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  • Nuclear Ethics, Utility, and the "No First Use" Dilemma

    How must the United States evaluate the strategic and ethical implications of adopting a "No First Use" nuclear policy on extended allied deterrence, while simultaneously assessing the future necessity and structural viability of the land-based ICBM leg within a modernized nuclear triad?

  • Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East

    What are the primary drivers and potential consequences of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, and what comprehensive strategies can be developed to effectively mitigate these risks?

  • Lessons Learned from the Cold War

    What critical deterrence factors, largely ignored since the end of the Cold War, must be re-examined and reintegrated into U.S. strategy to effectively address the challenges of the current strategic environment?

  • Safeguarding AFCYBER's Critical Infrastructure

    How can the NIST-evaluated post-quantum cryptography algorithms, such as CRYSTALS-Kyber, be most effectively implemented within AFCYBER's critical digital infrastructure to ensure robust cybersecurity against future quantum threats?

  • Historical Studies for Space

    By examining the historical development of civil and military satellite tracking, including the impact of Sputnik and lessons from the post-Vietnam era, how should the USSF evolve its collaborative tracking efforts and prepare for future contested space operations?

  • Resourcing and Deterrence Prioritization in the Nuclear Enterprise

    How must the Department of the Air Force balance strategic resourcing and optimize long-term budgetary trade-offs between the physical security, sustainment, and certification of nuclear weapons versus the acquisition and survivability of modernized delivery platforms (such as Sentinel, B-21, and

  • Long-Range, Low-Fuel Consumption Turbine Engines

    How can the use of smaller, more efficient engines, such as small-scale turbofans, reduce fuel consumption while effectively accomplishing ISR, strike, and other missions in permissive to semi-contested environments, and what are the associated benefits to sustainment and overall mission capability?

  • Great Power Decision-Making

    How will the interplay of global economic, demographic, and technological trends, particularly the rise of AI-enabled decision-making, affect the future power balance between the United States, Russia, and China, and what strategies can be employed to effectively influence their decision calculus?