Killer Drones: Disruption Today, Destruction Tomorrow… The Future Is Now…
Speaker(s): Edwards, B. (President, Calibre Engineering) Date: 7 April 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with COL(R) Bill Edwards (Calibre Engineering) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Commercial drones—which are permitted by governments for civilian use in many countries—are currently being used for military purposes in Ukraine. However, commercial drones have also been used by […]
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The Surprisingly Unsurprising Russo-Ukraine War: Learning and Teaching the Right Lessons for Integrated Deterrence
Speaker(s): Roberson, P. (Commander and Commandant, US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg); Meredith, S. (National Defense University); Eltsov, P. (National Defense University); Davidson, C. (National Defense University) Date: 5 April 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Spencer Meredith (National Defense University), Dr. Peter Eltsov (National Defense […]
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Degrees of Separation: Targeted Decoupling and the US-China Relationship
Speaker(s): Segal, S. (CSIS); Reynolds, M. (CSIS) Date: 30 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Stephanie Segal(Non-resident Senior Associate, Economics Program, CSIS) and Mr. Matthew Reynolds (Research Associate, Economics Program, CSIS) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. As the US and China continue to compete for long-term strategic supremacy, […]
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The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping’s China
Speaker(s): Rudd, K. (President & Chief Executive Officer, Asia Society; 26th Prime Minister of Australia) Date: 29 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with The Honorable Kevin Rudd (President & Chief Executive Officer, Asia Society; 26th Prime Minister of Australia) as part of its SMA NDU (INSS/PRISM) Speaker Series. It is important for actors […]
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How Thick or Thin Is Russian Support for Putin’s War Against Ukraine?—Political Perspectives of Russian Elites and Mass Publics Before the Invasion: An Analysis of Survey Data (2020-2021)
Speaker(s): Sherlock, T. (United States Military Academy, West Point) Date: 23 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Thomas Sherlock (Professor of Political Science, United States Military Academy, West Point) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a politically risky decision when ordering the invasion […]
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Escalation Management in Gray Zone Crises: A Proposed Toolkit
Speaker(s): Ellis, D. (University of Maryland); Elder, R. (George Mason University); Astorino-Courtois, A. (NSI) Date: 22 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Devin Hayes Ellis (University of Maryland), Lt Gen (Ret) Robert Elder, PhD (George Mason University), and Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Gray zone conflict—which […]
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Special Forces in Great Power Competition
Speaker(s): Watling, J. (Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)) Date: 16 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Jack Watling (Research Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Special operations forces (SOF) have historically been at the center of US military actions, especially at the beginning […]
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Russian Information Operations and War in Ukraine—What Can We Expect and Do?
Speaker(s): Pomerantsev, P. (Johns Hopkins University); Rid, T. (Johns Hopkins University) Date: 17 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Thomas Rid (Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins University) and Mr. Peter Pomerantsev (Senior Fellow, Johns Hopkins University) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. While it is hard to process all […]
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Systemic Strategic Thinking, Policy Analysis, and Planning
Speaker(s): Porter, W. (Naval Postgraduate School) Date: 15 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Wayne Porter, CAPT, USN (Ret)(Senior Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School) as part of its SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Speaker Series. The world is comprised of a complex network of systems which take long-term, nonlinear, […]
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War: How Conflict Shaped Us
Speaker(s): MacMillan, M. (Oxford University) Date: 9 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Margaret MacMillan (Professor of International History, Oxford University) as part of its SMA NDU (INSS/PRISM) Speaker Series. War has always been a force for change between countries and within society. The relationship between society and war is cyclical as […]
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