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Volume 1, Number 3 - From The Director, Christopher Sharman

CMSI Quarterly Review

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Volume 1 Issue 3 Full Issue - The Legal Struggle For China's Maritime Power: Strategy, Sovereignty, And Enforcement

CMSI Quarterly Review

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The Vulnerabilities Of Smart Technology, Ryan R. Nolan

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Smart technology is everywhere. In the last decade, an amazing digital transformation swept across the globe, changing how people interact and shaping the public sector interaction between the local government and the constituency. Public administrators must contend with a new communication method that will impact the constituency. Smart technology is making the world convenient, more accessible, and more connected; however, smart technology is making the United States more vulnerable to advisories that seek to harm the free world. When viewed holistically, the vulnerability of smart technology is a national security concern. The United States is not leading the smart technology …

The Security And Defense Of This Province: General Frederick Haldimand’S Intelligence Operations In North America, 1754-1783, Ryan L. Wagner

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Sir Frederick Haldimand, the unintentional father of Canada, was a pioneering strategist whose sophisticated use of intelligence secured British North America during the American Revolution and shaped the continent’s permanent geopolitical division. Moving beyond traditional American-centric historical narratives, this study argues that Haldimand’s success stemmed from a superior “all-source fusion” methodology, which systematically integrated Human Intelligence (HUMINT) from a remarkably diverse network of Loyalists, Indigenous allies, and French Canadians, with Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), and administrative data. His network excelled at statecraft and non-kinetic warfare, differentiating his efforts from his contemporaries and establishing him as a foundational figure in modern intelligence …

Ya Gotta Believe, John Thorn

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Cmsi Translations #26: Sea Dragon Refits Its Armor: The Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Ushers In A New Era, He Yin

CMSI Translations

At the close of 2024, the first of China's next-generation Type 076 amphibious assault ships was launched at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Named the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Sichuan with hull number 51, this milestone concluded the PLAN's major combat equipment development for the year.

China’s navy only began to develop and construct modern amphibious assault ships around 2017. While the first generation of Type 075 ships (an initial batch of four vessels) was still being rapidly constructed, work commenced on the second-generation Type 076 in less than six years. This demonstrated the Chinese navy's urgent need for large-scale …

Mapping Weaponized Drone Attacks Attributed To Mexican Drug Cartels, 2021-2025, Austin C. Doctor, Suat Cubukcu, Joel Elson, George Grispos, Mackenzie Harms

Reports, Projects, and Research

The exploitation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by Mexican drug cartels presents a growing threat to U.S. homeland security and defense. Several of the Mexican transnational criminal organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FDTCOs) in 2025 employ drones in a wide array of tactical applications, including surveillance, smuggling, and weaponized attacks. Tactical innovation of UAS by FDTCOs has enhanced their capabilities to attack a range of targets including security forces within the law enforcement critical infrastructure sector. This report summarizes NCITE original analysis of publicly available information of weaponized drone incidents attributed to Mexican FDTCOs from 2021 through 2025.

Consumption, Sunshine O'Donnell

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Week 6: Space Security Through A Military/Defense Lens, Alice Dell'era

Course Materials

This lecture examines the role of outer space in modern military and defense strategy, particularly in relation to deterrence, national security, and force enhancement.

The Student Movement Volume 110 Issue 13: Together, We Are Andrews, Addison Randall, Lia Glass, Ysa Dennis, Melanie Webb, Jj Nixon, Stephanie Ferreira, Ysabella Neves, Isa Demoraes, Reagan Westerman, Joey Carrion, Kyle Simpson, Anna Rybachek, Laura Pérez

The Student Movement V. 110 (2025-2026)

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

"Stamped. Sealed. Discipled." The Annual Music & Worship Conference, Addison Randall

I'm Finna Be In The Pit: Entitlement in Concert Culture, Lia Glass

Sincere Recognition or Deflection: The 68th Grammy Awards, Ysa Dennis

Sidewalk Prophets Unplugged at the HPAC, Melanie Webb

Together, We Are America, Lia Glass

HUMANS

Faculty Spotlight: Tamara Wolcott-Watson, JJ Nixon

From Dorm Room to Design Studio: How Andrews Student Ruth Suarez Built a Nail Business on Campus, Stephanie Ferreira

A January Night In Venezuela: Beyond The Headlines, Ysabella Neves

NEWS

Andrews Administrators Hold Town Hall, Answer Questions on Recent ICE-Related Incident, Isa DeMoraes …

“I Plead Ignorance”: Autonomous Weapons And Criminal Liability For Not Knowing The Knowable, Jonathan Kwik

International Law Studies

This article argues that the unpredictability and unintuitive behavior of modern artificial intelligence provide more opportunities for users of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) to remain ignorant of risks posed by their systems to protected entities on the battlefield, and that this ignorance can be maintained even in iterative situations featuring a prior civilian casualty event. It demonstrates this theorem through illustrative targeting scenarios, before formalizing the argument through a model showing the evolution of an AWS-user’s mens rea as they receive notice of a prior incident, and choose to pursue—or not pursue—an inquiry. This analysis reveals a perverse incentive structure, …

