RAND identified and reviewed international contestability practices on behalf of the Australian Department of Defence (ADoD), which is restructuring its military capability acquisition process. A key component of this restructuring is the establishment of an internal contestability capability to assess ADoD’s requirements, acquisition, and budget decisions internally before they are passed to other elements in the government.

Contestability Frameworks: An International Horizon Scan

Business & Money

Oberholtzer, Jenny

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Lee, Gordon T.

Cook, Cynthia R.

McKErnan, Megan

Westerman, Emma

Ahtchi, Badreddine

Shontz, Douglas

Management & Leadership

RAND Corporation

This report assesses the annexation of Crimea by Russia (February–March 2014) and the early phases of political mobilization and combat operations in Eastern Ukraine (late February–late May 2014). It examines Russia’s approach, draws inferences from Moscow’s intentions, and evaluates the likelihood of such methods being used again elsewhere.

Lessons from Russia's Operations in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine

History

Radin, Andrew

Kofman, Michael

Migacheva, Katya

Nichiporuk, Brian

Tkacheva, Olesya

Americas

RAND conducted two cybersecurity-focused discovery games in Washington, D.C., and California’s Silicon Valley that aimed to capture the widest possible range of perspectives. The goals were to explore opportunities for improving cybersecurity, assess the implications of possible solutions, and develop an initial framework to support debate and inform decisions regarding cybersecurity policies and practices.

A Framework for Exploring Cybersecurity Policy Options

Computers & Technology

Shlapak, David A.

Henry, Ryan

Pettyjohn, Stacie L.

Weinbaum, Cortney

Snyder, Don

Harting, Sarah

Mikolic- Torreira, Igor

Beaghley, Sina

Bishop, Megan

Skrabala, Lauren

Networking & Cloud Computing

Despite its global advantages, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s current deterrent posture in the Baltic states is militarily weak and generally questionable. A Russian invasion there would almost surely capture some or all of those states’ capital cities within a few days, presenting NATO with a fait accompli. This report examines what role nonstrategic nuclear weapons could play in deterring such an invasion.

Exploring the Role Nuclear Weapons Could Play in Deterring Russian Threats to the Baltic States

Davis, Paul K.

Frelinger, David R.

Geist, Edward

Gilmore, Christopher K.

Tarraf, Danielle C.

Gilmore, J. Michael

Because of the widespread use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), concerns have been expressed that a disruption of GPS might require a national investment in backup capabilities. The authors assess the costs associated with realistic threats to domestic, nonmilitary uses of GPS, and review possible additions to the PNT ecosystem in light of those costs.

Analyzing a More Resilient National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capability

KENNEDY, Michael

Vermeer, Michael J. D.

Conley, Tim

Pint, Ellen M.

Jackson, Brian A.

Worman, Stephen M.

Rockstroh, Parousia

Mason, Richard

Stanley, Karlyn D.

Bonomo, James

Consaul, Ryan

Galvan, David A.

Goldfeld, Dahlia Anne

Grossman, Scott A.

Koym, V. Ray

Mastbaum, Jason

Nguyen, Thao (Liz)

Shostak, Melissa Corinne

Stickells, Anne

Economics

Using Social Media to Extract Information About Chemical Weapons Incidents: A Methodology and Demonstration of Concept from the Civil War in Syria

Young, Stephanie

Mendelsohn, Joshua

Steinberg, Paul S.

Lander, Natasha

Abdelfatah, Yousuf

Fauerbach, Gregory Weider

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