
The Army needs an agile strategy if current benign conditions turn sour in the Asia-Pacific region as the service recalibrates from the Middle East to mirror a shift in U.S. foreign policy, according to a new RAND Corp. report. The report, “The U.S. Army in Southeast Asia: Near-Term and Long-Term Roles,” looked at the Army role and force structure in the region now and out to 2020, finding the “current threat environment in Southeast Asia is largely benign,” with little…