| CTNSP combines scientific and technical assessments with analyses of current strategic and defense policy issues, taking on topics to bridge the gap. The Center has produced studies on proliferation and homeland security, military transformation, international science and technology, information technology, cyber, life sciences, and social science modeling. The Center offers a seminar series on Transforming National Security sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy as a key element of interagency education. The Center also provides technical and policy expertise to the faculty and students at the National Defense University. |
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Vision |
| Enable national security decision-makers and their staffs understand emerging impacts of technology and integrate them effectively into policies. |
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Mission |
| The mission of CTNSP is to conduct research and analysis, and to design curricula on future trends in science and technology and their implications for national security policy, military transformation, and defense strategy. CTNSP harnesses the talents of senior defense scientists, technologists, and defense policy analysts who develop new concepts to deal with the missions outlined in the Quadrennial Defense Review. It also advises senior DOD officials, publishes the results of its research, and teaches as part of NDU's JPME mission. |
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Goals |
- Educate decision makers. Support national and international security policy-makers by developing science and technology (S&T)-related knowledge and sharing it through accessible, interesting and useful analyses.
- Conduct research. Carry out world-class, non-partisan, research into S&T topics, in close cooperation with Service and other laboratories. Integrate this research across multiple organizations and disciplines, including related areas such as policy, social, legal, and resource implications of S&T issues. Apply the results in innovative ways, such as public-private interactions and approaches to complex operations.
- Support teaching and policy development. Make use of electives, seminars, conferences, workshops, dialogues, publications, applied learning and other innovative approaches. Integrate with related efforts at NDU and across the military education community.
- Support outreach. Promote unity of effort across and beyond the US government while cultivating national and international relationships that contribute to CTNSP’s mission.
- Encourage life-long communities of learning.
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Capabilities |
- Analyze national security issues which have significant technological implications
- Develop new curriculum materials and introduce them to faculty and students of NDU and other PME institutions
- Teach courses on force transformation and the impact of technology on the future military
- Publish findings and distribute to national security community
- Assemble experts on neutral turf
- Develop actionable recommendations
- Work with decision makers to implement recommendations
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