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Format: 1 online resource (80 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-8330-4080-4

Series Statement: Rand note ; MG-338

Content: Examines long-term U.S. military interests in Central Asia.

Note: "MG-338." , Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction: Policy Choices for a Remote but Critical Region; CHAPTER TWO- Defining U.S. Interests in Central Asia; Background; Operation Enduring Freedom: Access and Reward; U.S. Security Priorities Since September 11: Implications for Central Asia; U.S. Presence and U.S. Interests; Defining U.S. Policy Today; CHAPTER THREE- The Military Role in U.S. Relations with Central Asia; After Operation Enduring Freedom: What Comes Next?; Permanent Presence: Two Rationales , A Strategy for Future U.S. Military Engagement in Central AsiaBibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-3789-7

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-8330-3384-0

Content: Continuing trends toward military, political, economic, and social decline in Russia threaten the interests of the United States and its allies. Moscow?s capacity to govern is called into question by increasing crime and corruption (and by political and economic regionalization). Both the military nuclear arsenal and the civilian nuclear power sector present risks of materials theft or diversion, as well as of tragic accident. An increasingly aging and ailing population bodes ill for Russia?s future. Reversing the country?s economic decline and rebuilding an effective military have proven

Note: "MR-1442." , PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF RUSSIA'S DECLINE; DECLINING, FAILING, AND DYSFUNCTIONAL STATES; IS RUSSIA IN DECLINE?; Chapter Two REGIONAL AUTONOMY OR INCREASED CENTRALIZATION?; TRENDS TOWARD POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNMENT RESPONSE; Chapter Three THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY; DEMONETIZATION, REFORM, AND POVERTY; CAPITAL FLIGHT; CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND THE SHADOW ECONOMY; TURNAROUND?; Chapter Four RUSSIA'S POLITICAL FUTURE: WHITHER DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM?; Chapter Five THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA: ASSET OR LIABILITY? , DEMOGRAPHICS ETHNICITY AND RACISM; Chapter Six THE RUSSIAN MILITARY; PUTIN AND THE MILITARY; MILITARY REGIONALIZATION; CONVENTIONAL FORCES: PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR STRATEGY AND FORCES; COMMAND AND CONTROL AND THE DANGER OF INADVERTENT NUCLEAR USE; Chapter Seven WEAK LINKS: ROAD, RAIL, AND NUCLEAR POWER; TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION; POWER PLANTS AND OTHER CIVILIAN AND MILITARY NUCLEAR FACILITIES; Chapter Eight ILLUSTRATIVE SCENARIOS; WAR IN ASIA; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; TERRORIST USE OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS; WAR IN THE CAUCASUS; SCENARIO IMPLICATIONS , Chapter Nine NEXT STEPS: PLANNING FOR AND PREVENTING CONTINGENCIES PLANNING FOR CONTINGENCIES; PREVENTING CONTINGENCIES; Chapter Ten THE AIR FORCE ROLE; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-3095-7

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (155 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9786612282720 , 1-282-28272-7 , 0-8330-4059-6 , 1-59875-038-0

Content: Assesses humanitarian-assistance efforts by and interaction between civilian and military providers in the early phases of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan; and evaluates relief, reconstruction, humanitarian, and humanitarian-type aid efforts in Afghanistan during the intense phase of military operations, from September 2001 to June 2002.

Note: "MG-212-OSD." , Assistance in times of conflict : the pre-September 11 experience -- Afghanistan before Operation Enduring Freedom -- Civil-military operations : planning and cooperation between September 11 and October 31, 2001 -- Assistance efforts between October 7 and December 5, 2001 -- Humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts between December 5, 2001 and June 1, 2002. , Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-3640-8

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xxi, 81 pages)

ISBN: 1-282-28278-6 , 9786612282782 , 0-8330-4725-6

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Content: U.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. The authors recommend building civilian rather than military capacity, realigning and reforming existing agencies, and funding promising programs. They also suggest improvements to deployable police capacity, crisis-management processes, and guidance and funding.

