The US Petroleum Strategic Reserve: Origins and Evolution
Purdue University’s FORCES initiative publishes reports on the state and future evolution of strategic resources and technological systems.
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Does International Trade Lead to Conflict?
“The war in Ukraine has revealed an amazing paradox: nations can be at war while still trading with each other.
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World War II teaches us that the Ukraine war may continue for some time
“History is not destiny, yet the past can teach us what is or is not possible in the future.
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Purdue FORCES Report suggests undersea telecommunication cables can be a new strategic chokepoint
Undersea cables are vital components of the global economy and international security. 97% of global communications are transmitted by these cables and are part of an estimated 212 cable systems containing 750,000 miles of fiber.
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Purdue ROSETTA initiative wins one million NSF award to develop AI for reconstructing unexplored archeological sites in VR
The ROSETTA initiative, a Purdue interdisciplinary team science project, won a $1,000,000 National Science Foundation award to build an artificial intelligence-based framework for modeling complex urban constructions from a small number of remote sensing and field observations. The project will use advanced drone technology to surveil the land, which saves time and some situations may replace or minimize archaeological digs, which often destroy parts of the site to reveal its structure.
Continue ReadingPurdue Historian Presents: Florida During World War II
FORCES historian Robert Kirchubel presents “Florida During World War II”
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FORCES Report on Competition and Conflict in current and future American Foreign Policy
The FORCES white paper / report A Twenty-First-Century Strategy to Counter Russia, China, and Iran published by the National Interest proposes a new approach to American foreign policy, which provides the flexibility needed to handle two major international conflicts at the same time. We propose “
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2021 FORCES Team Strategic Priorities Report: Anticipating Biden’s Strategy and Security Policy
The year 2021 comes in the US with a new presidential administration confronted by critical strategic challenges, political turmoil, and high expectations. The FORCES team of social science, STEM, and military experts summarizes in this report the leading functional, geographic, and political-military issues confronting the Biden administration.
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Humanities Without Walls Competition Seed Grants
Purdue is a founding member of the Humanities Without Walls Consortium, whose mission is to support humanistic and interdisciplinary research at the member universities. The initiative is supported by the Mellon Foundation, which will fund a Grand Challenge Competition with a deadline of November 2021.
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Register now for travel that supports Purdue CLA research, students
Registration is now open for the first TOURS de FORCES: “Entry Level WWII: The National WWII Museum” in New Orleans. This unique, 3-day experience is curated by leading military historians (Distinguished Professor Randy Roberts and Robert Kirchubel, PhD), as well as experts who will introduce you to some of the most dramatic events, experiences, and technologies that supported the Allied and American efforts to final victory.
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