Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Devices for Military Purposes in the Indo-Pacific Region
What is the prevalence of COTS technologies used for military purposes by countries in the Indo-Pacific region for their own defense/offense?
Cultural Studies
Cultural and sociological analysis – research into the ideology, political, and economic nature of a culture to better understand its people and government for national security purposes.
Recent Inquiries
Survey Platforms for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Entities
What applications are available for DoD use to elicit survey responses from other DoD personnel?
Technological Lessons Learned From the Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine
Can you provide a listing of studies/analyses on lessons learned from the Ukraine war with Russia?
Articles
DoD Hosts International Exchange on Shaping Cybersecurity Workforce
A senior U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) official hosted government officials, academics, and entrepreneurs from Indonesia for a discussion on how the Pentagon is aligning its cyber workforce strategy to meet the demands of a…
Sandia Researcher Recognized for Electrification Work With Tribal Communities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories senior scientist Stan Atcitty has been honored with the A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his leadership and innovation…
Mass Casualty Exercise Increases Medical Readiness, BALTOPS 24
BALTIC SEA – American, Dutch, and Spanish Sailors and Marines conducted simultaneous medical drills between time zones and geographic boundaries aboard their vessels across the Baltic Region, during exercise Baltic Operations 2024 (BALTOPS 24), June…
Webinars
Human Movement and Rhythmical Reasoning: An Unconventional Approach to Researching Resilience
This presentation discusses findings from our ethnographic study titled “The Impact of Catastrophic Injury Exposure on Resilience in Special Operations Surgical Teams (SOST)” to explore our new definition of unconventional resilience. Our bottom-up approach to…
Managing Public Health During a Migration Crisis
In February 2024, the Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) led a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in support of military physicians in a residency program. During this program, students obtained their master’s in public…
Podcast: The Effects of Multilingualism and Socio-culturalism on the Brain
Part 1 This discussion will address the comparative similarities and differences of the multilingual brain with the socio-cultural brain. While the multilingual brain functions unconsciously to create new meanings, new sensitivities, and new cross-cultural information…
Events
13th Annual SOF & Irregular Warfare Symposium
The 13th Annual SOF and Irregular Warfare Symposium will focus on the dynamic challenges of modern unconventional warfare. As state and nonstate actors continue to evolve their strategies, this year’s event will gather senior leaders…
TechNet Indo-Pacific
TechNet Indo-Pacific is a strategic event in the Indo-Pacific Rim. This year’s conference — “Free – Open – Secure” — focuses on the critical issues identified by regional military leaders to maintain and protect data…
Public Health in a Migrant Crisis Tabletop Exercise
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON, COLLABORATIVE EVENT. Please note, registration for this event has closed. In 2022, there were over 100 million displaced persons globally, a number that only continues to grow. Because one region’s…