The role of the United States and its global military presence are under debate in the face of changing strategic and economic realities. The authors present a menu of global postures and compare them in terms of the U. S. Air Force bases, combat forces, active-duty personnel, and base operating costs. Ultimately, the choice will depend on perspectives on the role overseas military presence can play in achieving U.S. global security interests.

U.S. Overseas Military Presence: What Are the Strategic Choices?

History

Davis, Lynn E.

McNerney, Michael J.

Pettyjohn, Stacie L.

Worman, Stephen M.

Sisson, Melanie W.

Military

RAND Corporation

This monograph describes the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present as the nation grew from a relatively weak and insular regional power into the preeminent global power. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline, past efforts at dealing with similar problems yield important lessons for future decisions.

U.S. Global Defense Posture, 1783-2011

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Through its Internet freedom program, the Department of State’s DRL seeks to counter the efforts of authoritarian regimes to censor, monitor, and control the Internet. Employing portfolio analysis techniques, the authors assessed the DRL program’s portfolio, determining effectiveness in performance, balance, and synergy and informally evaluating what constitutes a well-run project.

Portfolio Assessment of the Department of State Internet Freedom Program

Computers & Technology

Henry, Ryan

York, Erin

Computer Science

The U.S. military depends on access to overseas bases both in peacetime and during contingencies but has faced a variety of political challenges to this access. The authors address questions about the type and severity of access problems the United States has faced since 1945, how these have changed over time, and how the United States can counter political threats to access.

Access Granted: Political Challenges to the U.S. Overseas Military Presence, 1945–2014 (Project Air Force)

Kavanagh, Jennifer

RAND conducted two cybersecurity-focused discovery games in Washington, D.C., and California’s Silicon Valley that aimed to capture the widest possible range of perspectives. The goals were to explore opportunities for improving cybersecurity, assess the implications of possible solutions, and develop an initial framework to support debate and inform decisions regarding cybersecurity policies and practices.

A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options

Oberholtzer, Jenny

Shlapak, David A.

Weinbaum, Cortney

Snyder, Don

Harting, Sarah

Mikolic- Torreira, Igor

Beaghley, Sina

Westerman, Emma

Bishop, Megan

Skrabala, Lauren

Networking & Cloud Computing

At the request of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, RAND researchers facilitated three wargaming events exploring how to leverage and enhance the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s existing amphibious capacity by organizing extant national forces into a coherent multibrigade command and control (C2) structure. The authors note results of these events and implications for future force development.

NATO's Amphibious Forces: Command and Control of a Multibrigade Alliance Task Force

Martin, Bradley

Germanovich, Gene

Williams, J.D.

Atler, Anthony

Americas

Airpower played a pivotal role in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State from 2014 to 2019. This report sheds light on debates about the impact of air operations and how airpower was applied. The authors find that airpower was essential, but it alone would not have been likely to defeat the militant group. Instead, the combination of airpower and partner-led ground forces was needed to destroy the Islamic State as a territorial entity.

The Air War Against The Islamic State: The Role of Airpower in Operation Inherent Resolve

Martini, Jeffrey

Mueller, Karl P.

Edenfield, Nathaniel

Haberman, Ryan

Zeman, Jalen

Wasser, Becca

Tarini, Gabrielle

Evans, Alexandra T.

Middle East

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