Note: "Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense." , "National Defense Research Institute." , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Why Stabilization and Reconstruction?; What Are Stabilization and Reconstruction?; Who Conducts Stabilization and Reconstruction Tasks?; The Challenge of Building and Leveraging Capacity; CHAPTER TWO What Do Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations Entail?; Operational Requirements; Defining Capacity Requirements; Developing Capacity; CHAPTER THREE Recent Efforts to Build Capacity , The Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization: Creation, Interagency Direction, and LegislationS/CRS Concepts for Planning and Conducting Operations; Efforts to Develop Civilian Capacity; Remaining Challenges; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR Conclusions and Recommendations; Emphasize Civilian Rather Than Military Capacity; Realign NSC, State, and USAID Roles; Fund and Implement the Civilian Stabilization Initiative; Improve Deployable Police Capacity; Improve Management for Stabilization and Reconstruction , Ensure Coherent Guidance and Funding for Effectiveness and Sustainability Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4698-5

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-283-59736-5 , 9786613909817 , 0-8330-5171-7

Content: Security force assistance is central to the counterinsurgency campaign of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan. The outcome will hinge on the effectiveness of the assistance provided to the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and other security forces. This report provides an overview of Soviet efforts to improve and facilitate the training and development of Afghan security forces.

Note: "Prepared for the United States Army. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited." , Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; The Limited Contingent; Purpose and Research Approach; Chapter Two: Historical Overview: 20th-Century Security Aid to Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion; 1920-1978; The Saur Revolution; Events Leading Up to the Soviet Invasion; Afghan Security Forces on the Eve of the Soviet Invasion; A Decision to Invade?; Chapter Three: The Soviet Advisory Mission in the 1980's: Senior Leadership and Reporting Channels , Chapter Four: MoI and KhAD Security Forces During the 1980's The Sarandoy; KhAD; Chapter Five: The Afghan Military; The Military Advisory Mission; Training of Afghan Military Personnel; Aviation; Border Forces; Chapter Six: Militias and Other Forces; Citizen Militias; Border and Tribal Militias; Chapter Seven: Afghan Security Forces Challenges and Responses; Force Size and Desertion; Efforts to Increase Numbers and Improve Morale; Equipment; Division of Labor Among Afghan Security Forces; Transferring Control , Chapter Eight: The Soviet Decision to Withdraw and the Legacy of Soviet Efforts to Build Afghan Security Forces Dissenting Voices; Preparing to Leave; The Withdrawal and After; Evaluating Soviet Efforts in Hindsight; Chapter Nine: Conclusion: Parallels, Disconnects, and What the International Security Assistance Force Can Learn from the Soviet Experience; Overall Approaches; Recruiting and Retention; Policing; Counterinsurgency and Military Training; Interaction Between Afghan and Foreign Forces and the Challenges of Transferring Lead Responsibility; Afghan Capabilities , What ISAF Can Learn from the Soviet Experience References , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-5168-7

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (409 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-45120-0 , 9786612451201 , 0-8330-4834-1 , 1-59875-119-0

Content: In this volume, the authors identify and evaluate key faultlines in Central Asia and the South Caucasus and how they affect the likelihood and possible evolution of armed conflict in these regions. The analysis examines the ways in which the emergence of conflict could draw the US into the strife.

