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Strategic Choices for a Turbulent World: In Pursuit of Security and Opportunity
by Robert J. Lempert • Frank Camm • Howard J. Shatz • Debra Knopman • Andrew R. Hoehn • Anita Chandra • Richard H. Solomon • Burgess Laird • Casimir Yost • Sonni EfronThis report is the last of a six-volume series in which RAND explores the elements of a national strategy for the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. It analyzes U.S. strengths and weaknesses, and suggests adaptations for this new era of turbulence and uncertainty. The report offers three alternative st... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996-2017
by David R. Frelinger • Martin C. Libicki • Forrest E. Morgan • Jeff Hagen • Eric Heginbotham • David A. Shlapak • Paul Deluca • Kyle Brady • Lyle J. Morris • Jeffrey Engstrom • Michael Nixon • Jacob L. Heim • Sheng Li • Burgess LairdA RAND study analyzed Chinese and U. S. military capabilities in two scenarios (Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) from 1996 to 2017, finding that trends in most, but not all, areas run strongly against the United States. While U. S. aggregate power remains greater than China s, distance and geograp... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015