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April 16, 2026
Chinese Commercial Support of Cyber Operations

How does China leverage commercial entities to support its cyberspace operations? (US Cyber Command)
April 16, 2026
Special Operations Command North

How can SOF best prepare for future Arctic operations by understanding the implications of NATO enlargement, ensuring interoperability with conventional and interagency partners, leveraging new technologies, and learning from allies and indigenous peoples?
April 16, 2026
Impact of Lawfare on Warfare

How are legal strategies reshaping the traditional paradigms of warfare? (HAF A5SM)
April 16, 2026
How are Russia's Military and Security Forces Postured?

What is the current posture of Russia's military and security forces, and what are its strategic implications?
April 16, 2026
Strategic Blind Spots in Modern Conflict

How can the DoW utilize blind spot analysis, historical case studies, and lessons learned from recent operations to effectively uncover and overcome obsolete, incomplete, or incorrect assumptions in its strategic thinking?
April 16, 2026
Cyber & Foreign Terrorist Organizations

What are foreign terrorist organization (FTO) cyber tactics, techniques, and procedures? What are the trends in FTO cyber operations? How do FTOs use commercial entities to enable cyber operations? What are the trends in FTO use of technology and social media platforms? (US Cyber Command)
April 16, 2026
Operationalizing Irregular Warfare: How to Conduct Long-Term and Transregional Irregular Warfare Campaigns

How can USSOCOM best support the global, long-term requirements of irregular warfare campaigning for joint all-domain operations and the joint warfighting concept, given that the current DoD structure is primarily organized for regional, large-scale combat?
April 16, 2026
Russian Relationships with Former Soviet States

What is the nature of Russia's relationship with former Soviet states, and what does the Kremlin perceive as the primary challenges and opportunities within these relationships?
April 15, 2026
Personnel in USSF

What comprehensive talent management strategy must the USSF develop to ensure it can recruit, retain, and develop the necessary number of enlisted and officer personnel to generate future senior leaders, while accounting for motivational factors and the competitive pull of the commercial space
April 15, 2026
Strategic Sabotage

How can SOF, in coordination with interagency and foreign partners, effectively conduct non-attributable, time-sensitive strategic sabotage to proactively impose costs and shape adversary decision-making below the threshold of armed conflict, all while operating within legal and ethical frameworks?