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Accelerated logistics [[electronic resource] ] : streamlining the Army's supply chain / / Mark Y.D. Wang ; foreword by James A. Champy
| Accelerated logistics [[electronic resource] ] : streamlining the Army's supply chain / / Mark Y.D. Wang ; foreword by James A. Champy |
| Autore | Wang Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (55 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.4/11/0973 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4357-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""The Age of Logistics""; ""Preface""; ""Figures""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""The Accomplishment""; ""Institutionalizing the Velocity Management Paradigm""; ""A REVOLUTIONARY SHIFT IN THOUGHT AND ACTION""; ""CATALYZING CHANGE: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE""; ""SUSTAINING CHANGE: VMÃŒs D- M- I METHODOLOGY""; ""Defining the Supply Process""; ""WALKING THE PROCESS""; ""BASELINE ORDER AND SHIP TIMES""; ""Measuring Supply Performance""; ""IMPROVING ARMY METRICS FOR OST""; ""MEASURING SEGMENTS OF THE OST PROCESS""; ""Improving Order and Ship Times""
""IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEDULED TRUCK DELIVERIES""""SUPPLY PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AT FORT BRAGG""; ""EXTENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS NATIONWIDE""; ""EXTENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS WORLDWIDE""; ""Steps for Further Acceleration""; ""IMPROVING WHOLESALE STOCK POSITIONING""; ""IMPROVING AIRLIFT- SEALIFT BALANCE IN SUPPORTING DEPLOYED ARMY CUSTOMERS""; ""EXTENDING VM TO THE NATIONAL GUARD AND U. S. ARMY RESERVES""; ""INTEGRATING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OTHER ARMY LOGISTICS PROCESSES""; ""Bibliography"" |
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Accelerated logistics : streamlining the Army's supply chain / / Mark Y.D. Wang ; foreword by James A. Champy
| Accelerated logistics : streamlining the Army's supply chain / / Mark Y.D. Wang ; foreword by James A. Champy |
| Autore | Wang Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA : , : Rand, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 48 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 355.4/11/0973 |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4357-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""The Age of Logistics""; ""Preface""; ""Figures""; ""Summary""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Glossary""; ""The Accomplishment""; ""Institutionalizing the Velocity Management Paradigm""; ""A REVOLUTIONARY SHIFT IN THOUGHT AND ACTION""; ""CATALYZING CHANGE: LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE""; ""SUSTAINING CHANGE: VMÃŒs D- M- I METHODOLOGY""; ""Defining the Supply Process""; ""WALKING THE PROCESS""; ""BASELINE ORDER AND SHIP TIMES""; ""Measuring Supply Performance""; ""IMPROVING ARMY METRICS FOR OST""; ""MEASURING SEGMENTS OF THE OST PROCESS""; ""Improving Order and Ship Times""
""IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEDULED TRUCK DELIVERIES"" ""SUPPLY PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AT FORT BRAGG""; ""EXTENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS NATIONWIDE""; ""EXTENDING THE IMPROVEMENTS WORLDWIDE""; ""Steps for Further Acceleration""; ""IMPROVING WHOLESALE STOCK POSITIONING""; ""IMPROVING AIRLIFT- SEALIFT BALANCE IN SUPPORTING DEPLOYED ARMY CUSTOMERS""; ""EXTENDING VM TO THE NATIONAL GUARD AND U. S. ARMY RESERVES""; ""INTEGRATING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OTHER ARMY LOGISTICS PROCESSES""; ""Bibliography"" |
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| Santa Monica, CA : , : Rand, , 2000 | ||
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Adapting to a changing Colorado River : making future water deliveries more reliable through robust management strategies
| Adapting to a changing Colorado River : making future water deliveries more reliable through robust management strategies |
| Autore | Groves David G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : Rand, 2013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Management - Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Water-supply - Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) Climatic changes - Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) Business & Economics Agricultural Economics |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8481-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Long-Term Water Planning and Management Under Uncertainty -- Developing Robust Management Strategies for the Colorado River Basin -- Future Vulnerabilities to Colorado Basin Water Deliveries -- Reducing Vulnerabilities Through New Management Options -- Implementing a Robust, Adaptive Strategy for the Colorado River Basin -- Appendix A: Vulnerability Analysis Example and Additional Results -- Appendix B: Basin Study Options Included in the Portfolios. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219980703321 |
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Groves David G
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| [Place of publication not identified], : Rand, 2013 | ||
