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May 4, 2026
Offense Versus Defense Dominance, Unmanned Systems, and Retrospective Lessons from Russia and Ukraine

How must the Joint Force adapt its DOTMLPF-P framework and force structure to integrate a high-low capability mix, leveraging lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War regarding how unmanned systems alter the offense-defense balance, the resilience of cloud computing, and the crisis instability introduced
May 4, 2026
Operational and Industrial Burden Sharing/Individuals, Personal Relationships and Security Cooperation Out-Comes

How can the nuanced effects of relationship-building programs in security cooperation be empirically measured to understand how factors like shared values, trust, and intellectual interoperability translate into enhanced burden-sharing and institutional change, despite personnel turnover and
May 4, 2026
Allied Nations as Power-Projection Platforms, Security Cooperation, and Readiness

How can the U.S. military leverage pre-conflict security cooperation and defense-industrial coordination to enable allied nations like Japan to serve as effective power-projection platforms, and how do these preparations translate into meaningful operational support and burden-sharing during armed
May 4, 2026
Arms Trade and Defense Sales/The Value of Defense Sales

How can a nuanced theoretical investigation and rigorous empirical analysis clarify the true benefits, costs, and risks of arms imports and exports, challenging the conventional wisdom on consequences like dependence, political leverage, and economic development?
May 4, 2026
Readiness Impacts of Traditional Aerospace Parts Manufacture on Aging Fleet

How can the U.S. Air Force leverage innovative manufacturing technologies and lightweight materials from both aerospace and non-aerospace industries to create a more cost-effective, adaptive, and scalable production model for replacement parts for its aging aircraft fleet?
May 4, 2026
Managing the Security Cooperation Enterprise: Resourcing and Building a Profession

How must the Department of Defense reform its manning and resourcing models to overcome institutional barriers and transform the security cooperation workforce from a compliance-driven, temporary assignment system into a professionalized, right-sized career path capable of executing multi-year
May 4, 2026
Language Proficiency for Cryptologic Language Analysts

Can full-time distance learning be an effective training medium for experienced and proficient Cryptologic Language Analysts to acquire an additional foreign language?
May 4, 2026
Learning Technology and Serious Gaming for Information Warfare and Advantage

How can the Joint Force and Special Operations Enterprise leverage learning technologies and serious gaming to effectively train personnel in the complexities of Information Warfare, enhance existing education programs, and measure the resulting improvements in information advantage capabilities?
May 4, 2026
Aging Nuclear Fleet and Transition Plan to Replacements

How can the U.S. maintain a relevant and credible nuclear deterrent amidst delays and approaching initial operating capability dates for critical replacement systems like Sentinel, B-21, and the Long-Range Stand-Off weapon?
May 4, 2026
Mobile Nuclear Posture, CONUS Deployment Constraints, and Movement Security

How must the United States evaluate the strategic necessity and domestic constraints of developing a road-mobile ICBM system, while simultaneously optimizing the logistical sustainment, tactical security, and physical transport methods required to safely move nuclear assets in increasingly contested