Santa Monica-based RAND Corporation has released a new report that identifies the ongoing and anticipated strategic, technological and normative trends that could shift U.S. policies, how these trends might change battlefield and legal or normative dynamics, and the implications for the U.S. military that might result from these possible changes.
Researchers found that the type of adversaries and operational environments that the United States is likely to face will tend to increase the difficulty of distinguishing between combatants and civilians and limiting collateral damage.
The study, “The Continued Evolution of U.S. Law and Armed Conflict Implementation: Implications for the U.S. Military,” can be found here at www.rand.org.
