America's strategy-resource mismatch : addressing the gaps between U.S. national strategy and military capacity / Timothy M. Bonds, Michael J. Mazarr, James Dobbins, Michael J. Lostumbo, Michael Johnson, David A. Shlapak, Jeffrey Martini, Scott Boston, Cristina L. Garafola, John Gordon IV, Sonni Efron, Paul S. Steinberg, Yvonne K. Crane, Daniel M. Norton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonds, Tim, 1962-

Contributor:

Mazarr, Michael J., 1965-

Dobbins, James, 1942-

Lostumbo, Michael

Johnson, Michael

Shlapak, David A.

Martini, Jeffrey

Boston, Scott

Garafola, Cristina L.

Gordon, John, 1956-

Efron, Sonni

Steinberg, Paul S.

Crane, Yvonne K.

Norton, D. (Dan), 1964-

International Security and Defense Policy Center.

Rand Corporation

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Military policy.

United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

Armed Forces.

Expenditures, Public.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

xxv, 206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2019.

Summary:

Significant gaps exist in the ability of the United States and its allies to deter or defeat aggression that could threaten national interests. For example, NATO members Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania remain vulnerable to Russian invasion. South Korea is vulnerable to North Korea's artillery. China's neighbors-especially Taiwan-are vulnerable to coercion and aggression. Violent extremists continue to pose a threat in the Middle East. Solutions to these problems will take both money and time. In this report, RAND researchers analyze the specific technological, doctrinal, and budgetary gaps between the stated strategic and defense policies of the United States and the resources and capabilities that would be required to implement those policies successfully. Absent a change in administration policy or a new political consensus in favor of a defense buildup, there will not be enough resources to close the gap between stated U.S. aims and the military capabilities needed to achieve them. This leaves the Trump administration and this Congress with some difficult choices. The United States could decide to focus primarily on its own security, devoting to allies and partners only those forces and capabilities that could be easily spared. At the other end of the spectrum, the Trump administration could take the central role in defending U.S. allies against aggression by Russia, China, and other potential adversaries. The hard-to-find middle ground would be to provide the military with sufficient capabilities to ensure that aggression that imperils U.S. interests in critical regions would fail while helping allies build the capacity to do more for their own and the collective defense.

Contents:

Introduction

U.S. Military Missions and How to Prioritize Them

Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltics

Countering North Korean Provocations and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Deterring an Aggressive China in the Western Pacific

The Greater Middle East and Afghanistan

Matching Policy to Resources

Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix. Russia Changes the Equation: A Brief Overview of U.S.-Russia Relations.

Notes:

"RAND National Security Research Division."

"This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface (page iii).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-206).

Description based on print resource.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1977402666

9781977402660

OCLC:

1106160796