Book/Printed Material The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Ground Interventions : Identifying Trends, Characteristics, and Signposts Identifying Trends, Characteristics, and Signposts

Title

• The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Ground Interventions : Identifying Trends, Characteristics, and Signposts

Other Title

• Identifying Trends, Characteristics, and Signposts

Summary

• "In recent years, the frequency of U.S. military interventions in overseas areas, including not only those involving conventional war but also peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations, has risen. These interventions have involved thousands of troops, cost billions of dollars, and placed significant demands on Army leadership, planning, and resources. The Army would benefit from an enhanced ability to anticipate the types and conditions of overseas military interventions it is most likely to be called upon to undertake in the future. This report constructs three different sets of models using historical data (one for each of three intervention types: interventions into armed conflict, stability operations in conflict and postconflict environments, and deterrent interventions). It examines the key factors influencing the incidence of military interventions and intervention size. Finally, the analysis provides the Army with signposts and metrics that can be used to identify countries, conflicts, and crises that are at highest risk for a U.S. intervention. Key signposts include the relationship between the target of the intervention and the United States, past U.S. military involvement in that country, and the severity of the crisis or threat to which the United States is responding. These signposts would allow the Army to better anticipate and plan for future interventions and could improve both near- and medium-term force-planning decisions"--Publisher's description.

Names

• Kavanagh, Jennifer, 1981- author
• Arroyo Center, publisher, issuing body
• Rand Corporation. issuing body

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2017]
• ©2017

Headings

• -  United States.--Army--Operational readiness
• -  Military planning--United States
• -  Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
• -  National security--United States
• -  Unified operations (Military science)
• -  Intervention (International law)
• -  United States--Military policy
• -  United States.--Army
• -  Armed Forces--Operational readiness
• -  Military planning
• -  Military policy
• -  National security
• -  United States

Notes

• -  "Prepared for the United States Army."--Title page.
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-338)
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xxxv, 338 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• UA25

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739285

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739285

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739285

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