Note: "MR-1598." , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Chapter One - Introducion: Thomas S. Szayna and Olga Oliker; The Context; Objectives, Approach, and Organization; Chapter Two - The Political Evolution of Central Asia and South Caucusus: Implications for Regional Security: Tanya Charlick-Paley with Phil Williams and Olga Oliker; Introduction; Political Institutionalization, Deprivation, and State and Societal Capcity: a Framework for Risk Analysis; Institutionalization in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Rating the Risk of Internal Conflict; The Role of Islam , Political Landscape: ConclusionsProximate Causes of Conflict in Central Asia and South Caucasus; The Ferghana Valley and Cross-Border Incursions; Nagorno-Karabakh; Georgian Separatists and Russia; Conclusions; Chapter Three - Some Economic Dimensions of Security in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Abraham S. Becker; Introduction; Regional Overview; Prospects; Chapter Four - Criminalization and Stability in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Phil Williams; Introduction; Characteristics of Central Asia and South Caucasus; The Criminalization Syndrome , Governance and Criminalization in Central Asia and South CaucasusGovernance, Criminalization, and Instability in Central Asia and South Caucasus; Conclusions; Chapter Five - Natural Resources and Potential Conflict in the Caspian Sea Region: Sergej Mahnovski; Introduction; Fossil Fuel Production in the Caspian Sea Region; Natural Gas; Fossil Fuel Transport to Markets; Crude Oil; Natural Gas; Energy Relationships in the Caspian Sea Region; The Role of Water and Electricity in Central Asia; Can Natural Resources Contribute to Armed Conflict?; Some Potential Mitigating Factors to Conflict , ConclusionsChapter Six - Potential for Ethnic Conflict in the Caspian Region: Thomas S. Szayna; Introduction; The Ethnic Factor in the CASC States; Preconditions for Ethnic Conflict; Kazakhstan: an Example of a Nationalizing State; Catalysts to Ethnic Violence; Potential for Ethnic Violence in the CASC Region; Final Observations; Chapter Seven - Conflict in Central Asia and South Caucasus: Implications of Foreign Interests and Involvement: Olga Oliker; Introduction; Russia; Turkey; The European Union and its Member States; Iran; China; Afghanistan; The United States; India and Pakistan , Great Power Competition and Great Power ConflictThe Local Perspective; Conclusions; Chapter Eight - Central Asia and South Caucasus as an Area of Operations: Challenges and Constraints: William D. O'Malley; Introduction; Deployment; Deployment by Air; By Sea; Infrastructure: Transitioning the Central Asia and South Caucasus Region; Rail; Road; Water; Air: Possible Staging Locations for U.S. Forces Operating Within or Outside the Region; Intermediate Support Base Possibilities; Operational Environment; South Caucasus; Central Asia; Operational Environment: Implications , Local Military Capabilities: Capacity and Interoperability Directions of Military Reform in Central Asia and South Caucasus , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-3260-7

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (247 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-08168-3 , 9786612081682 , 0-8330-4713-2

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series Russian foreign policy

Content: As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes. The authors assess Russia's strategic interests and goals, examining the country's domestic policies, economic development, security goals, and worldview. They assess implications for U.S. interests and present ways that Washington could work to improve its relations with Moscow.

Note: "MG-768-AF." , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Russia's Domestic Situation; CHAPTER THREE: Russia's Economy and Russian Resources for Defense; CHAPTER FOUR: Russian Foreign Policy; CHAPTER FIVE: Russia's Defense and Security Policy; CHAPTER SIX: Today's Russia: Implications for the United States; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4607-1

Language: English

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Format: XXV, 220 S. , graph. Darst.

ISBN: 9780833046079

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Content: As Russia's economy has grown, so have the country's global involvement and influence, which often take forms that the United States neither expects nor likes, as the August 2008 conflict in Georgia demonstrated. Despite the two countries' many disagreements and the rising tension between them, the United States and Russia share some key interests and goals. In this monograph, the authors assess Russia's strategic interests and the factors that influence Russian foreign policy broadly. They examine Russia's domestic policies, economic development, and views of the world, as well as how these translate into security policies at home and abroad. They then consider the implications of Russia's evolving approaches for U.S. interests. The authors find that Russia's rising confidence will continue to create challenges for U.S. policymakers. The U.S. goal must therefore be to improve relations with Russia and build on shared views and shared interests, rather than to pursue coercive mechanisms that can easily backfire. Among other steps, the authors recommend that Washington vigorously pursue new arms control agreements with Moscow allay Russian fears about proposed U.S. missile defenses in Europe reevaluate its promotion of energy pipeline routes that circumvent Russia resume consistent, high-level consultations, including military-to-military contacts. If Russo-U.S. relations do not improve, the United States must find ways to keep poor relations with Russia from turning into adversarial ones. The Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force have important roles to play in either scenario

Note: Includes bibliographical references

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Russland ; Internationale Politik ; Politisches Ziel

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Format: xxi, 80 p.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: 407 S. , graph. Darst., Tab., Lit. S.

Edition: Online-Ausg. Online Ressource

ISBN: 0833032607

Language: English

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