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Upcoming Webinars

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The Financing of Terrorism Through Cryptocurrency

COMING SOON – EXACT DATE AND TIME TBD. The earliest-reported foreign terrorist organization that adopted cryptocurrencies as a means of donations was the Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center (ITMC) crowdfunding campaign for Mujahideen Shura Council/Environs of…

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Tactical Grief-Processing: The Cornerstone of Unconventional Resilience

This presentation will explore the central hypothesis of an ethnographic study examining how U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams (SOSTs) build and sustain resilience against catastrophic injury exposure. Moving beyond conventional trauma-based resilience frameworks,…

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Electromagnetic Pulse Hardening of Critical Infrastructure

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) can have devastating consequences for electronic components, electrical systems, and the nation’s critical infrastructure.  While EMPs can be both natural and man-made, the events can damage and/or disrupt significant portions of…

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Barometric Extremes: Amplified Weather Hazards Impacting Energy and IT Sector Operations

Extreme weather trends over the past 85 years have indicated a major swing in lower lows, and longer lasting highs which is wreaking havoc on weather systems at the surface. When systems and practices were…

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Machine-Learning Weather Prediction

Machine learning (ML) is revolutionizing weather forecasting because it can identify complex patterns in vast amounts of weather data. It provides accurate predictions, fast updates, and the ability to capture subtle details that traditional methods…

Past Webinars

Modernization of HAZMAT/CBRN PPE

Dangerous materials are all around us, meaning hazardous emergencies can occur anywhere at any time. The impact of these events can differ greatly, depending on…

DoD’s Research Security and S&T Protection Efforts to Counter Foreign Influence

The United States faces evolving challenges to its military and technological dominance. Some of the most pressing challenges include rapid technological change, development and procurement…

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…

The Changing Nature of Alliances: Rising Powers’ Perspectives

Projections regarding the future of the global order have traditionally relied on two assumptions: 1) rising powers are gradually “rising from within” the existing global…

The First Responder Vaccine Initiative

In 2001, anthrax was deliberately sent to multiple targets via the U.S. Postal System. In response to the attacks, several emergency responders began a grassroots…

Podcast: Socio-Cultural Understanding of the Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) Region

Part 1 In this podcast, Dr. Zoli discusses what she believes to be the top five challenges for Afghanistan and Pakistan and their relationship today,…