This report examines the feasibility for non-state actors to increase their political and/or economic power by deploying a virtual currency (VC) for use in regular economic transactions. This report should be of interest to policymakers interested in technology, counterterrorism, and intelligence and law enforcement issues, as well as for VC and cybersecurity researchers.

National Security Implications of Virtual Currency: Examining the Potential for Non-state Actor Deployment

Business & Money

O'Mahony, Angela

Manheim, David

Baron, Joshua

Dion-Schwarz, Cynthia

Economics

RAND Corporation

Integrating women into special operations forces poses potential challenges for unit cohesion. The integration of women raises issues of effectiveness, in terms of physical standards and ensuring the readiness, cohesion, and morale essential to high-performing teams. This report assesses those challenges and provides analytical support for validating occupational standards for positions controlled by U.S. Special Operations Command.

Considerations for Integrating Women into Closed Occupations in U.S. Special Operations Forces

Marcellino, William

Robson, Sean

Szayna, Thomas S.

Miyashiro, Lisa

Larson, Eric V.

Eaton, Derek

Syme, James

Matthews, Miriam

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben

Welser IV, William

Polich, J. Michael

Ayer, Lynsay

Posard, Marek

Winkelman, Zev

Wright, Cameron

Zander-Cotugno, Megan

Management & Leadership

Recent national defense policies focus on the importance of multinational interoperability to meeting U.S. defense goals. By recounting both their literature review and structured interviews with planners and Army leadership, the authors describe potential benefits of interoperability, the applicability of those benefits in particular contexts, and the significant costs and risks that investing in it might entail.

Chasing Multinational Interoperability: Benefits, Objectives, and Strategies

History

Lane, Matthew

Germanovich, Gene

Pernin, Christopher G.

Americas

Researchers conducted an analysis of alternatives of interoperability measurement systems to support the U.S. Army in achieving interoperability with partners. Researchers identified a new approach, the Army Interoperability Measurement System, which includes a quantitative instrument for measuring interoperability levels and a qualitative component to enable capability gap analysis, among other features.

Analysis of Alternative Approaches to Measuring Multinational Interoperability: Early Development of the Army Interoperability Measurement System (AIMS)

Lilly, Sale

Haberman, Ryan

Hallmark, Bryan W.

McBirney, Samantha

Mueller, Erik E.

Abler, Andrea M.

Military

Assessing the Value of Overseas Military Campaigning in Strategic Competition (Research Report)

Watts, Stephen

Rooney, Bryan

Mills, Patrick

Habib, Maggie

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