Anticipating Rare Events of Terrorism and WMD
Anticipating Rare Events: Can Acts of Terror, Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction or Other High Profile Acts Be Anticipated? A Scientific Perspective on Problems, Pitfalls and Prospective Solutions. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). This white paper covers topics related to the field of anticipating/forecasting specific categories of “rare events” such as acts of […]
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The New Horizons in Bioterrorism Workshop
New Horizons in Bioterrorism. Author | Editor: Canna, S. (NSI, Inc) & Ackerman, G. (University of Maryland, START). The objective of the New Horizons in Bioterrorism workshop, held on 11-12 August 2008 in Arlington, Virginia, was to explore existing and future developments in bioterrorism through the elicitation and generation of adversary courses of action (ACOAs) […]
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Information Challenges in Federated Analysis
Overcoming Information Challenge in Federated Analysis: From Concepts to Practice. Author | Editor: Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). The Overcoming Information Challenge in Federated Analysis: from Concepts to Practice workshop, held on 27-28 August 2008, was convened in response to requests from US Special Operations Command and US Strategic Command, Lieutenant General Carter F. Ham, Director […]
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Unconventional Challenges in the Human Domain
The Human Domain: The Unconventional Collection and Analysis Challenge Workshop. Author | Editor: Canna, S. & Popp, R. (NSI, Inc). One of the major challenges the US has faced during the opening decades of the 21st Century is the growth in the number and international reach of insurgents, terrorists, WMD proliferators and other sorts of […]
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Social Science Modeling and Visualization
Social Science Modeling and Information Visualization Workshop. Author | Editor: Canna, S. & Popp, R. (NSI, Inc). The Social Science Modeling and Information Visualization Workshop provided a unique forum for bringing together leading social scientists, researchers, modelers, and government stakeholders in one room to discuss the state-of-the-art and the future of quantitative/computational social science (Q/CSS) […]
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Deterrence in the 21st Century: Volume III
Deterrence in the 21st Century: An Effects-Based Approach in an Interconnected World Volume III. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). Supporting material for Volume II — Deterrence Typology, which was created to assist in the development of deterrence options and plans for State and Non-State Actors. Download Publication
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Deterrence in the 21st Century: Volume II
Deterrence in the 21st Century: An Effects-Based Approach in an Interconnected World Volume II – Typologies. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). This Deterrence Typology was created to assist in the development of deterrence options and plans for State and Non-State Actors. It can be used as a stand alone document for identifying important information […]
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Deterrence in the 21st Century: Volume I
Deterrence in the 21st Century: An Effects-Based Approach in an Interconnected World Volume I. Author | Editor: Chesser, N. (DTI). This report summarizes the results from a 120-day effort that was undertaken to meet these challenges. A scope of the effort is provided by Lt Col Shannahan in section 1; namely, decision makers, policy makers […]
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Moral Emotions – Predicting Political Attitudes
The role of moral emotions in predicting political attitudes about post-war Iraq. Author: Polansky (Pagano), S. & Huo, Y. J. Abstract A web-based study of 393 undergraduates at a public university in the United States was conducted to examine the relationship between moral emotions (i.e., emotions that motivate prosocial tendencies) and support for political actions […]
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