Lisa Randall and Raman Sundrum propose a framework for supersymmetry breaking in higher-dimensional theories, where the Standard Model particles are localized on a 3-brane, while supersymmetry breaking occurs off the brane, either in the bulk or on another 3-brane. The compactification scale is assumed to be much lower than the Planck scale, enabling a natural solution to the supersymmetric flavor problem, gaugino mass problem, and the μ-problem. The framework introduces new contributions to the MSSM soft masses, with gaugino and squark masses determined by MSSM renormalization group functions. The super-Weyl anomaly provides a mechanism for supersymmetry breaking to communicate to the visible sector, leading to a predictive model with a nearly degenerate wino/zino LSP. The scenario is consistent with gauge and gravitational coupling unification and avoids flavor violation through the separation of the sequestered sector from the visible sector. The framework is applicable to various higher-dimensional theories, including string/M-theory and D-brane models. The model predicts a unique set of masses and A-terms, with the scalar mass squared determined by the super-Weyl anomaly. The framework is shown to naturally solve the supersymmetric flavor problem by suppressing flavor-violating couplings, and it provides a consistent solution to the μ-problem and the supersymmetric CP problem. The model is highly predictive and consistent with naturalness constraints. The results are derived from a four-dimensional effective theory that incorporates the relevant features of the underlying higher-dimensional theory. The framework is shown to be consistent with the observed low-energy physics and provides a compelling solution to the problems of supersymmetry breaking in higher-dimensional theories.Lisa Randall and Raman Sundrum propose a framework for supersymmetry breaking in higher-dimensional theories, where the Standard Model particles are localized on a 3-brane, while supersymmetry breaking occurs off the brane, either in the bulk or on another 3-brane. The compactification scale is assumed to be much lower than the Planck scale, enabling a natural solution to the supersymmetric flavor problem, gaugino mass problem, and the μ-problem. The framework introduces new contributions to the MSSM soft masses, with gaugino and squark masses determined by MSSM renormalization group functions. The super-Weyl anomaly provides a mechanism for supersymmetry breaking to communicate to the visible sector, leading to a predictive model with a nearly degenerate wino/zino LSP. The scenario is consistent with gauge and gravitational coupling unification and avoids flavor violation through the separation of the sequestered sector from the visible sector. The framework is applicable to various higher-dimensional theories, including string/M-theory and D-brane models. The model predicts a unique set of masses and A-terms, with the scalar mass squared determined by the super-Weyl anomaly. The framework is shown to naturally solve the supersymmetric flavor problem by suppressing flavor-violating couplings, and it provides a consistent solution to the μ-problem and the supersymmetric CP problem. The model is highly predictive and consistent with naturalness constraints. The results are derived from a four-dimensional effective theory that incorporates the relevant features of the underlying higher-dimensional theory. The framework is shown to be consistent with the observed low-energy physics and provides a compelling solution to the problems of supersymmetry breaking in higher-dimensional theories.