Limited Intervention: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Limited Stabilization, Limited Strike, and Containment Operations

Abstract

This report documents the results of the project Limited InterventionsWill They Work? The project analyzed the strategic effects of low-cost and small-footprint military options across a range of irregular warfare operations and in a range of operational environments. The findings should be of interest to a wide audience in the foreign policy and defense communities with an interest in the stabilization of fragile states, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and related issues. The report should be of particular interest to strategists, force planners, and the special operations community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1085758

Entities

People

  • Alexander Stephenson
  • Astrid S. Cevallos
  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • Jennifer Kavanagh
  • Julia A. Thompson
  • Karl P. Mueller
  • Meagan L. Smith
  • Nathan Chandler
  • Patrick B. Johnston
  • Sean M. Zeigler
  • Stephen Watts
  • Trevor G. Johnston

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.