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Dr. Raphael Cohen

Seventy-five years of patient work, and a door held open for you.

Deterrence and force posture.

Director · Strategy & Doctrine, Project AIR FORCE

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Dr. Raphael Cohen is a researcher in Futurecraft's RAND Network, the world's most trusted intellectual access layer, anchored in 75 years of RAND policy methodology and continuously verified against primary sources (last verified 2026-06-05).

Director of Strategy & Doctrine within RAND's Project AIR FORCE. Former U.S. Army officer with multiple combat deployments; now leads work on force posture, deterrence, and joint doctrine.

Their work spans 1 research domain on Futurecraft, National Security, and connects to live Question Networks, Strategic Salons, and Research-to-Reality opportunities organized around those domains.

Biography

Director of Strategy & Doctrine within RAND's Project AIR FORCE. Former U.S. Army officer with multiple combat deployments; now leads work on force posture, deterrence, and joint doctrine.

Research Domains

Key Work

  • , RAND Report · Air Power in the Age of Great Power Competition
  • , Studies on Indo-Pacific basing and rotational presence
  • , Joint doctrine analyses for U.S. and allied air forces

Suggested Collaboration Questions

  • How should air power evolve when the contested logistical tail is the decisive factor?
  • Which deterrence postures actually shape adversary decision-making, and which exist mainly for domestic political consumption?
  • What is the future of allied airpower in regions where U.S. presence is politically constrained?

Source Attribution

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