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May 1, 2026
Special Operations Command Europe: Postwar Ukraine

How must the Ukrainian military and its specialized forces transition from a total-war footing to a sustainable peacetime defense posture while retaining critical asymmetric capabilities, optimizing reserve forces, and preparing for integration into the NATO alliance?
May 1, 2026
Dependence of United States Air Force on its Allies and Partners

How must the United States Air Force assess its operational dependence on allies and partners, and how are these critical dependencies actively integrated and managed during joint concept development and experimentation?
April 30, 2026
Crisis Response Preparedness, Security Cooperation, and U.S. Support to Peacekeeping Operations

How can the United States transition from primarily financial support to directly contributing critical logistical enablers for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, and what risks regarding command and control, reimbursements, casualties, and local perceptions must be mitigated to ensure
April 30, 2026
Transforming Multidomain Commands, Cross-Service Integration, and Command Relationships

How must forward-stationed Multidomain Commands in allied nations like Japan reorganize across the DOTMLPF-P framework to balance traditional bilateral roles with Joint All-Domain Operations, and what adaptations to command relationships and core service functions are required to exploit
April 30, 2026
Impact of Dynamic Force Employment on Indo-Pacific Bomber Deterrence

How can the U.S. optimize its deterrence and assurance posture against China and Russia by transitioning from a Continuous Bomber Presence to a more dynamic Bomber Task Force employment model?
April 30, 2026
Strategic Empathy in Intelligence Analysis

How can the skill of "strategic empathy"—the ability to understand and identify with a competitor or adversary's perspective—be effectively developed and integrated to optimize analytical capabilities in the intelligence and strategic communities?
April 30, 2026
Post 9/11 Transformations and Continuity in Warfare

How must the United States Air Force synthesize the profound transformations of post-9/11 warfare—including hybrid tactics, cyber operations, and emerging technologies—with the timeless principles of armed conflict to effectively adapt its operational strategies for the modern
April 30, 2026
Effectiveness of Extended Deterrence

Is the extended deterrence provided by tactical nuclear weapons a cost-effective strategy that successfully assures allies and further deters adversaries beyond the capabilities of existing strategic platforms?
April 30, 2026
Artificial Intelligence in Warplans and Contemporary AOC Capabilities

How must the military rapidly integrate off-the-shelf artificial intelligence capabilities into the Air Operations Center and leverage intelligent automation to accelerate the development and execution of real-time war plans?
April 30, 2026
AI in Personnel Analytics and the Civilian Hiring Process

How can the military leverage AI to enhance the timeliness and accuracy of civilian hiring while establishing the necessary ethical guardrails, oversight mechanisms, and cultural principles to ensure that algorithm-driven personnel analytics maintain trust, the military's values, and individual