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Addressing climate change in local water agency plans : demonstrating a simplified robust decision making approach in the California Sierra foothills / / David G. Groves [and four others]
| Addressing climate change in local water agency plans : demonstrating a simplified robust decision making approach in the California Sierra foothills / / David G. Groves [and four others] |
| Autore | Groves David G |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : Rand, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (77 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.911 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GrovesDavid G |
| Soggetto topico | Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8330-8255-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; About This Document; The RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Introduction; Use of Robust Decision Making to Evaluate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Strategies; Results; How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under a Wide Range of Plausible Assumptions About the Future?; Under What Conditions Is EID's Current Plan Most Vulnerable?; How Can EID's Vulnerabilities Be Reduced Through Additional Management Options?; What Are the Key Tradeoffs and How Can They Inform Decisions?; Conclusion; Acknowledgments
Abbreviations1. Introduction; 2. An Approach for Addressing Climate Change by Local Water Agencies; 3. Application to Local Water Agency Planning; El Dorado Irrigation District and Its Long-Term Planning; EID Overview; EID Management Challenges and Opportunities; EID Master Plan; Incorporating Climate and Other Uncertainty into EID's Planning; XLRM Framework for Structuring Uncertainty Analysis; Relationships (R); Uncertainties (X); Management Options and Strategies (L); Performance Metrics (M); Experimental Design; Interactive Visualizations; 4. Results How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under Standard Planning Assumptions?How Reliable Is EID's Current Plan Under Alternative but Plausible Assumptions About the Future?; To Which Conditions Is EID's Current Plan Most Vulnerable?; How Can EID's Vulnerabilities Be Reduced Through Additional Management Options?; What Are the Key Tradeoffs Among EID's Strategies for Reducing Vulnerability?; How Can Expectations of the Future Inform EID Planning Decisions?; 5. Discussion; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219974203321 |
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| Santa Monica, California : , : Rand, , 2013 | ||
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Adjusting to global economic change : the dangerous road ahead / / Robert A. Levine
| Adjusting to global economic change : the dangerous road ahead / / Robert A. Levine |
| Autore | Levine Robert A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (31 p.) |
| Disciplina | 337 |
| Collana | Occasional paper |
| Soggetto topico |
International economic relations
Globalization - Economic aspects Economic forecasting |
| ISBN |
1-282-45125-1
9786612451256 0-8330-4863-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Preface; Acknowledgments; Adjusting to Global Economic Change: The Dangerous Road Ahead; History: 1929-1939; Theory; History: 1939-1971; History: 1972-1986; Theory; History: 1986-2000; History and Theory: 2000-2008; Prospects; Policy Responses; Appendix - Economic Theory |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219984203321 |
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Levine Robert A
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| Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2009 | ||
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Advising the command : best practices from the Special Operation's advisory experience in Afghanistan / / Todd C. Helmus
| Advising the command : best practices from the Special Operation's advisory experience in Afghanistan / / Todd C. Helmus |
| Autore | Helmus Todd C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : Rand, 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 54 pages) |
| Disciplina | 958.104/78 |
| Collana | RR-949-OSD Advising the command |
| Soggetto topico |
Military assistance, American - Armed Forces - Afghanistan
Military education - Afghanistan Consultants - Afghanistan Special operations (Military science) |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9333-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Rapport -- The Advising Engagement -- Integration of SOF Advisors -- Integration of ASSF -- Sustainability -- Pre-Deployment Training -- Continuity of Operations -- Conclusion. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Best practices from the Special Operation's advisory experience in Afghanistan |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219969803321 |
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| Santa Monica, California : , : Rand, 2015 | ||
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Aerospace operations in urban environments [[electronic resource] ] : exploring new concepts / / Alan Vick ... [et al.]
