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# Explore the *collection.*

Start with a topic, a question, or a name. Follow the research from there.

## Find a starting point

Connected work, gathered by topic.

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2 items · 1 article · 1 study

## Police technology and public trust

Police technology, privacy, and the relationship between institutions and the people they serve.

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[](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?collection=cyber-policy)

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3 items · 1 article · 1 study · 1 audio

## Cyberspace and resilience

Connected infrastructure, national security, and the policy choices that shape our digital lives.

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[](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?collection=research-practice)

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2 items · 1 article · 1 study

## The practice of research

How questions are investigated, how AI can assist, and where the evidence reaches its limits.

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## All content

Explore the collection below.

Clear filters [Back to topics](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/)

Article · Explainer 19 min read

### [The Question You Cannot Ask Yourself](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/explainers/the-question-you-cannot-ask-yourself/)

The author set out to test how people relate to faith, including his own. He needed a method capable of telling him no.

Scott W. Waddell, D.S.I.

LLM assistance by Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6.

Study method Nine-case comparative pilot · blind double-coding · cross-family adjudication · preregistered crisp-set QCA (N = 5)

Published: Aug 24, 2026

- [Research methods](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=research-methods)
- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Institutions & society](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=institutions-society)

[Study: The Terminal Experiment (passphrase required)](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/the-terminal-experiment/)

Article · Explainer 21 min read

### [The Battleground You Live In](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/explainers/the-battleground-you-live-in/)

How cyberspace became critical infrastructure, then a domain of power, and what four countries do about it.

Scott W. Waddell, D.S.I.

LLM assistance by Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra.

Study method Structured-focused comparative case study · two-cycle qualitative coding · thematic analysis

Published: Sep 13, 2026

- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Security](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=security)

[Study: Advancing U.S. Cyberspace Policies in the Age of AI and Web 3.0](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/advancing-us-cyberspace-policies/)

Article · Explainer 16 min read

### [The Officers Said No](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/explainers/the-officers-said-no/)

A Florida case study asks how police technology, unconscious bias, and public trust intersect—and what citizens can ask about the tools used in their name.

Scott W. Waddell, D.S.I.

LLM assistance by Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra.

Study method Qualitative case study · purposive anonymous survey · qualitative coding · content analysis

Published: Sep 14, 2026

- [Institutions & society](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=institutions-society)
- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Security](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=security)

[Study: Unconscious Bias in Law Enforcement Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/unconscious-bias-in-law-enforcement-technology/)

Study presentation Passphrase required

### [The Terminal Experiment](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/the-terminal-experiment/)

Finishing a question that cannot pay you back

One researcher and seven role-separated AI model variants carry a governed inquiry about faith traditions to a defensible null. The record makes provenance, disagreement, review, and repair inspectable without claiming empirical validation or superiority.

Research author Scott W. Waddell, D.S.I.[![ORCID iD](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/assets/orcid-id-unauthenticated.svg)](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2205-0485)

Method Nine-case comparative pilot · blind double-coding · cross-family adjudication · preregistered crisp-set QCA (N = 5)

Research: 2026

- [Research methods](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=research-methods)
- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Institutions & society](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=institutions-society)

[Explainer: The Question You Cannot Ask Yourself](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/explainers/the-question-you-cannot-ask-yourself/)

Study presentation Open presentation

### [Advancing U.S. Cyberspace Policies in the Age of AI and Web 3.0](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/advancing-us-cyberspace-policies/)

A comparative case study on securing United States national security interests

A comparison of Estonia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States examines how cyberspace policy can adapt to AI and Web 3.0 while safeguarding critical infrastructure. Its lessons for U.S. policy are context-specific.

Research author Scott W. Waddell, D.S.I.[![ORCID iD](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/assets/orcid-id-unauthenticated.svg)](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2205-0485)

Method Structured-focused comparative case study · two-cycle qualitative coding · thematic analysis

Research: 2025

- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Security](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=security)

[Explainer: The Battleground You Live In](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/explainers/the-battleground-you-live-in/)

Study presentation Open presentation

### [Unconscious Bias in Law Enforcement Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/unconscious-bias-in-law-enforcement-technology/)

A Florida case study of emerging technologies, citizen security, and privacy

Trei McMullen’s qualitative case study examines technology, privacy, and public trust through anonymous civilian and officer surveys and analysis of executive statements. Its small, purposive sample limits how widely the findings can be applied.

Research author Trei McMullen, D.G.S.

Method Qualitative case study · purposive anonymous survey · qualitative coding · content analysis

Research: 2025 · Published on SIR: Sep 14, 2026

- [Institutions & society](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=institutions-society)
- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Security](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=security)

[Explainer: The Officers Said No](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/explainers/the-officers-said-no/)

Audio 14 min 40 sec

### [The Battleground You Live In — Audio](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/advancing-us-cyberspace-policies/#22)

A single-host audio adaptation of the cyberspace-policy study, exploring critical infrastructure, national security, and the policy choices of four countries. Jordan narrates using a synthetic voice.

Research author Scott W. Waddell, D.S.I.

Study method Structured-focused comparative case study · two-cycle qualitative coding · thematic analysis

[Download audio](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/advancing-us-cyberspace-policies/podcasts/O2-Single_Host-Jordan-claude-fable-5-1-CORRECTED-20260912.mp3)

[Read transcript](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/advancing-us-cyberspace-policies/podcasts/O2-Transcript-claude-fable-5-1-CORRECTED-20260912.html)

Script-derived transcript; pending audio verification.

Research: 2025

- [Technology](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=technology)
- [Security](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/?topic=security)

[Study: Advancing U.S. Cyberspace Policies in the Age of AI and Web 3.0](https://www.strategicintelligenceresearch.org/studies/advancing-us-cyberspace-policies/)


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