Research Catalog

Title

Denying flight : strategic options for employing no-fly zones / Karl P. Mueller.

Author

Mueller, Karl P.

Publication

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013]
• © Copyright 2013

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rand Corporation issuing body.
• United States. Air Force sponsoring body.
• Project Air Force (U.S.)
• Project Air Force (U.S.), sponsoring body.

Description

vii, 15 pages; 28 cm.

Summary

In recent years, discussions about external military intervention in local conflicts have often included consideration of no-fly zones (NFZs) as a policy option. In the past two decades, the U.S. Air Force has participated in three contingencies involving NFZs over Bosnia, Iraq, and Libya, and NFZ proposals have been proffered for some time as an option for intervention in the Syrian civil war that would avoid placing Western troops on the ground. This paper provides a preliminary look at NFZs as a strategic approach in such situations. It evaluates the possible objectives of NFZs, including (1) preventing the use of airpower, (2) coercing adversaries, (3) preparing future battlefields, (4) weakening potential enemies, (5) political posturing, and (6) signaling or creating commitment, and discusses the potential utility and probable limitations of each.

Series Statement

Project Air Force

Alternative Title

Strategic options for employing no-fly zones

Subject

• Air warfare > Case studies
• Air power > Case studies
• Air traffic rules, International
• United States > Military policy
• Area denial (Military science)

Genre/Form

Case studies

Note

• "RAND Corporation research report series."--Web page (PDF).
• "Prepared for the United States Air Force."--Title page.
• "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."--Title page.
• "RR-423-AF."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Funding (note)

• "The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Air Force under Contract

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Denying flight : strategic options for employing no-fly zones. Keeping their feet on the ground : no-fly zones in theory and practice -- Variations on the theme NFZ -- No-fly zone objectives, limitations, and options -- Future employment of no-fly zones.

ISBN

• 9780833081780 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833081780 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2013047281

OCLC

• 864299625
• SCSB-9974768

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library