Overseas basing of U.S. military forces an assessment of relative costs and strategic benefits
This independent assessment is a comprehensive study of the strategic benefits, risks, and costs of U.S. military presence overseas. The report provides policymakers a way to evaluate the range of strategic benefits and costs that follow from revising the U.S. overseas military presence by character...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND
2013.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009421495906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Purpose; Approach; Brief History of the U.S. Global Posture; The Current U.S. Global Posture; European Command; Central Command; Pacific Command; Africa Command; Southern Command; How This Report Is Organized; CHAPTER TWO: Strategic Considerations: Benefits of Overseas Posture to Contingency Response; Force Types and Implications for Deployment and Presence; Force Requirements and Deployment Considerations for Major Combat Operations
- En Route Infrastructure and Capabilities; Deployment by Air and Sea; Small-Scale Contingency Deployment Analysis; Notional Scenarios for Analysis; Force Packages; Deployment Modeling Results; Direct Operational Support; Operational Support Considerations; Assessing the Ability to Provide Operational Support to Contingencies; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER THREE: Strategic Considerations: Benefits of Overseas Posture for Deterrence and Assurance; The Role of Foreign Posture in Deterring Potential Foes; Deterrence Ideas and Practice; The Adversary Gets a Vote; Assuring Allies
- Aligning Interests; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER FOUR: Strategic Considerations: Benefits of Overseas Posture for Security Cooperation; Does Overseas Basing Provide Cost Advantages for Security Cooperation?; Does Overseas Basing Improve Partner Willingness to Deploy Forces?; Does Overseas Basing Provide Benefits for Partner Capability Development?; Does Overseas Basing Provide Training Advantages for U.S. Forces?; How Do Rotational Forces Change U.S. Military Strategies for Security Cooperation; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER FIVE: Risks to Investing in Facilities Overseas
- Political Risks to Access; Risks to Peacetime Access: Where Are U.S. Bases at Risk?; Contingency Access; Changing Operational Risks to Posture; Assessing Violent Extremist Risks to Posture; Implications for Posture; CHAPTER SIX: Installation Conditions; Data on Installation Conditions; Findings on Installation Conditions; Implications of Findings on Installation Quality for Postures; CHAPTER SEVEN: Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments to Other Countries; Terminology and Data Sources; Definitions of Host-Nation Support, U.S. Payments, and Related Concepts
- Sources of Data on Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments; Lessons from Historical Data; Analysis of Contemporary Data on Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments; Host Nations' Contributions to the United States; U.S. Payments to Other Countries; Treatment of Bilateral Flows in Posture Analysis; NATO Security Investment Program Contributions; Host-Nation Support Data Collection in the Future; Implications of Findings on Host-Nation Support and U.S. Payments for Postures; CHAPTER EIGHT: Relative Costs of Overseas Basing and Rotational Presence; Introduction to Cost Analysis; Definitions of Terms
- Approach to Overall Cost Analysis: Constructing Cost Models
