assessing the Value of Regionally Aligned Forces in Army Security Cooperation written by Angela O'Mahony and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report highlights recent RAND Arroyo Center research on the value of the Army's regionally aligned forces to U.S. security cooperation activities, particularly those conducted in Africa.
Download or read book Global Trends 2040 written by National Intelligence Council and published by Cosimo Reports. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Download or read book Overseas Basing of U S Military Forces written by Michael J. Lostumbo and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by characterizing how this presence contributes to assurance, deterrence, responsiveness, and security cooperation goals.
Download or read book Short of General War written by and published by Strategic Studies Institute. This book was released on 2010 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Short of General War written by Harry Richard Yarger and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the United States is involved in two ongoing wars, faces a significant international terrorist threat, and is witnessing an escalation of international resistance to its leadership of the global world order. Looking out to 2025, many see the potential for a prolonged period of instability as a result of competing economic models, demographics, the rise of new international actors and the resurgence old ones, climate change, and the scarcity of resources. The range of stability challenges will stretch the capabilities of any military force structure and require innovative thinking on the part of policymakers and military professionals alike on the appropriate development and use of the military element of power. In this anthology, 16 students of the U.S. Army War College Class of 2008 offer their perspectives on the use of military power across the spectrum of conflict in the 21st century, short of or following general war, and provide insights into the necessary force structure, policy, strategy, and doctrinal approaches for future success. Beyond a focus on operations short of general war, these writings share in common a worthwhile idea or set of ideas that can materially contribute to how the U.S. military can best conduct full spectrum operations. Collectively, these essays reveal the innovative thinking and diversity and depth of thought of the U.S. and foreign military and civilian agency personnel that comprise each student body at the U.S. Army War College as they prepare themselves to become senior leaders and fulfill their roles in their militaries or agencies. This resource offers 16 students of the U.S. Army War College Class of 2008 perspectives and forecasts for the use of military power through year 2025. Scholars and policymakers, alike, may find these essays beneficial for long-term strategy planning. Related products: Navies and Soft Power: Historical Case Studies of Naval Power and the Nonuse of Military Force can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-046-00290-8 Lessons Encountered: Learning From the Long War can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00619-7 The Asia-Pacific Century: Challenges and Opportunities can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00868-8 Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Strategic Studies Institute are available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1609
Download or read book U S Army Security Cooperation written by Thomas S. Szayna and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the realm of security cooperation--peacetime activities undertaken by the U.S. armed services with other armed forces and countries--the U.S. Army's current planning process is exceedingly complex and difficult to coordinate, control, and measure. This monograph seeks to help the U.S. Army improve its ability to assess future demand for resources devoted to security cooperation and to evaluate the impact of these demands upon the resources available to the Army.
Download or read book International Cooperation with Partner Air Forces written by Jennifer D. P. Moroney and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Air Force faces a challenging environment as it devises an approach to managing security cooperation with partner countries. The important mission of countering terrorist and insurgent groups abroad requires working closely with allies and partner countries to strengthen security. Accordingly, current U.S. defense strategy emphasizes that the U.S. armed forces should do more to work "by, with, and through partners" to accomplish missions.
Download or read book Embracing the Fog of War written by Ben Connable and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unpredictable counterinsurgency environment challenges centralized, quantitative campaign assessment. A comprehensive examination of the centralized, quantitative approach to assessment, as described in the literature and doctrine and applied in two primary case studies (Vietnam and Afghanistan), reveals weaknesses and gaps and proposes an alternative process: contextual assessment.
Download or read book Understanding Commanders Information Needs for Influence Operations written by Eric Victor Larson and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents a study whose goals were to develop an understanding of commanders' information requirements for cultural and other "soft" factors in order to improve the effectiveness of combined arms operations, and to develop practical ways for commanders to integrate information and influence operations activities into combined arms planning/assessment in order to increase the usefulness to ground commanders of such operations.
Download or read book STARTING STRONG TALENT BASED BRANCHING OF NEWLY COMMISSIONED U S ARMY OFFICERS written by Michael J. Colarusso and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Army Security Cooperation Toward Improved Planning and Management written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph documents the results of a project entitled "Army Capabilities to Respond to Future Engagement Requirements." The project aimed to improve the Army's decisionmaking and prioritization of resources devoted to security cooperation. The research reported here was sponsored by the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (International Affairs). Toward the end of the project's duration, that office was disestablished and its functions split up and merged into the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) and the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, Operations and Plans, Headquarters, Department of the Army. The research was conducted in RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the United States Army. The report should be of interest to those concerned with security cooperation and Army international activities.
Download or read book Developing an Assessment Framework for U S Air Force Building Partnerships Programs written by Jennifer D. P. Moroney and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with allies to build their defense capacity, acquire access to their territories for potential operations, and strengthen relationships with their air forces, is an important U.S. Air Force activity. To determine the value of this activity, the authors outline an assessment framework that planners, strategists, and policymakers can use to see whether Air Force security cooperation activities are achieving the desired effects.
Download or read book Joint Force Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing and Evaluating Department of Defense Efforts to Inform Influence and Persuade written by Christopher Paul and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of Defense has struggled to assess the progress and effectiveness of its information operations. Best practices across sectors can guide the assessment of these activities and ensure that they help meet national security goals.
Download or read book Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent Us Elections written by United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report includes an analytic assessment drafted and coordinated among The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and The National Security Agency (NSA), which draws on intelligence information collected and disseminated by those three agencies. It covers the motivation and scope of Moscow's intentions regarding US elections and Moscow's use of cyber tools and media campaigns to influence US public opinion. The assessment focuses on activities aimed at the 2016 US presidential election and draws on our understanding of previous Russian influence operations. When we use the term "we" it refers to an assessment by all three agencies. * This report is a declassified version of a highly classified assessment. This document's conclusions are identical to the highly classified assessment, but this document does not include the full supporting information, including specific intelligence on key elements of the influence campaign. Given the redactions, we made minor edits purely for readability and flow. We did not make an assessment of the impact that Russian activities had on the outcome of the 2016 election. The US Intelligence Community is charged with monitoring and assessing the intentions, capabilities, and actions of foreign actors; it does not analyze US political processes or US public opinion. * New information continues to emerge, providing increased insight into Russian activities. * PHOTOS REMOVED
