TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,Paul K.
AU  - Johnson,Stuart E.
AU  - Long,Duncan
AU  - Gompert,David C.
ED  - Rand eBooks.
TI  - Developing resource-informed strategic assessments and recommendations
SN  - 0833045024 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - UA23 .D287 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - United States
KW  - Department of Defense
KW  - Planning
KW  - Military planning
KW  - National security
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Resource allocation
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Defenses
KW  - Military policy
KW  - Strategic aspects
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "RAND National Defense Research Institute."; This research was conducted in the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--p. [ii]; Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-164); Introduction -- The Operating-Unit Perspective -- Characterizing Alternative Strategies in Terms of Implications for Operating Units (COCOMs) -- Application to Some Illustrative Strategies -- Integrated Portfolio Analysis of Illustrative Strategies -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Responsibilities of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Appendix B: The Portfolio Analysis Tool -- Appendix C: A Tool for Customized Reporting -- Appendix D: Documentation of Cost Estimates -- Appendix E: Treatment of Risks; Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - A debate will likely occur in 2009 about U.S. global national-security strategy. The authors describe and illustrate a methodology to help frame and evaluate resource-informed strategies. The core is an integrated portfolio-analysis approach that compares options by their anticipated effectiveness, risks, and resource implications--all three of which are multifaceted. The approach deals explicitly with both uncertainty and differences of strategic perspective. Three illustrative grand strategies are compared, which deal in different ways with the problems of our time, which include terrorism and more classic long-term strategic considerations such as general deterrence and competition
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ER  -