Section: RAND (USA)
Moscow’s History of Unforced Errors Is the West’s Hidden Advantage
In challenging the West, Russia often shoots itself in the foot. It has done so again with the murder of Alexei Navalny on the cusp of a Ukraine vote in Congress. While policymakers cannot count on Russian blunders continuing, it’s worth considering the number of unforced errors Moscow has committed over the years and their consequences....
China Looks to Ukraine War for Guidance on Attack Helicopters
Chinese strategists continue to be quite fixated on Russian attack helicopter operations in Ukraine. Helicopters appear to be at the very heart of any Chinese strategy to conquer Taiwan, since they can provide both extensive air cover and firepower for amphibious forces coming ashore and provide transport capabilities to deliver forces further...
Air Defense Shapes Warfighting in Ukraine
The strength of air and missile defense in Ukraine has abetted the stalemate in the ground war. Its weakness has led to immense human suffering and infrastructure damage. As the war continues, air defense could become even more salient. …read more Source::...
Two Years After Russia Invaded Ukraine: Q&A with RAND Experts
RAND experts discuss the state of the conflict in Ukraine and its prospects, the war’s global implications, possible outcomes and solutions, and what the West and the rest of the world might be doing now and once hostilities end. …read more Source::...
Upping the Ante on Western Weapons Could End the Stalemate in Ukraine
The Russo-Ukrainian war might be at a strategic tipping point. The ground fight in Ukraine’s east is stalemated, but Russian sea and air power in Crimea is diminished. The future flow of Western aid may be less certain. To address these challenges, the West might escalate support for Ukraine’s military and signal firmness to Moscow....
China Evaluates Russia’s Use of Hypersonic ‘Daggers’ in the Ukraine War
A Chinese review of Russia’s use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine is pessimistic about their ability to have a major impact on the outcome of the war. It is not yet clear how this insight will affect China’s assessments of its own hypersonic arsenal. …read more Source::...
Postwar Ukraine: Planning for a Successful and Secure Recovery
To rebuild successfully, Ukraine will need to come out of the war on a new trajectory. It already has an outline of what recovery will look like. The plan looks beyond the immediate damages and envisions more than $750 billion in economic support and projects that would raise a new Ukraine from the destruction. …read more Source::...
Joining NATO Is Not Enough to Defend Ukraine: Allies Must Step Up
Any security pledges for Ukraine may be wanting unless backed up by an allied force presence. An armed peacekeeping force could lack sufficient firepower or robust rules of engagement. A stronger force would be more credible. …read more Source::...
Ukraine, Gaza, and the U.S. Army’s Counterinsurgency Legacy
What insights from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war might be meaningful to the U.S. Army and the rest of the joint force? …read more Source::...
Elements of an Eventual Russia-Ukraine Armistice and the Prospect for Regional Stability in Europe
There is no going back to normal relations with Russia after its wanton violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. But it is still possible to conceive of managing the competition with Russia and working out regional arrangements that will reduce the possibility of future conflicts and contribute to regional and global...