Being Brians, Brian Doyle

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Looking At Emmett Till, John Edgar Wideman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Decision-Based Artificial Intelligence And The Strategic Reordering Of Military Power, Elise Annett

Strategic Insights

This commentary examines how decision-based artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the structure and exercise of military power. As AI systems increasingly filter information, evaluate options, and accelerate operational decision cycles, military advantage is shifting toward control of the “decision space” itself. AI-enabled decision support allows actors to shape operational environments, constrain adversary choices, and compress the time available for political or military response. These developments are transforming command structures, cross-domain operations, and the role of human authority within military decision processes. Recognizing decision-space as a contested domain, this commentary calls for doctrinal adaptation, revised command architectures, and clear frameworks for …

A Snapshot Of Living In The Syrian Civil War, Joshua Schipper

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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The Anthropology Of Space In Harmonist And Owenite New Harmony, Lucy Jayne Kamau

Communal Societies

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Utopian Communities In Britain In The Early Twentieth Century: The Example Of New Town, Dennis Hardy

Communal Societies

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Dressing To Please God: Pants-Wearing Women In Mid-Nineteenth-Century Religious Communities, Gayle V. Fischer

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Project Risk Management In Ai-Enabled Systems: Managing Ethical, Privacy, And Governance Risks, Onome Cynthia Anakanire

Harrisburg University Dissertations and Theses

This research examined how Artificial intelligence (AI) has been embedded in project-based work, particularly in finance and software industries, where it enables efficiency and assists in complex decision-making. However, these innovations introduce significant ethical, privacy, and governance risks that traditional project risk management frameworks fail to adequately address. This study investigated how project managers can systematically integrate the management of these emerging risks into AI-enabled projects. Using a qualitative research design, the study drew on semi-structured interviews with project managers, compliance officers, and AI developers in finance, software and related sectors. Supplementary data included internal project documentation and risk registers. …

Attention Please, Diane Ackerman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Taking Shelter From The Coming Storm: The Millenial Impulse Of The Church Universal And Triumphant's Royal Teton Ranch, Brad Whitsel

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Looking At Emmett Till, John Edgar Wideman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Being Brians, Brian Doyle

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

From "Sensual Attraction" To "A Malady Of The Mind": How Hervey Elkins Loved And Left The Shakers, Ilyon Woo

Communal Societies

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An Apple A Day, Madhavan Krishnan

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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The Cowl - V. 89 N. 13 - February 5, 2026

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 89 No. 13 - February 5, 2026. 20 pages.

Passed Down Like Prayer: The Burden And Inheritance Of The Superwoman Schema, Keyishi Shante Peters

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative phenomenological study examined how Black Baby Boomer and Millennial women perceive and internalize the Superwoman Schema (SWS), a cultural expectation emphasizing strength, emotional restraint, and self-sacrifice. Grounded in Black feminist thought, the analysis explored how the SWS is passed down like prayer, quietly inherited, spiritually charged, and embedded in the everyday practices of survival. Four themes emerged: Being Everything to Everybody, Carrying It All Until It Breaks You, We Were Taught Not to Say No, and Learning to Put the Cape Down. Baby Boomers often described the SWS as a necessary legacy forged through historical struggle, while Millennials …

The Lumberjack, February 04, 2026

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Cmsi Note 19: China’S Blue-Water Research Fleet: Science In Service Of Strategy, Ryan D. Martinson

CMSI Notes

Introduction:
Today, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) owns the world’s largest fleet of blue-water marine scientific research vessels. While their operations are largely concentrated in the Western Pacific, an increasing number are reaching across the globe—from the Indian Ocean to the Arctic, and even the Western Hemisphere. In fact, as of this writing the Chinese research ship Tansuo 1, with its deep-sea manned submersible aboard, is operating in the Atacama Trench off the coast of northern Chile.

Key Takeaways:

• China’s marine scientific research fleet is expanding its operations around the world, including the Western hemisphere. Presently, a Chinese …

Quantum Technologies, Part Two: Recognizing Risks And Threats To National Security And Defense, James Giordano

Strategic Insights

This commentary is Pt. 2 of the Quantum Technologies series and examines the emerging national security implications of quantum technologies and the risks posed by their development and potential use by adversaries. While quantum capabilities remain in relatively early stages of maturity, this piece explains that advances in areas such as quantum computing, sensing, and communications could significantly affect military operations, intelligence, and strategic competition. The analysis emphasizes the importance of realistically assessing both the capabilities and limitations of quantum technologies to avoid exaggerated expectations or complacency. Rather than assuming quantum technologies will immediately transform warfare, the greater risk lies …