STAR–TIDES and Starfish Networks: Supporting Stressed Populations with Distributed Talent

Authors

• Linton Wells II, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
• Walker Hardy, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
• Vinay Gupta, Buttered Side Down
• Daniel Noon, U.S. Institute of Peace

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Description

The Department of Defense increasingly is involved in postwar stabilization and reconstruction, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions, capacity-building of partner nations at home and abroad, and other such complex operations. To provide sustainable support to stressed populations in these environments, an international, networked, knowledge-sharing research project called Sustainable Technologies, Accelerated Research–Transformative Innovation for Development and Emergency Support (STAR–TIDES)¹ encourages innovative approaches to public-private collaboration, whole-of-government solutions, and transnational engagement. It leverages a distributed network of people and organizations to conduct research, support real world contingencies, and bridge gaps among disparate communities.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Topic(s)

Homeland Security, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, National Security

Publication Date

12-2009

Publication

Defense Horizons

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

STAR-TIDES, starfish networks, stressed populations, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, resilience, distributed networks, civil-military cooperation, interagency coordination, public-private partnerships, stabilization operations, sustainable development, crisis response, capacity building, collaborative networks, emergency management, infrastructure support, knowledge sharing, whole-of-government, humanitarian logistics

Recommended Citation

Wells, Linton II; Hardy, Walker; Gupta, Vinay; and Noon, Daniel, "STAR–TIDES and Starfish Networks: Supporting Stressed Populations with Distributed Talent" (2009). Defense Horizons. 15.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-horizons/15