Academic Engagement Opportunities

Reseach Opportunities - Academic Year 2014-2015

NORAD and US NORTHERN COMMAND invites all institutions to partner in research that is mutually beneficial in the areas of Aerospace Defense, Homeland Defense, Security Cooperation and Defense Support of Civil Authorities.  The attached research topics list identifies current areas of interest and can potentially be used to satisfy student research project requirements while assisting NORAD and USNORTHCOM improve our understanding of the focus area.  If your academic institution is interested in more information please contact NORAD and USNORTHCOM’s Education Team organizational mailbox at n-nc.peterson.n-ncj7.mbx.j72-education-team-omb@mail.mil.

 

PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH TOPICS 

Cyber Operations

•  DoD’s Role in a Federal Response to a Large Scale Cyber Attack on Key Private Sector Infrastructure in the Homeland

 

Defense Support of Civil Authorities/Homeland Defense

•  Impacts of the Establishment of the Defense Health Agency to COCOM Medical Plans and Operations

•  How to Leverage and Integrate Private Sector Capabilities to Enhance Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Capacity       

•  Research and describe the Command Relationship in the Defense Support to Civil Authority (DSCA)  in the NORTHCOM AOR

 

Intelligence

•  Leveraging Counter Threat Network (CTN) Lessons Learned from Iraq and Afghanistan that may be applied to homeland security

 

Law Enforcement

•  Potential for a Drug-Terror Nexus in Mexico

Security Cooperation

·         Whose Area of Responsibility (AOR) should include Cuba … USSOUTHCOM or USNORTHCOM?     

  • Research Title:  Special Operations Forces in the Arctic Environment: Sensitivities, Difficulties and Authorities, How Far Does the US Have To Go?

  • Explore current and planned C2 in the emerging Arctic Area of Responsibility (AOR

·         Chinese Political and Economic expansion into NORTHCOM AOR (Mexico and the Bahamas)

·         What capabilities, if any, does the DoD need to provide to ensure the safety and security of the Artic region?

·         Special Operations Forces in the Arctic Environment: Sensitivities, Difficulties and Authorities, How Far Does the US Have To Go?

·         NORTHCOM Maritime AOR-- Should the NORTHCOM maritime boundaries be expanded to encompass more than the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

·         US-Mexico Military Engagement Trends:  Long-term Trend Analysis of US-Mexico Military Training and Exercise Engagements

 

Transnational Criminal Organizations/Counter Narcotics

•  Should we apply the concept of design to combat Transnational Criminal Organizations

(TCOs)?

•  Solicit open source collection and research into media and press addressing topics where terrorism could collide with Mexican Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO) activities