April 15, 2026 China vs. India at the Line of Actual Control: Implications for the Indo-Pacific What are the geostrategic, political, and military implications of the continued standoff between China and India, and what lessons can be learned from the PRC's handling of the situation through its integrated use of military actions, media communications, and diplomacy?
April 15, 2026 Evolving Contexts of Deterrence How can predictive models of integrated deterrence be developed and empirically tested to account for cross-cultural nuances, competitor decision-making processes, whole-of-government approaches, multi-party conflict dynamics, and the impact of emerging technologies?
April 15, 2026 Sino-Russian Security Cooperation & Competition How does the complex dynamic of cooperation and competition between Russia and China affect their military alignment, particularly in strategic regions like the Arctic and with Central Asian states?
April 15, 2026 Russian War Plans What are Russian war plans, and what is the anticipated level and integration of kinetic and non-kinetic forces within them?
April 15, 2026 Counter Drone Operational Art and Practice How can an analysis of recent conflicts, particularly the impact of high-technology drones on intelligence, fires, and command and control in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, inform the development of effective counter-drone strategies and adaptive operational tactics, techniques, and procedures?
April 15, 2026 What is the Russian Concept of Domains? How does the Russian concept of warfare domains, which integrates the information and cognitive spaces as a primary theater of confrontation, differ from the West's traditional domain structure, and what are the strategic implications of this holistic approach for modern conflict?
April 15, 2026 SOF Interoperability How can SOF, its partners, and allies (including NATO) overcome cultural and linguistic differences and improve collaboration to enhance interoperability and cohesion in addressing global security challenges?
April 15, 2026 Precision Access How can SOF enhance its "precision access" imperative by overcoming physical and virtual infiltration challenges, modernizing platforms and ISR systems, and optimizing its special skills and capabilities to operate in any environment?
April 15, 2026 Joint SOF Modular Formations How can the SOF enterprise best develop and manage joint SOF modular formations by transforming its personnel systems to cultivate the required expertise and capabilities, while ensuring the enduring relevance of core SOF principles?
April 15, 2026 Directed Energy for De-Escalating Conflicts How can directed energy be used for de-escalating conflict, and what concepts of operations can be developed that meet demanding policy restrictions?