Assessing the Value of Overseas Military Campaigning in Strategic Competition

Abstract

This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project entitled Evaluating the Return on Army Activities in Competition, sponsored by Futures and Concepts Center, Army Futures Command. The purpose of the project was to develop a framework for assessing the cost-benefit trade-offs of different types of competitive activities and apply the framework to select activities to help the U.S. Army better calibrate and prioritize its responses to Chinese and Russian hostile measures.This research was conducted within RAND Arroyo Center's Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program. RAND Arroyo Center, part of the RAND Corporation, is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the United States Army.RAND operates under a "Federal-Wide Assurance" (FWA00003425) and complies with the Code of Federal Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects Under United States Law (45 CFR 46), also known as "the Common Rule," as well as with the implementation guidance set forth in DoD Instruction 3216.02. As applicable, this compliance includes reviews and approvals by RAND's Institutional Review Board (the Human Subjects Protection Committee) and by the U.S. Army. The views of sources utilized in this study are solely their own and do not represent the official policy or position of DoD or the U.S. Government.