Gaining the edge : identifying and leveraging frameworks for enabling Army contributions to competition / Molly Dunigan, Michelle Grisé [and 7 others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunigan, Molly, author.

Grisé, Michelle, author.

Contributor:

United States. Army

Arroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program

Rand Corporation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States.

National security.

Military policy.

Competition.

Security, International.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

United States. Army--Reorganization.

Other Title:

Gaining the Edge

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2023

Summary:

With the emergence of strategic competition with near peers as the defining U.S. national security priority in recent years, the U.S. Army has had to rethink its roles and responsibilities. Competition requires strategies, approaches, and missions different from those developed for counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, which have been the focus of the past two decades. Many Army missions and capabilities are relevant here, but for the Army to succeed in competition against near peers, it must work in an integrated fashion with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. government entities. The objective of this research was to identify how the Army can make or influence procedural and/or organizational changes to help tailor DoD processes for competition and to identify existing Army capabilities that could be more fully used and understood in competition. The authors reviewed the relevant literature, authorities, policy, and historical cases; interviewed subject-matter experts; and conducted a systematic analysis of overlaps between the existing supply of Army capabilities and the demands of competition below the threshold of armed conflict. Among other things, the authors found that relevant Army organizations are not always incentivized to tailor their contributions to support broader DoD competition activities. The best opportunities for the Army to contribute to competition efforts, moreover, may not be in its areas of historical focus or competency.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Frameworks for Assessing Army Contributions to Competition

Chapter Three: Security Cooperation Processes

Chapter Four: Foreign Military Sales Processes

Chapter Five: Global Defense Posture Planning and Global Force Management Processes

Chapter Six: Army Talent Management Processes

Chapter Seven: Army Capabilities in Competition

Chapter Eight: Key Findings and Recommendations

Appendix A: Imperatives for Competition

Appendix B: Analysis of Relevant Authorities

Appendix C: More on Army Capabilities in Competition.

Notes:

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