| Building Partner Health Capacity with U.S. Military Forces: Enhancing AFSOC Health Engagement Missions |
Jan 2012 |
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| Authors:
David E Thaler; Gary Cecchine; Anny Wong; Timothy Jackson; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE ARLINGTON VA
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 | In 2009, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) unveiled a new concept for a systematic approach to building health capacity in partner countries of strategic importance to the United States. The central premise of the concept is that rather than using U.S. military medical presence in developing countries to directly treat indigenous communities and supplement or replace inadequate local care, U.S. advisors would engage and train local health ... |
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| Working with Allies and Partners: A Cost-Based Analysis of U.S. Air Forces in Europe |
Jan 2012 |
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Jennifer D Moroney; Patrick Mills; David T Orletsky; David E Thaler; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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| U.S. European Command (EUCOM) views building partnerships (BP) as its highest theater priority. U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) seeks to build partnerships and partner capacity in the EUCOM area of responsibility (AOR) for several reasons. First, USAFE supports integration of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to help ensure that the United States meets its alliance responsibilities and obligations and maintains leadership in the organization. Second, partnerships help USAFE ... |
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| The Next Supreme Leader: Succession in the Islamic Republic Of Iran |
Jan 2011 |
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Alireza Nader; David E Thaler; S R Bohandy; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | The 2009 presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran was one of the most transformative events in Iran's modern history. It bared important schisms within the nezam (political system) and pitted two key camps against one another, each with a very different vision of what Iran should be and what it should become. It appeared to solidify (at least for the near future) the dominance of the hard-line faction ... |
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| Courses of Action for Enhancing USAF 'Irregular Warfare' Capabilities: A Functional Solutions Analysis |
Jan 2010 |
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| Authors:
Richard Mesic; David E Thaler; David Ochmanek; Leon Goodson; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This monograph documents a quick-turn study to assist Air Force leadership in determining actions to enhance USAF capabilities and capacities for joint and combined operations in irregular warfare. The Secretary of Defense has directed the military services to come forward with operational and force structure initiatives to rebalance their forces across IW and conventional-warfare mission areas. According to this direction, U.S. forces must be prepared to conduct IW operations for ... |
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| Dangerous But Not Omnipotent: Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Frederic Wehrey; David E Thaler; Nora Bensahel; Kim Cragin; Jerrold D Green; Dalia D Kaye; Nadia Oweidat; Jennifer Li; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Following the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Iranian threat to U.S. interests has taken on seemingly unprecedented qualities of aggressiveness and urgency. Added to its provocative positions on the nuclear program, support for non-state militants, and development of threatening military capabilities is the sense that Iran is trying to effect far-reaching changes on the regional and even global stage. Within this context, this report aims to provide policy ... |
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| Mullahs, Guards, and Bonyads: An Exploration of Iranian Leadership Dynamics |
Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
David E Thaler; Alireza Nader; Shahram Chubin; Jerrold D Green; Charlotte Lynch; Federic Wehrey; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Islamic Republic of Iran is now perceived by many as a rising power in the Middle East and a long-term challenge to U.S. regional interests. The fall of Iran's archenemy, Saddam Hussein, has enabled it to expand its influence in Iraq and beyond. Its nuclear program continues relatively unabated, with the Islamic Republic defying international condemnation and sanction to pursue an ostensibly civilian nuclear program -- a program that ... |
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| Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan: U.S. Air Force Roles |
Jan 2008 |
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| Authors:
David E Thaler; Theodore W Karasik; Dalia D Kaye; Jennifer D Moroney; Frederic Wehrey; Obaid Younossi; Farhana Ali; Robert A Guffey; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Iraq and Afghanistan arguably present the most pressing foreign and defense policy concerns for the United States today. Years after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States continues to expend considerable diplomatic, economic, and military resources -- not to mention the personal sacrifices of U.S. troops and civilians -- on pursuing security and stability in Iraq and Afghanistan. Much of the focus of the United States and ... |
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