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April 22, 2026
Next-Generation Counter-Drone Jamming, Private Cellular Networks, and Electronic Mitigation Strategies

How must the military adapt its counter-drone strategies, technical mitigations, and tactics to neutralize adversaries utilizing resilient commercial cellular networks, without crippling critical public infrastructure, while integrating modern warfare lessons from actions like the Nagorno-Karabakh
April 22, 2026
Money as a Weapon System and Security Cooperation Strategies

How can the Department of Defense evolve the concept of "money as a weapon system" into a strategic instrument of statecraft, leveraging financial resources and security cooperation to achieve deterrence and build partnerships while overcoming institutional barriers to align with national
April 22, 2026
Historical Lessons for Operations in the Pacific

How does General George Kenney's innovative and adaptive airpower approach in the South Pacific during World War II compare to the strategic and technological requirements for a potential future conflict with China?
April 22, 2026
War Termination Processes and Prospects

How do the contemporary dynamics of strategic patience, multi-level conflict structures, and evolving metrics of success influence the war termination process, and what empirical models and historical case studies can guide military and political leaders in negotiating effective exit strategies
April 22, 2026
Temporal Orientation, Strategic Patience, and Culturally-Shaped Decision Making

How must the military and Special Operations Forces adapt their training and operational planning to account for culturally distinct temporal orientations, leveraging historical case studies of strategic patience to better anticipate adversary decision-making and achieve long-term national outcomes?
April 22, 2026
Social Impact of Technological Change

How do emerging technologies, from AI to ubiquitous connectivity, fundamentally reshape social structures, institutional roles, and human relationships, and what are the comparative societal impacts and ethical implications across different cultures and scales?
April 21, 2026
China's Soft Power/Economic Power Approaches

How must the United States evaluate the People's Republic of China's use of economic soft power and global expansion to understand its strategic impact on the international aerospace domain?
April 21, 2026
Ethical Implications of Increased Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

As advances in computing are implemented in JADO, what are the ethical implications of increased use of artificial intelligence and machine learning?
April 21, 2026
Missions for the USSF: Planetary Defense

What specific roles and responsibilities should the U.S. Space Force assume in the critical areas of asteroid detection and planetary defense?
April 21, 2026
Continuous Learning and Adapting

How can the SOF enterprise cultivate a culture and implement the necessary processes for continuous learning and adaptation at all echelons to remain effective in the evolving strategic environment?