Assessing Trade-Offs in U.S. Military Intervention Decisions: Whether, When, and with What Size Force to Intervene

Abstract

In this report, the authors create a framework that can be used to rigorously consider the trade-offs involved in U.S. military intervention decisions following the outbreak of a war or crisis. This framework can provide a better understanding of the relationships between intervention timing, intervention size, and intervention outcomes to inform future debates about whether, when, and with what size force to undertake a military intervention

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 2021
Accession Number
AD1155123

Entities

People

  • Alexandra Stark
  • Bryan A. Frederick
  • James Hoobler
  • Jennifer Kavanagh
  • Jooeun Kim
  • Nathan Chandler
  • Stephanie Pezard

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Communities
  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Identities
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intervention
  • Los Angeles (California)
  • Motivation
  • North America
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design