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CHAPTER ONE: Introduction -- Why a Rethink? -- U.S. Interests and Strategic Goals in a Changing Regional and Global Environment -- A Road Map for Building An Alternative Regional Strategy: Organization of the Report -- CHAPTER TWO: Toward Aligning Partnerships with U.S. Interests -- The Rationale for Partnerships -- Partnership Challenges and Mitigation Measures -- Past Experience Prioritizing Among Partners -- Themes of U.S. Partnerships in the Middle East -- Current Prioritization of Partners -- Risks of Current Prioritization -- Neglected Opportunities -- Toward a New Framework for Middle East Partnerships -- CHAPTER THREE: Managing Adversaries -- Dealing with Iran -- Addressing Shi'a Militias -- Syria: Mitigating the Damage -- The Sunni Extremist Threat -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER FOUR: Global Competitors in the Middle East -- Chinese and Russian Interests in the Middle East -- Chinese and Russian Actions in the Middle East -- China and Russia in a Reimagined U.S. Middle East Policy -- Conclusion: Great Powers as an Adjunct to U.S. Policy -- CHAPTER FIVE: Recalibrating Policy Tools -- U.S. Policy Tools -- The Case for Rebalance -- Current Apportionment of U.S. Assistance -- Security Cooperation -- Force Posture -- Changing the Balance from Military to Nonmilitary Tools: A Paradigm Shift -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER SIX: Conclusion -- The Case for a Policy Reset -- Strategic Adjustments Required by a New Strategy -- Key Findings -- Policy Recommendations -- Sustainable Partnerships, Strategic Investments: Toward a New U.S. Strategy in the Middle East -- APPENDIX: A. Security-Focused Grants and Sales to Middle East Partners.. - RAND Corporation researchers reviewed the comparative cost-effectiveness of reusable and expendable platforms for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The authors specifically analyzed costs to achieve fixed effectiveness. In particular, they examine the life-cycle costs of alternative small UAVs that would operate in defended airspace in support of other systems, such as strike aircraft, and either be expended after their mission or recovered via aircraft or on the ground. The findings show that, in many cases, current technology makes reusable platforms relatively inexpensive. This suggests that small, reusable UAVs may be attractive as decoys, jammers, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.

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