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  • Future of Information and Influence

    As emerging technologies blur the line between fact and fiction, what are the second and third-order effects on strategic influence, and how will societies adapt to an environment of pervasive potential disinformation?

  • Technological Impacts on Ethical Autonomy

    As wearable, edible, and injectable technologies become more integrated with SOF operators, what are the primary risks to their ethical autonomy, and what specific measures can the SOF enterprise implement to ensure individuals maintain control over their decision-making capabilities?

  • SOF Components and Joint Special Operations Command

    How should the SOF service components and JSOC optimize their structures, training, and unique capabilities to effectively execute strategic competition and integrated deterrence missions, while also identifying and developing necessary new technologies and joint force integration best practices?

  • Special Operations Command Central

    How can SOF better understand and anticipate shifts in the Middle East's regional balance of power by analyzing the complex interplay of diplomatic alliances, economic developments, global energy transitions, and their potential to alter the risk-reward calculus for both state and non-state

  • Special Operations Command Europe

    Drawing on historical lessons, how can U.S. SOF, in coordination with allies and partners, best support the transition of Ukrainian SOF to a peacetime footing, considering force size reductions, critical capability preservation, and potential NATO accession?

  • Special Operations Command South

    How can SOF effectively compete for and rebuild influence in South and Central America by accurately assessing partner relationships, identifying indicators of diminishing U.S. influence, and implementing strategies to prevent and mitigate adversarial entrenchment?

  • Historic PRC–Taiwan Provocation Cycle

    Through an analysis of politics, military capabilities, regional posture, economics, and the information environment, what historical patterns emerge in the People's Republic of China's military provocations toward Taiwan?

  • JADO Mission Orders

    What would be the structure, content, and characteristics of mission-type orders within a Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) environment?