In FY25, INSS research will align with 9 themes derived from DoD and USG strategic documents. These themes are: 

1. China. Inform United States (U.S.) strategy towards China across all dimensions of competition, including campaign and operational concepts that improve U.S. readiness, interoperability, and combat capability. 

2. Russia. Inform United States (U.S.) strategy towards Russia across all dimensions of competition, including campaign and operational concepts that improve U.S. readiness, interoperability, and combat capability. 

3. Strategic Deterrence. Examine how U.S. nuclear forces can deter potential adversaries from using nuclear and strategic non-nuclear capabilities against the United States and U.S. allies and partners. 

4. Defense Industrial Base. Inform efforts to revitalize the United States Defense Industrial Base and accelerate acquisition processes, to include incorporating lessons learned from ongoing conflicts and past experiences fielding innovative technologies in combat. 

5. Disruptive Technology. Assess how the United States can leverage disruptive technology to enhance joint force capabilities, inform defense strategy and future warfare, and defend against exploitation and use by adversaries and competitors. 

6. WMD Threats. Inform DoD leadership on ways and means to prepare the Joint Force to defend, counter, and prevail against a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)-armed adversary, and defend the homeland against WMD threats. 

7. Allies and Partners. Inform U.S. military efforts to enable effective defense cooperation, strengthen allied burden-sharing, and ensure that the U.S. is supported by a robust network of capable partners and allies that are well-equipped to counter emerging threats and promote regional security. 

8. Other Nation-State Adversaries. Inform U.S. strategy towards Iran and North Korea, including campaign and operational concepts that improve U.S. readiness, interoperability, and combat capability. 

9. Homeland Defense. Inform efforts by the U.S. military to defend our borders and protect the homeland from foreign terrorist and transnational criminal networks.

In FY25, INSS research will align with 9 themes derived from DoD and USG strategic documents. These themes are: 

1. China. Inform United States (U.S.) strategy towards China across all dimensions of competition, including campaign and operational concepts that improve U.S. readiness, interoperability, and combat capability. 

2. Russia. Inform United States (U.S.) strategy towards Russia across all dimensions of competition, including campaign and operational concepts that improve U.S. readiness, interoperability, and combat capability. 

3. Strategic Deterrence. Examine how U.S. nuclear forces can deter potential adversaries from using nuclear and strategic non-nuclear capabilities against the United States and U.S. allies and partners. 

4. Defense Industrial Base. Inform efforts to revitalize the United States Defense Industrial Base and accelerate acquisition processes, to include incorporating lessons learned from ongoing conflicts and past experiences fielding innovative technologies in combat. 

5. Disruptive Technology. Assess how the United States can leverage disruptive technology to enhance joint force capabilities, inform defense strategy and future warfare, and defend against exploitation and use by adversaries and competitors. 

6. WMD Threats. Inform DoD leadership on ways and means to prepare the Joint Force to defend, counter, and prevail against a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)-armed adversary, and defend the homeland against WMD threats. 

7. Allies and Partners. Inform U.S. military efforts to enable effective defense cooperation, strengthen allied burden-sharing, and ensure that the U.S. is supported by a robust network of capable partners and allies that are well-equipped to counter emerging threats and promote regional security. 

8. Other Nation-State Adversaries. Inform U.S. strategy towards Iran and North Korea, including campaign and operational concepts that improve U.S. readiness, interoperability, and combat capability. 

9. Homeland Defense. Inform efforts by the U.S. military to defend our borders and protect the homeland from foreign terrorist and transnational criminal networks.