April 3, 2024

Venue announced for the 2024 Minerva Meeting & Program Review

Hosted annually, the Minerva Meeting and Program review is an opportunity for Minerva grant awardees to share research findings with defense policy makers, military operations personnel, and other academics interested in national security.

March 20, 2024

Register Now - 2024 Minerva Meeting and Program Review

Registration is now open for the 2024 Minerva Meeting and Program Review on April 16-17 in Arlington, VA.

Feb. 6, 2024

Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Drives Local Actors to Engage in Piracy

Minerva-funded researchers identify that when constraints are placed on illegal fishing at the local level, there is an increase in the likelihood of piracy attacks.

Feb. 1, 2024

Northern Arizona University Highlights DECUR Project "AI Design Across Cultures"

The DECUR partnership between Northern Arizona University and the National Defense University seeks to examine cultural variation in the core components of AI.

Dec. 13, 2023

Research on Social Media Sharing Reveals the Potential Dangers of Cuteness

Minerva-funded researchers, Professor Susannah Paletz and Associate Research Assistant Ewa Golonka of the UMD Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), investigate the many emotions evoked by social media.

Dec. 8, 2023

Minerva’s FY23 University Research Funding Opportunity is NOW OPEN!

The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is interested in receiving proposals for the Minerva Research Initiative, a university-led defense social science program seeking fundamental understanding of the social and cultural forces shaping U.S. strategic interests globally.

Oct. 17, 2023

Minerva-funded researchers "Untangle" the Web of Online Medical Distrust

Why does online distrust (e.g., of medical expertise) continue to grow despite numerous mitigation efforts?

Oct. 6, 2023

New Peer-Reviewed Article, "Leadership and performance in informal institutions: the internal dynamics of BRICS" from Minerva's Rising Power Alliances Project Team

How does leadership affect the performance of informal institutions? Leadership in BRICS is particularly puzzling: this informal institution rapidly grows despite the disparate interests of its members, some of which are in longstanding conflict. This article examines how three forms of leadership – intellectual, entrepreneurial, and structural – affect institutional performance using BRICS cooperation data.

Sept. 27, 2023

Does the BRI Increase China’s Influence?

"Observers claim that the BRI’s goals are twofold. First, China seeks to expand trade, especially as its domestic growth slackens. Second, through support for infrastructure projects, the Chinese government aims to bolster its soft power and exert political influence over recipient countries."

Sept. 25, 2023

Making the Nation Safer Through Social Science

With security issues tied to human behavior, cutting edge psychological science can be an indispensable tool for effective policy.