Through the Center for Languages, Cultures, and Regional Studies (CLCRS), DEWL conducts applied and theoretical research in: 

• Second language acquisition
• Experiential and immersion-based learning
• Cross-cultural competence assessment
• Regional expertise development
• Language training strategy for the Army and DoD 

CLCRS contributes to Defense Language Office studies, supports the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s Culture Training Strategy, and collaborates with the Army Research Institute to improve leader preparation. 

DEWL’s Foreign Area Studies programs integrate language, history, geography, and political analysis to develop deep regional expertise across: 

• Africa
• East Asia
• Eurasia
• Europe
• Latin America
• Middle East 

Research initiatives examine: 

• Political institutions and state building
• Terrorism and irregular warfare
• Civil-military relations
• International political economy
• Comparative defense policy 

Cadets develop the intellectual agility required to operate in culturally complex environments. 

Through the West Point Humanities Center (WPHC) and the biennial Conference on Language, Culture, and Military, DEWL leads national conversations on the human dimension of war. 

Research spans: 

• Representations of combat across global traditions
• Narrative ethics and moral injury
• Memory, identity, and military experience
• Literature as a lens for strategic insight 

This scholarship reinforces a central truth: war remains a profoundly human endeavor. 

The Mounger Writing Center and Stokes Fellows Program serve as research and practice laboratories for advanced communication pedagogy. 

The Stokes Fellows Program: 

• Trains cadets in writing theory and pedagogy
• Produces conference-level undergraduate research
• Develops future leaders skilled in argument, clarity, and persuasion 

Many Fellows have earned elite national scholarships and graduate placements, demonstrating the intellectual rigor of DEWL’s communication research ecosystem. 

Advances: 

• Language acquisition research
• Cross-cultural competence measurement
• Immersion assessment tools
• Regional expertise development 

Explores: 

• War’s human dimension
• Leadership and moral complexity
• Narrative and military identity 

Supports: 

• Communication research and pedagogy
• Writing-intensive leadership development
• Interdisciplinary scholarship