| Aerospace operations in urban environments [[electronic resource] ] : exploring new concepts / / Alan Vick ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Arlington, VA, : Rand, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.4/26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VickAlan |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban warfare
Air warfare |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4391-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""PREFACE""; ""PROJECT AIR FORCE""; ""FIGURES""; ""TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""KEY FINDINGS""; ""THE NEED FOR IMPROVED URBAN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES""; ""NEW CONCEPTS""; ""NEXT STEPS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""HOW LIKELY ARE URBAN OPERATIONS?""; ""THE NATURE OF URBAN MILITARY OPERATIONS""; ""From Rubble to Routine""; ""Redefining Warfare, Not Service Roles""; ""PURPOSE""; ""ORGANIZATION""; ""USING AEROSPACE POWER TO PREVENT THE URBAN FIGHT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HOW AEROSPACE POWER CAN FORESTALL URBAN OPERATIONS""
""Anatomy of an Urban Military Operation""""Comparative Advantages of Aerospace Power""; ""Preclusion Strategies""; ""WHERE PRECLUSIONARY STRATEGIES MAY HAVE WORKED""; ""Al Khafji""; ""Kuwait City""; ""Southern Lebanon""; ""WHERE AEROSPACE POWER FAILED TO PREVENT URBAN COMBAT""; ""Lessons Learned""; ""The Second Chechen Battle""; ""WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES LEAVE NO CHOICE""; ""As a Tool for Joint Force Commanders""; ""The Limits of Aerospace Power in Urban Operations""; ""SUMMARY""; ""LEGAL AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION"" ""LEGAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""""Reciprocal Legal Duties and the DefenderÃŒs Obligations""; ""The International Legal Challenges of Urban Environments""; ""POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN OPERATIONS""; ""Sensitivity to American Casualties""; ""Sensitivity to Collateral Damage and Civilian Suffering""; ""RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND TARGETING""; ""THE ASYMMETRY OF CONSTRAINTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""AEROSPACE OPERATIONS AND THE URBAN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE NATURE OF URBAN TERRAIN""; ""Urban Terrain Zones and Their Characteristics"" ""Air Defenses on Urban Terrain""""SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT""; ""Sensor Cueing in the Urban Environment and a New Cueing Concept""; ""Target Identification/Tracking in the Urban Environment""; ""EO Sensors Versus Targets on Rooftops and in Streets""; ""EO Sensors Versus Targets Inside Buildings""; ""AERIAL WEAPON DELIVERY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT""; ""Aerial Weapon Trajectories and the Geometry of Urban Terrain""; ""Weapon Effects and Urban Terrain""; ""AIRLIFT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS""; ""CONCLUSIONS"" ""NEW CONCEPTS FOR ACCOMPLISHING KEY TASKS IN URBAN OPERATIONS""""INTRODUCTION""; ""STOP MOVEMENT OF COMBATANTS, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT""; ""PROVIDE RAPID, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY FOR TARGET ID""; ""DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE ADVERSARY AMBUSH POSITIONS""; ""DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE SNIPERS""; ""MONITOR HIGH-PRIORITY TARGETS""; ""RESUPPLY ISOLATED FRIENDLY GROUND FORCES""; ""PROVIDE CLOSE SUPPORT FOR GROUND FORCES""; ""THE ROLE OF THE JOINT CONTROL CENTER""; ""ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION"" ""THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT Key Functions and the Scope of Air Force Involvement"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450023203321 |
| Arlington, VA, : Rand, c2000 | ||
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Aerospace operations in urban environments [[electronic resource] ] : exploring new concepts / / Alan Vick ... [et al.]
