Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute

About the Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute

The Adm. James R. Hogg Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute (CIPI) is the premier hub for cyber strategy and technology policy research, education, and outreach at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC). CIPI is part of the Strategic and Operational Research Department in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies.

We work with scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in government, academia, and industry, at home and around the world. We provide independent analysis to help senior leaders understand and improve military cyber and defense innovation.

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CIPI Research

From cyber operations and artificial intelligence to autonomous weapons and hybrid fleets, cyberspace touches virtually every feature of operational and strategic significance for the U.S. Navy. Given the broad scope of this domain, our research is interdisciplinary: military and civilian, government and commercial, social and technical, open-source and classified, scholarly and policy. We focus our expertise on three lines of effort: cyber wargaming, cyber security organizations & practices, and innovation & future warfare.

Reports & Studies

Our research publications help inform the Navy, national security communities, and policy-relevant scholarship on international relations. For example, our publications on wargaming include:

Taiwan Digital Blockade Wargame Report

The Taiwan Digital Blockade Wargame explores ways to improve the resilience of Taiwan’s information and communications technology (ICT) in the event of a conflict with the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). The project is focused on understanding and improving Taiwan’s ICT security and operations.

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Cyber Wargaming: Research and Education for Security in a Dangerous Digital World

Yes, cyberspace is critical for security. Why, when, and how are not always clear, however. Because of this unsettling combination of significance and mystery, the need for good decision-making about cyber—policy, strategy, operations—has never been more acute. This is true for government, industry, academia, and society at large.

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Defend Forward: Critical Infrastructure War Game 2019

This report summarizes a two-day wargame held in July 2019, where leaders from the finance and energy sectors worked with cyber practitioners to conduct an unclassified wargame. This event explored potential approaches for implementing cyber strategies along with challenges and opportunities moving forward.

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Navy-Private Sector Critical Infrastructure War Game 2017

This two-day event took place in July 2017. It was designed to answer several related research questions: when do cyber-attacks reach the level of a national security incident, when should the DoD be involved, and in what capacity? This report summarizes some of the targets considered, potential effects created by cyberattacks, and how the actor responded to these attacks.

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For additional work, see our faculty publications.

CIPI Education

The CIPI Gravely Program is an Advanced Research Program at the NWC. Named after Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr., this graduate-level initiative supports student education through faculty directed research on cyber operations and information environments.

CIPI faculty also teach two elective units, specifically, Cyber Security (EL 660) and Military Innovation (EL 810).

CIPI Summer Workshop Series

Since 2022, the CIPI Summer Workshop has brough together small groups of dedicated academics, practitioners, and government officials for high impact writing and wargaming about information environments and military innovation.

Additional information about this event can be found below.

See Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute Faculty

Our experienced and renowned faculty have extensive expertise across a wide range of naval, professional, and academic focus areas. To learn more about us, please use the link below to access the online directory.