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April 21, 2026
China’s Global Expansion and Soft Power/Economic Approaches

How must the United States evaluate the People's Republic of China's use of economic soft power and global expansion to understand its strategic impact on the international aerospace domain?
April 21, 2026
Ethical Implications of Increased Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

As advances in computing are implemented in JADO, what are the ethical implications of increased use of artificial intelligence and machine learning?
April 21, 2026
Continuous Learning and Adapting

How can the SOF enterprise cultivate a culture and implement the necessary processes for continuous learning and adaptation at all echelons to remain effective in the evolving strategic environment?
April 21, 2026
Information - A Joint Function

What are the Air Force's implications for the Chairman's designation of "Information" as a joint function, and how does the service's emerging concept of information warfare differ from the joint definition of information operations?
April 21, 2026
Autonomous Systems, National ROE, and Legal Frameworks in Coalition Mosaic Warfare

How must the United States Air Force and Joint Force engineer novel legal, policy, and technical architectures to reconcile the machine-speed integration of autonomous systems in coalition mosaic warfare with rigid, nationally constrained Rules of Engagement, establishing the legal nationality of AI
April 21, 2026
Formation and Culture of the Space Force

How must the U.S. Space Force manage its cross-service personnel integration and structural evolution to overcome legacy institutional thinking, cultivate a unified service identity, and define the necessity and execution of a distinct domain-specific warfighting mindset?
April 21, 2026
Developing Cyberspace Infrastructure Terrain Subject Matter Expertise

How can the Air Force develop and integrate the necessary cyberspace infrastructure terrain expertise to defend its diverse basing postures, leveraging existing models and aligning with current investments and command structures?
April 21, 2026
Measuring Foreign Influence in Hegemonic Powers

What variables measure decreasing and/or diminishing foreign influence in a hegemonic power? (AFWIC)
April 21, 2026
U.S. Nuclear Deterrent Posture and Historical Forms of Strategic Risk Management without Arms Control

How must the Department of the Air Force and the broader U.S. military adapt their nuclear deterrence strategy, extended deterrence commitments, and capability development if the United States shifts from legally binding arms control treaties to politically binding confidence-building measures to
April 21, 2026
Strategic Stability, Trilateral Frameworks, and the Future of Arms Control in a Multipolar World

How must the United States explore novel trilateral arms control frameworks and strategic risk-mitigation dialogues—such as leveraging the P5 forum—to maintain strategic stability, integrate emerging technologies, and evaluate the subsequent impacts on Department of War and Air Force