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New Division of Labor : Meeting America's Security Challenges Beyond Iraq.
Title:
New Division of Labor : Meeting America's Security Challenges Beyond Iraq.
Author:
Hoehn, Andrew R.
ISBN:
9780833042507
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (139 pages)
Series:
Project Air Force
Contents:
Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Promoting Democracy and Freedom Abroad -- America's New Grand Strategy? -- New Friends, New Commitments, New Tensions -- What Does This Mean for America's Armed Forces? -- Chapter Two - Conflict in the Post Post-Cold War World -- Terrorism and Insurgency -- The New Nuclear Equation -- The Rise of China -- Welcome to the Post Post-Cold War World -- Chapter Three - Toward a New Division of Labor -- Countering Terrorists and Insurgent Groups Abroad -- Supporting New Democracies -- Deterring and Defeating Regional Adversaries -- Dissuading Military Competition in Asia -- Defending the Homeland -- Countering the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons -- Setting Aggregate Levels of Capability -- One Homeland -- Beyond Four Regions -- Two Major Combat Operations -- One "Decisive Win" and Occupation -- Implications for Forces and Posture -- Chapter Four - What Will It Mean to Be Joint? -- Different Demands for Joint Warfighting Prowess -- Maintaining Strategic Focus -- Achieving Joint Tactical Proficiency -- A New Joint Division of Labor -- Chapter Five - Implications for the Armed Forces -- Building the "Inform and Act" System -- A Strategically Decisive Army: Winning at Peace as Wellas War -- Organizing, Training, and Equipping to Support -- Stability Operations-Scoping the Demand -- Training -- Equipping the Force -- A New Air-Ground Partnership -- Integrating Air, Space, and Maritime Power -- Protecting the Commons -- Projecting Power -- Defeating Terrorist and Insurgent Groups Abroad -- Getting More from the Corps -- Security Cooperation in the New Security Environment -- Chapter Six - Potential Actions for DoD's Leadership -- Bibliography.
Abstract:
A new U.S. grand strategy has been emerging, one that requires not only resources but patience and commitment: the promotion of democracy and freedom abroad. The U.S. armed forces will continue to be among the myriad contributors necessary to achieve this goal. In the face of increasing complexity, changing tactics, and tight budgets, the defense establishment will need to change in multiple ways, yet must also not risk its historic strengths. This volume draws together and integrates insights derived from a wide range of research efforts undertaken at RAND over the past few years. Some of the observations include different ways to organize and employ forces and to divide labor among them, updated insights about the natures of likely future conflicts, the need to further improve information resources, and the value of fostering partnerships among the services and with allies. The authors also offer specific recommendations, such as a recommendation to the Air force to reevaluate its concepts for large-scale power projection.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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