This report is designed as a summary of the main report, Measuring
National Power in the Postindustrial Age, MR-1110-A. It is intended
to provide the reader with the substance of the concepts and metrics
for assessing national power without presenting extensive background
or the analytic underpinning. Those interested in these
explanations should refer to the main document.
The research reported in this document was sponsored by the
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence and was conducted in the Strategy,
Doctrine, and Resources Program of the RAND Arroyo Center, a
federally funded research and development center sponsored by the
United States Army.