Product Description On December 4, 2007, leading practitioners and analysts in the U.S. Defense community conferred on possible approaches to meeting America1s future security challenges. Many noted that these challenges, coupled with demands on the military forces, will require significant changes in how the Department of Defense trains, equips, and postures its forces and in how the U.S. government is organized for the advancement of U.S. interests abroad. From the Inside Flap On December 4, 2007, the RAND Corporation and the Center for Naval Analyses Corporation cohosted a conference at which members of the U.S. defense community discussed approaches to meeting the challenges of a demanding future security environment. From the Back Cover On December 4, 2007, the RAND Corporation and the Center for Naval Analyses Corporation cohosted a conference at which members of the U.S. defense community discussed approaches to meeting the challenges of a demanding future security environment.