Department of Strategic Foresight
CNAWS Research Portfolio

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Developing long-range strategic forecasting, war gaming, crisis escalation models, nuclear deterrence stability studies, and defence reform assessments.

Core Mandate

Strategic Research Pillars

01

Escalation Control & Deterrence

Assessing nuclear thresholds, second-strike survivability, and limited war theories in South Asia.

02

Strategic War Gaming & Horizon Scanning

Scenario modelling for future high-intensity conflicts, great power competition, and multi-front friction.

03

Defence Modernisation & Indigenisation

Institutional reform of armed forces, theatre command integration, and domestic defence production.

Department Publications

Research Dossiers & Briefs

67 publications