RAND Research Brief: Operation Allied Force. Lessons for the Future

Abstract

In NATO's Air War for Kosovo: A Strategic and Operational Assessment, RAND researcher Benjamin S. Lambeth offers a thorough appraisal of Operation Allied Force, with a view toward shedding light both on the operation's strengths and on its most salient weaknesses. After outlining the main highlights of NATO's air offensive, the study examines the various factors that interacted to induce Milosevic to capitulate when he did. It then explores air power's most notable accomplishments in Allied Force, as well as the many problems and sources of friction that hindered the operation both in its planning and in its execution. Finally, the report assesses Operation Allied Force from a political and strategic perspective, calling attention to those issues that are likely to have the greatest bearing on future military policymaking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397407

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Bombing
  • Collateral Damage
  • Human Rights
  • Manportable Equipment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Nato
  • Nato Forces
  • Paramilitary Forces
  • Rules Of Engagement
  • Second World War
  • Sectarian Violence
  • War
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies