Friends, Foes, and Future Directions: U.S. Partnerships in a Turbulent World

by Hans Binnendijk

Report evaluates strategies for dealing with U.S. partners and adversaries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in a time of diminishing defense budgets and American public preference for a domestic focus. The three proposed strategies are to be more assertive, to be more collaborative, or to retrench from international commitments. Each strategy is constrained and a balance will need to be struck among them that varies from region to region.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833092200
• ISBN13: 9780833092205
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 184 Pages