“Maritime Resilience DHS defines resilient infrastructure systems as the ability of systems, infrastructures, government, business, communities, and individuals to resist, tolerate, absorb, recover from, prepare for, or adapt to an adverse occurrence that causes harm, destruction, or loss of national significance. The research should focus on the attributes of resilience to adversarial events of national significance in the maritime domain, using our experience with COVID-19 as a driver for the discussion. The objective is less about the specific impacts COVID-19 had and is having, and more on how that event informs us on resiliency for future global upsets, in terms of what works, what gaps have been exposed, and what research questions ought to be studied as a first step towards enhancing Maritime Resilience.

Your short research paper should include the following:

-Value to DHS

    Clearly addresses the stated need (this would be your hypothesis).

      Is designed keeping the DHS Component or end user in mind.

      Proposes significant and relevant steps toward a solution.

– Level of Innovation

      Provides an interesting or innovative approach to the problem.

        Is creative, unique, or builds upon an existing approach in a new way.

        Demonstrates an awareness of other attempts to solve the problem and describes how their solution differs.

-Feasibility of Implementation

        Is realistic in terms of likely costs to implement and resulting benefits realized.

        Identifies barriers to implementation that may make the solution less feasible.

-Pitch and Delivery

        Is described in a succinct and clear manner.

        Is presented in a way thats engaging to the audience.

    Is well-thought out with a defined a purpose.

Short Research Paper Technical Requirements

Your paper must be at a minimum of 8 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).

Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.

Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.

Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.