Competing in Undergoverned Spaces
Abstract
A vast majority of U.S. technology is focused on gaining competitive advantage against near peer adversaries in kinetic engagements where there are known rules and players, concrete timelines and clear winners and losers. While these finite games are important, many critical engagements are actually infinite contests, where activities occur over long periods, often involving third parties with an ultimate goal of resetting the regional power and influence equilibrium. Competing in these contests is critical for successful stabilization and Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) missions, as well as operations in undergoverned spaces, where local governance is sufficiently weak such that internal or external parties can compete for influence over the local population (e.g., Syria). This program will develop technologies that are focused on successfully competing in infinite contests by developing tools for constant acting, assessing and adapting (i.e., iterative Hypothesis A/B testing). Specific areas of interest include information, influence or economic tools that rapidly adapt to the environment to yield specific, effects that can be sensed. This includes developing new options to engage friendly/non-friendly local populations while minimizing the social impact of stabilization. Other areas of interest include sensing tools designed to update pre-existing models to support decision making, and decision tools designed to adapt to changing population or adversary actions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 54c9362ea18ba38f163461c995c4ecf9
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