Setting Global Defense Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty

Abstract

In today's fluid global security environment, assessing the costs, risks, and likely consequences of alternative national defense strategies is as difficult as it is essential. Two new companion RAND reports present an approach designed to help decisionmakers conduct disciplined strategic analysis before setting a strategy. Able to manage both uncertainty and differences of strategic perspective, the approach permits simultaneous comparison of the expected effectiveness, risks, and resource implications of proposed strategies. Three illustrative strategies are used to demonstrate how it works.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA576028

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Foreign Aid
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Terrorism
  • Uncertainty
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Central Command

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Strategic Security Studies