| Aerospace operations in urban environments [[electronic resource] ] : exploring new concepts / / Alan Vick ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Arlington, VA, : Rand, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (298 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.4/26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VickAlan |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban warfare
Air warfare |
| ISBN | 0-8330-4391-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""PREFACE""; ""PROJECT AIR FORCE""; ""FIGURES""; ""TABLES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""KEY FINDINGS""; ""THE NEED FOR IMPROVED URBAN OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES""; ""NEW CONCEPTS""; ""NEXT STEPS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""HOW LIKELY ARE URBAN OPERATIONS?""; ""THE NATURE OF URBAN MILITARY OPERATIONS""; ""From Rubble to Routine""; ""Redefining Warfare, Not Service Roles""; ""PURPOSE""; ""ORGANIZATION""; ""USING AEROSPACE POWER TO PREVENT THE URBAN FIGHT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HOW AEROSPACE POWER CAN FORESTALL URBAN OPERATIONS""
""Anatomy of an Urban Military Operation""""Comparative Advantages of Aerospace Power""; ""Preclusion Strategies""; ""WHERE PRECLUSIONARY STRATEGIES MAY HAVE WORKED""; ""Al Khafji""; ""Kuwait City""; ""Southern Lebanon""; ""WHERE AEROSPACE POWER FAILED TO PREVENT URBAN COMBAT""; ""Lessons Learned""; ""The Second Chechen Battle""; ""WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES LEAVE NO CHOICE""; ""As a Tool for Joint Force Commanders""; ""The Limits of Aerospace Power in Urban Operations""; ""SUMMARY""; ""LEGAL AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION"" ""LEGAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""""Reciprocal Legal Duties and the DefenderÃŒs Obligations""; ""The International Legal Challenges of Urban Environments""; ""POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON URBAN OPERATIONS""; ""Sensitivity to American Casualties""; ""Sensitivity to Collateral Damage and Civilian Suffering""; ""RESTRICTIVE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND TARGETING""; ""THE ASYMMETRY OF CONSTRAINTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""AEROSPACE OPERATIONS AND THE URBAN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE NATURE OF URBAN TERRAIN""; ""Urban Terrain Zones and Their Characteristics"" ""Air Defenses on Urban Terrain""""SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT""; ""Sensor Cueing in the Urban Environment and a New Cueing Concept""; ""Target Identification/Tracking in the Urban Environment""; ""EO Sensors Versus Targets on Rooftops and in Streets""; ""EO Sensors Versus Targets Inside Buildings""; ""AERIAL WEAPON DELIVERY IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT""; ""Aerial Weapon Trajectories and the Geometry of Urban Terrain""; ""Weapon Effects and Urban Terrain""; ""AIRLIFT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS""; ""CONCLUSIONS"" ""NEW CONCEPTS FOR ACCOMPLISHING KEY TASKS IN URBAN OPERATIONS""""INTRODUCTION""; ""STOP MOVEMENT OF COMBATANTS, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT""; ""PROVIDE RAPID, HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGERY FOR TARGET ID""; ""DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE ADVERSARY AMBUSH POSITIONS""; ""DETECT AND NEUTRALIZE SNIPERS""; ""MONITOR HIGH-PRIORITY TARGETS""; ""RESUPPLY ISOLATED FRIENDLY GROUND FORCES""; ""PROVIDE CLOSE SUPPORT FOR GROUND FORCES""; ""THE ROLE OF THE JOINT CONTROL CENTER""; ""ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR URBAN AEROSPACE OPERATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION"" ""THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT Key Functions and the Scope of Air Force Involvement"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777377403321 |
| Arlington, VA, : Rand, c2000 | ||
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Air Force Materiel Command reorganization analysis : final report / / Robert S. Tripp [et al.]
