New Challenges, New Tools for Defense Decisionmaking: PLANNING THE FUTURE MILITARY WORKFORCE

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War---and then the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001---transformed the task of American foreign and defense policymaking. This book outlines the dimensions of that transformation and sketches new tools for dealing with the policy challen...

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Published in:Policy File 2003
Main Author: Thie, Harry J
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Foreign policy
Labor force/Employment
Military strategy
RAND Corporation
Terrorism
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Summary:The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War---and then the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001---transformed the task of American foreign and defense policymaking. This book outlines the dimensions of that transformation and sketches new tools for dealing with the policy challenges---from modeling and gaming, to planning based on capabilities rather than threats, to personnel planning and making use of "best practices" from the private sector.