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by Terrence K. Kelly, Anthony Atler, Todd Nichols
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Land-based anti-ship missiles (ASMs) feature prominently in the capabilities of many island nations in the Western Pacific, but the United States currently lacks such systems. This report illustrates the potential strategic advantages of the United States working with partners to build a coalition...
Internet Freedom Software and Illicit Activity
Supporting Human Rights Without Enabling Criminals
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
This report examines the portfolio of tools funded by the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor that help support Internet freedom and assesses the impact of these tools in promoting U.S. interests (such as freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and the free flow of information) without enabling criminal activity.
The Other Quiet Professionals
Lessons for Future Cyber Forces from the Evolution of Special Forces
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S....
Small Business and Strategic Sourcing
Lessons from Past Research and Current Data
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
The Department of Defense (DoD) may face challenges as it attempts to maintain its goal of spending about 23 percent of prime-contract dollars for goods and services with small businesses and at the same time apply strategic-sourcing practices to reduce total costs and improve performance and efficiency and in ways that will not conflict with small-business goals.
by Ryan Andrew Brown, Grant N. Marshall, Joshua Breslau
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Concerns about access to behavioral health care for military service members and their dependents living in geographically remote locations prompted research into how many in this population are remote and the effects of this distance on their use of behavioral health care. The authors conducted geospatial...
by Carrie M. Farmer, Christine Anne Vaughan, Jeffrey Garnett
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
As part of an evaluation of the Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program, this report describes the methods and findings of a large survey of marines who were preparing for a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in 2010 or 2011. The results are among the first to shed light...
Defense Resource Planning Under Uncertainty
An Application of Robust Decision Making to Munitions Mix Planning
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Defense planning faces significant uncertainties. This report applies robust decision making (RDM) to the air-delivered munitions mix challenge. RDM is quantitative, decision support methodology designed to inform decisions under conditions of deep uncertainty and complexity. This proof-of-concept...
Mexico Is Not Colombia
Alternative Historical Analogies for Responding to the Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Despite the scope of the threat they pose to Mexico’s security, violent drug-trafficking organizations are not well understood, and optimal strategies to combat them have not been identified. While there is no perfectly analogous case from history, Mexico stands to benefit from historical lessons...
Setting Priorities in the Age of Austerity
British, French, and German Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Examines the British, French, and German armies’ approaches to accommodating significant budget cuts while attempting to sustain their commitment to full spectrum operations. Specifically, it looks at the choices these armies are making with respect to how they spend dwindling resources: What force...
Building Special Operations Partnerships in Afghanistan and Beyond
Challenges and Best Practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Building the capacity of Afghan special operations forces (SOF) is a key goal of the United States and its coalition partners. This report summarizes key partnering practices and presents findings from SOF partnership case studies in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia. The goal is to identify best practices...