| Air Force Materiel Command reorganization analysis : final report / / Robert S. Tripp [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA : , : Rand, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxii, 159 pages : color illustrations |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrippRobert S. <1944-> |
| Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Ch. 1. Background, Purpose, and Analytic Approach -- Ch. 2. Background, Purpose, and Analytic Approach -- Ch. 3. Background, Purpose, and Analytic Approach -- Ch. 4. Life-Cycle Management Alternatives: An Assessment of Two Options -- Ch. 5. Life-Cycle Management Alternatives: An Assessment of Two Options -- Ch. 6. Conclusions and Recommendations. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698573403321 |
| Santa Monica, CA : , : Rand, , 2012 | ||
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Air power as a coercive instrument / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman, Eric Larson
| Air power as a coercive instrument / / Daniel L. Byman, Matthew C. Waxman, Eric Larson |
| Autore | Byman Daniel <1967-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina | 358.4/14/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LarsonEric V <1957-> (Eric Victor)
WaxmanMatthew C. <1972-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Air power - United States
Air power Military planning - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-45109-X
9786612451096 0-8330-4828-7 0-585-24548-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgements; Chapter One - Introduction; Coercion and U.S. National Security Policy; The Role of the USAF; Methodology and Cases Examined; Organization; Part 1. Definitions and Theory; Chapter Two - How to Think About Coercion; Definitions; A Theoretical Starting Point; Thinking about Coercion: a Policymaker's Perspective; Problem One: Limited Relevance; Problem Two: Measurement Pathologies; The Uncertain Meaning of "Success"; Conclusions; Part 2. Successful Coercive Diplomacy: Lessons from the Past
Chapter Three - Explaining Success or Failure: the Historical Record Conditions for Successful Coercion; Escalation Dominance; Threatening to Defeat an Adversary's Strategy; Coercion in Context: Magnifying Third-Party Threats; Common Challenges in Coercive Operations; Intelligence and Estimation Challenges; Misperceptions and Coercion; Credibility Challenges; Feasibility Challenges; Conclusions; Part 3. Coercive Diplomacy Today; Chapter Four - Domestic Constraints on Coercion; Domestic Politics and the Success of Coercive Diplomacy; Constraints and the Democratic System The Challenge of Obtaining Domestic Support Consequences of Low Support; Sources of Domestic Constraints; Declaratory Policy; Congressional Checks and Balances, and Other Restrictions; The Press; Some Correlates of Public Support; Some Conditions Under Which Support Is Typically High; How an Adversary can Exploit U.S. Domestic Politics; Diminishing the Interests; Tarnishing the Cause and Conduct of the Operation; Dragging Out a Conflict; Imposing Costs; Manipulating Asymmetries in Escalation Preferences; Conclusions; Chapter Five - Coercion and Coalitions The Advantages of Coalitions for Coercers Limits Imposed by Coalitions; Lack of a Common Agenda; Shared Control; Limits to Escalation; Reduced Credibility; Coalitions and Adversary Counter-Coercion; Conclusions; Chapter Six - Coercing Nonstate Actors: a Challenge for the Future; Types of Missions; Coercing Local Warlords; Coercing State Sponsors; Characteristics of Coercive Operations Against Nonstate Actors; Nonstate Adversaries May Lack Identifiable and Targetable Assets; Inaccurate Intelligence Estimates Are Particularly Common; Nonstate Adversaries May Lack Control over Constituent Elements Indirect Coercion Is Often Difficult, Unreliable, and Counterproductive Nonstate Actors Are Adept at Exploiting Countermeasures to Coercion; Conclusions; Part 4. Coercion and the U.S. Air Force; Chapter Seven - Implications and Recommendations for the USAF; Air Power and Escalation Dominance; Air Power and Adversary Military Operations; Air Power and the Magnification of Third-Party Threats; Air Power and Common Challenges in Coercive Operations; The Need for Restraint; Appendix A - Cases Examined for this Study; Appendix B - Cases and Conditions for Success Appendix C - Coercive Attempts and Common Challenges |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219991503321 |
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