Defense Analysis Department Student Research Posters
Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Communities of Interest
(2018-04)
Research will seek to answer the questions: A - What are the key nodes and clusters in the social network of additive manufacturing communities of interest? B - What are the ties that link together members of these formal ...
Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Communities of Interest
(2018-04)
Research will seek to answer the questions: A - What are the key nodes and clusters in the social network of additive manufacturing communities of interest? B - What are the ties that link together members of these formal ...
Can We Predict the Outcome of Asymmetric Wars?
(2018-04)
In the literature on asymmetric warfare there is a great deal of disagreement caused by the many contradictory theories concerning factors affecting the outcomes of war. In an attempt to resolve the discrepancies among ...
Digital Repression and Conflict Violence
(2018-12)
Directed Study in Support of SOJTF-A: The Future Utilization of SOF in Afghanistan
(2018-04)
What we were asked to do: Develop a set of considerations to support future SOJTF-A planning; A narrative that explains the justice of the shared US-Afghan cause and undermines the Taliban's narrative; develop creative ...
Dissuading Young Potential Terrorists
(2018-12)
How did the Islamic State Emerge in the Philippines?
(2018-04)
On 23 May 2017, the different terrorist groups in the Philippines that pledged allegiance to ISIS laid siege to Marawi City, Philippines. The 5- month battle that ensued between the government forces and the militants has ...
ISIS in America: The Homegrown Terrorist and Radicalization
(2018-04)
America’s Homegrown Terrorist: The threat of radicalization and terrorism is one of the most pressing issues that faces the world today. The threat posed by foreign fighters traveling abroad to support the Islamic State ...
JOCTAK, Joint Operations Center Tactical Assault Kit
(2018-04)
The Joint Operations Center Tactical Assault Kit (JOCTAK), is a windows-based software program that allows enhanced mission command. Its ability to aggregate and display the various data and information streams in a JOC ...
Just Strike: A Defender’s Guide To Preemptive Self-Defense
(2018-04)
What is the role of imminence in preemptive self-defense? Imminence: a necessary requirement for preemption. Preemption: self-defense in the face of imminence—an action that is necessary to avert an unjust and credible ...
Local Security in Afghanistan
(2018-12)
Mapping Dark Maritime Networks
(2018-04)
This research sought answers to the following the questions: A - Can social network analysis enhance maritime domain awareness and interdiction operations? B - What role do maritime dark networks play in supporting artificial ...
Mapping the Navy Innovation Network Using Social Network Analysis
(2018-04)
This research sought answers to the following the questions: A - What are the key nodes and networks in the Navy Innovation Network? B - What are the ties that link together members of the informal network? C - How could ...
Millenials in Command: #infiltration
(2018-12)
Organizational Culture in Air Force Special Operations
(2018-04)
What is the Organizational Culture in AFSOC? Is it naturally inclined towards Innovation? Is it the culture AFSOC personnel want? Is there a cultural conflict between the narrative of the Air Commando and the actual values ...
SNCOs: A Developmental Analysis
(2018-12)
Special Warfare: Unconventional Deterrence
(2018-04)
How can the United States military support a political warfare strategy to advance its national interest and deter Russia from advancing their own?
Stateless People: A mixed-methods analysis of the Rohingya refugee crisis
(2018-04)
The government of Myanmar has persecuted the Rohingya, a minority Muslim population, since the end of the colonial period in 1948. This ethno-religious persecution significantly destabilizes the region and one would expect ...
Stealing Thunder: Framework for USSOCOM to Counter NSA Chemical and Biological Weapons Production
(2018-04)
How can/should SOCOM counter non-state actor chemical and biological weapons production?
The Relationship Between Formal Education, Socialization and Violent Extremism
(2018-04)
Education has a long history as a tool of social change, yet its purpose and methods have varied over time and between cultures. Today, considerable debate persists over the role of education in preventing violence extremism ...
Wargaming and NSW: Innovating for Future Conflict
(2018-04)
Problem Narrative: NSW focused on landbased CT&COIN for (mostly CENTCOM) for past 15+ years; USN Fleet and NSW linkage atrophy; Re-emergence/re-focus on near-peer threats; New technology in fields of stealth, robotics, UXV, cyber
