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Appendix A: Summary of National Security-Related Research Programs
Appendix A: Summary of National Security-Related Research Programs
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The best known are the Minerva Research Initiative (Minerva) , the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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In addition to those that might be expected, such as international studies, anthropology, demography, and political science, specialized fields such as religious studies, mathematical social science, and cyber law are also represented. A sampling of topics addressed by Minerva projects in the past suggests the range of areas covered; see Box A-1.
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Distinct from all other studies of ISIS media, this project will produce an updated, searchable database for future research. Institutional Reform, Social Change, & Stability in Sahelian Africa: This project seeks answers to questions about the factors affecting stability and in stability in six African countries -- Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad -- stretching across the arid Sahelian region. It focuses comparatively on factors influencing the capacity of these states to manage pressures -- such as radical jihadi movements, endemic underdevelopment, and significant demo graphic changes -- and hence maintain stability and ensure the social order and effective governance that serves as a bulwark against radical movements.
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Program, for example, was designed to foster social science research that takes advantage of large digital datasets.6 Another DARPA program with a social science focus is Ground Truth, focused on research using social science modeling and simulation methods.7 IARPA, which was established in 2007 to apply the DARPA model specifically to intelligence, uses models including funded research programs, seedling studies to foster emerging ideas, prize challenges, and technical 3See https://arpa-e.energy.gov [January 2019]
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Program with goals similar to those of DARPA and IARPA, with an emphasis on seeking significant breakthroughs through research that involves multiple disciplines.10 A subset of the work supported by MURI is drawn from SBS fields. Six of the 24 projects funded in 2018 include SBS components; the topics addressed were the following:11 1.
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The Department of Human Research and Engineering conducts basic and applied research focused on "future technologies to enhance Soldier performance and Soldier-system interactions."14 The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences also conducts its own SBS research, with an emphasis on maximizing individual and unit performance and readiness to meet Army operational requirements through advances in the SBS.15 Another example is the Human Sciences Campaign, which pursues advances and technological innovations that can support the warfighter in three areas: human behavior, human capability enhancement, and integration of humans and systems.16 The U.S.
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Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security. Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
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