Research Questions To what extent is preparing for a large-scale conventional war a French priority?... How does it compare with other contingencies?... Which internal or external factors might constrain the development of France's military capabilities and its ability to use them in a European large-scale conventional war scenario?...

Research Questions Can demonstrations(" brandishing") of cyberwar capabilities serve as effective deterrents, both broadly and in the nuclear realm?... Deterrence is possible only when others know or at least have good indications of what the U.S. military can do, something that underlies U.S. nuclear deterrence strategy.... While cyberattack capabilities cannot easily be used to shape the behavior of others, this does not mean they cannot be used at all....

Research Questions What WMD and cyber capabilities does North Korea currently have?... What are North Korea's goals in employing its WMD and cyber capabilities?... It also has diverse offensive cyber capabilities that it uses for covert and illegal purposes....

Research Questions What has been the trajectory of Chinese military capability development from 1996 to the present, and what will China's military force look like by the year 2017?... Is it likely that China is" closing in" on U.S. naval, air, missile, space, cyber, and nuclear capabilities?... In which strategic areas is China likely to pose the greatest challenge to the United States in conflicts over Taiwan and the Spratly Islands?...