Research and Studies for the Office of Net Assessment (OSD/NA)

The Office of Net Assessment conducts and sponsors analyses that compare the standing, trends, and future prospects of U.S. and foreign military capability and military potential. Priority is given to assessing aspects of the security environment and parts of the world that are likely to change in the future, and that may present threats or opportunities to the United States. Assessments may focus on specific theaters, regions, functions, mission areas, major weapons categories, doctrine, etc., as well as on demographic, economic, and political developments that may affect the power and strategies of nations. There are five specific areas of interest and one area for additional research topics. The areas of interest are as follows: Future Naval Warfare, Proliferated World, Space, Sustaining Current Areas of U.S. Advantage, History, and Additional Research Topics.