Emergence and Convergence Research Paper Series

In its multi-year study entitled Emergence and Convergence (E&C) led by Dr. Natasha E. Bajema, Senior Research Fellow, the WMD Center is exploring the risks, opportunities, and governance challenges for countering WMD introduced by a diverse range of emerging technologies.

The Emergence and Convergence study is supported by several offices within the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) and receives its primary funding from the CWMD Systems Program Office within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs/Threat Reduction and Arms Control (NCB/TRAC/CWMD Systems). The support by Mr. Jim Stokes, Director, CWMD Systems Program, has been critical to the project’s success. 

In research paper no. 2, The Future of Defense Innovation: Removing the Silos between the Warfighters and Innovators, Dr. Natasha Bajema explores the challenges of defense innovation under the current defense acquisition system, reviews current transformations underway, and examines the model of SOFWERX as a way to leverage cutting-edge technologies in order to remove the silos between innovators and warfighters. Read more here