Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources
The Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program (SD&R) conducts research to help the Army understand the emerging strategic context, identify and adjust external demands, and optimize the use of its resources. Employing objective, high-quality expertise developed over many years of focused, sustained research, the program provides both long-term and quick-response support on issues of critical importance to the Army.
Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program Leadership
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Molly Dunigan
Director, Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, RAND Arroyo Center; Senior Political Scientist
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Jeffrey Martini
Associate Director, Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, RAND Arroyo Center; Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Sponsors of Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program Research
Army senior leaders sponsor the research conducted in SD&R. Before accepting funding for any new study, we work closely with the sponsor and their staff to ensure it focuses on a major policy concern and that its tasks are carefully scoped to allow objective, analytic research in a timely manner.
The Army Deputy Chiefs of Staff, G-2, G-3/5/7, G-8; U.S. Army European Command; U.S. Army Pacific Command; U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; U.S. Army Futures Command; and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command are among the most frequent sponsors of SD&R studies. The program supports senior leaders from across the Army, however, and provides objective research and analysis for Army leadership with pressing issues in our research streams.
Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Publications
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Research
Book Review
The authors of Into the Void: Special Operations Forces after the War on Terror present a forward-looking vision for SOF's inherent adaptability and rapid ability to transform as their core value proposition in an era of strategic competition.
Eric Robinson
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Research
Sustaining U.S. Army Operations in the Indo-Pacific: Potential Roles of Allies and Partners
Research shows that logistics and sustainment shortfalls could hamper U.S. Army operational success in the Indo-Pacific. In this report, the authors assess how allies and partners could support key military logistics and sustainment activities.
Michael J. Mazarr, Duncan Long, Derek Eaton, Jeffery Broughton, Joslyn Fleming, Dan McCormick, Joshua Simulcik, Aaron C. Davenport, David Zielinski, Tyler Liggett, Jack Lashendock
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One Team, One Fight: Volume I, Insights on Human-Machine Integration for the U.S. Army
The authors investigate the difficulties that the Army might encounter as it attempts to pair humans with artificial intelligence algorithms to accomplish specific warfighting tasks and how these potential obstacles can be overcome.
Jonathan P. Wong, Alexander C. Hou, Michael Miller, Katie A. Wilson, Emily Lathrop, Sydney Kessler, Sam Wallace, Emily Yoder
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Understanding Escalation: A Framework for Evaluating the Escalatory Risks of Policy Actions
This report presents an analysis of theoretical, historical, and competitor perspectives on the issue of escalation in crisis or war, leading to the development of a framework to assess the escalatory risk of specific U.S. national policy actions.
Michael J. Mazarr, Dara Massicot, Anthony Atler, Jason H. Campbell, Nathan Chandler, Alexis Dale-Huang, Kotryna Jukneviciute, Raymond Kuo, Krista Langeland, Gwen Mazzotta, Erik E. Mueller, Karl P. Mueller, Mark Stalczynski, Daniel Tapia, Nathan Thompson
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Research
A Modernized Enterprise Army Modeling and Simulation Concept
In this report, RAND researchers explore enterprise concepts to modernize the U.S. Army's modeling and simulation infrastructure.
Henry Hargrove, Tim Conley, Emily Allendorf, N. Peter Whitehead, Jordan Willcox
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Organizing for Army Financial Audit Success: Steering Army Organizations Toward Financial Audit Success
The U.S. Army has been working toward achieving a clean financial audit for decades but has yet to show significant progress in doing so. RAND conducted a study of Army financial management organizations to identify opportunities for change.
Drake Warren, Maria McCollester, Katharina Ley Best, Frank Camm, Ryan Consaul, Sandra Kay Evans, Paul W. Mayberry, Lewis Schneider, Nathaniel Edenfield, Sheervon Husband-Clarke
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Riding a Fine Line: Devising Sustainable and Healthy Operations for the Army Caisson Horses of Arlington National Cemetery
The U.S. Army revised operations within its Caisson Detachment following two horse deaths in 2022. In this report, the authors evaluate these changes and offer guidance for improving caisson operations.
Caitlin McCulloch, Molly Dunigan, Nora Cyra, Irina A. Chindea, Bruce Held, Kiki Hunegs, Derek Eaton, Matthew Fay
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A Vocabulary of Escalation: A Primer on the Escalation Literature for Military Planners
In this report, the authors distill major findings from the literature to provide staff officers and other practitioners with a vocabulary to anticipate, categorize, and assess the potential consequences of escalatory military actions.
Andrew Radin, Alyssa Demus, Alexandra T. Evans
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Fighting Abroad from an Ally's Land: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Forces in the Indo-Pacific
The authors examine the opportunities and constraints that the U.S. military might face when operating from allied territory in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on the three treaty allies of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines.
Jeffrey W. Hornung, Kristen Gunness, Bryan Rooney, Dan McCormick, Lydia Grek, Ryan A. Schwankhart, Gian Gentile, Marisa R. Lino
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The Threat From Overseas Chinese Military Bases Is Overblown
U.S. policymakers see China's overseas bases as a threat, but writings from Chinese military strategists suggest little interest in initiating offensive operations from such facilities.
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Howard Wang
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Aligning Strategic Priorities and Foreign Military Sales to Fill Critical Capability Gaps
This report proposes a systematic prioritization framework for U.S. foreign military sales and security cooperation activities to help the U.S. Department of Defense address allied capability gaps relevant to contingency plans in Europe.
Irina A. Chindea, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Stephen Webber, Igor M. Brin, David E. Thaler, Ashley L. Rhoades, Anthony Atler, Beth Grill, Paul Cormarie, Jack Lashendock, Isabelle Winston
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Beyond Cost-per-Unit: Economic Analysis and Metrics in Defense Decisionmaking
This report presents strengths and limitations of cost-effectiveness analysis and related metrics to inform the U.S. Army and Department of Defense community about whether, when, and how to usefully employ them for capability investment decisions.
Katharina Ley Best, Victoria A. Greenfield, Craig A. Bond, Nathaniel Edenfield, Mark Hvizda, John C. Jackson, Duncan Long, Jordan Willcox