Sean Mann
RAND Corporation
11 Papers
56 Citations
Sean Mann is an academic researcher from RAND Corporation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Officer & Flag (geometry). The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 10 publications.
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Building Security in Africa: An Evaluation of U.S. Security Sector Assistance in Africa from the Cold War to the Present
Stephen Watts,Trevor Johnston,Matthew Lane,Sean Mann,Michael J. McNerney,Andrew Brooks +5 more
- 31 Oct 2018
TL;DR: The United States has sought to combat security threats in Africa principally by supporting partner governments, and security sector assistance (SSA) has been one of the primary tools it has used.
Raising the Flag: Implications of U.S. Military Approaches to General and Flag Officer Development
Kimberly Jackson,Katherine L. Kidder,Sean Mann,William H. Waggy,Natasha Lander,S. Rebecca Zimmerman +5 more
- 10 Aug 2020
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe what professional experiences and other characteristics the general and flag officers in each of the military services tend to share as a result of each service's approach to personnel management and other related factors, such as service culture, and how these approaches might influence the ways in which general and Flag Officers lead, manage, and advise.
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A Developmental Approach to Building Sustainable Security-Sector Capacity in Africa
Stephen Watts,Kimberly Jackson,Sean Mann,Stephen Dalzell +3 more
- 06 Nov 2018
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze options to improve the sustainability of security sector assistance (SSA) in the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility, deriving insights from the development community.
Air Force Manpower Determinants: Options for More-Responsive Processes
Alberta A. Robbert,Lisa M. Harrington,Louis T. Mariano,Susan A. Resetar,David Schulker,John S. Crown,Paul Emslie,Sean Mann,Gary Massey +8 more
- 01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: The Air Force has long had a detailed and complex process for determining manpower requirements as mentioned in this paper, which is an important function of Air Force personnel management organizations and has been examined in this paper.
Determining U.S. Commitments in Afghanistan
Stephen Watts,Sean Mann +1 more
TL;DR: As the Obama administration's tenure winds down and the United States withdraws nearly all of its troops from Afghanistan, debates about the nature and scale of future U.S. involvement in Afghanist...
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