This report examines the impact of renewed tension between NATO and Russia on key allies and partners in central and northeastern Europe. The objective is to identify how changes in the interests, security strategies, and defense capabilities of these countries affect U.S. partnering in the region, with a focus on implications for the U.S. Air Force. Opportunities for strengthening partnerships exist in many areas.

NATO's Northeastern Flank: Emerging Opportunities for Engagement

History

Chivvis, Christopher S.

Hamilton, Daniel S.

Frederick, Bryan

Cohen, Raphael S.

Lin, Bonny

Larrabee, F. Stephen

Americas

RAND Corporation

To help the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Defense retain institutional knowledge and capabilities and fully prepare leaders for future conflicts, RAND researchers recount the Army’s efforts in the Iraq War, especially in Baghdad, and offer lessons learned and recommendations.

The U.S. Army and the Battle for Baghdad: Lessons Learned―And Still to Be Learned

Johnson, David E.

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Schwille, Michael

Gentile, Gian

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben

Hoobler, James

Zeigler, Sean M.

Allen, Brenna

Middle East

Provides a historical analysis of the ways in which militaries have deployed light and mechanized infantry with armored forces during close urban combat in order to to identify the advantages and costs of this warfighting approach and inform how the Army might confront foes in complex, urban environments in the future.

Reimagining the Character of Urban Operations for the U.S. Army: How the Past Can Inform the Present and Future

Lee, Carrie

Shurkin, Michael

Saum-Manning, Lisa

Soliman, Sarah

Williams, Shara

Doty III, James L.

Europe

This report analyzes political warfare as it is practiced today by both state and nonstate actors, and provides detailed recommendations regarding the most effective ways that the U.S. government, along with its allies and partners, can respond to or engage in this type of conflict to achieve U.S. ends and protect U.S. interests.

Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses

Radin, Andrew

Migacheva, Katya

Robinson, Linda

Helmus, Todd C.

Magnuson, Madeline

Nader, Alireza

Military

This report describes how the Israel Defense Force evolved to meet an adaptive and determined hybrid adversary during its wars in Gaza. It then draws a series of lessons from the Israeli experience for the U.S. Army and the joint force: from the importance of armored vehicles and active protection systems to the limitations of airpower in urban terrain and of conventional militaries to deter nonstate actors.

From Cast Lead to Protective Edge: Lessons from Israel’s Wars in Gaza

Cahill, James

Efron, Shira

Thaler, David E.

Bartels, Elizabeth M.

As the U.S. National Defense Strategy recognizes, the United States is currently locked in a great-power competition with Russia. This report seeks to define areas where the United States can compete to its own advantage. It examines Russian vulnerabilities and anxieties; analyzes potential policy options to exploit them; and assesses the associated benefits, costs, and risks, as well as the likelihood of successful implementation.

Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground

Morgan, Forrest E.

DeLuca, Paul

Chandler, Nathan

Geist, Edward

Shatz, Howard J.

Williams, Brent

Who will the United States fight against and who will fight with it? Where will these future conflicts be fought? What will future conflicts look like? How will they be fought? And why will the United States go to war? This report is the overview in a series that seeks to answer these questions about the future of warfare in 2030.

The Future of Warfare in 2030: Project Overview and Conclusions

Han, Eugeniu

Klein, Kurt

Shokh, Yuliya

Rhoades, Ashley L.

This volume of the Future of Warfare series explains six geopolitical trends—U.S. polarization and retrenchment, China’s rise, Asia’s realignment, emergence of a revanchist Russia, upheaval in Europe, and turmoil in the Islamic world—that will drive conflict between now and 2030. These trends will shift U.S. alliances; pull limited resources in different directions; and, ultimately, create a deepening strategic dilemma for U.S. defense strategy.

Geopolitical Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

Military Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

Environment, Geography, and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

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