Domestic Trends in the United States, China, and Iran. Implications for U.S. Navy Strategic Planning

Abstract

This monograph is the second in a series of strategic studies conducted by the RAND Corporation for the U.S. Navy's Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Assessment Division (N81). The initial research was conducted in the summer and fall of 2006. Entitled "Evolving Strategic Trends, Implications for the U.S. Navy," that first study was intended for a select Navy audience. It identified likely major global strategic trends in the next decade and how they might influence Navy planning. As a result of that study, N81 asked RAND to conduct a follow-on effort that focused primarily on the domestic trends of the United States, China, and Iran. The Navy wanted insights on how these important trends could influence U.S. security decisions in general and the Navy's allocation of resources in particular.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA492572

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  • Andreas Goldthau
  • Irv Blickstein
  • John Gordon Iv
  • Karla J. Cunningham
  • Peter A. Wilson
  • Robert W. Button
  • Toy I. Reid

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  • RAND Corporation

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