Understanding Russian Coercive Signaling
Speaker(s): Charap, S. (RAND); Stravers, A. (RAND) Date: 18 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Samuel Charap (Senior Political Scientist, RAND) and Dr. Andrew Stravers (Associate Political Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Speaker Series. The Russian military has used coercive signaling as a tool to compel and deter […]
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The Return of Great Power War: Scenarios of Systemic US-China War
Speaker(s): Heath, T. (RAND) Date: 11 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Timothy R. Heath (Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. How a war between the US and China over Taiwan’s sovereignty would develop is a frequently debated subject by scholars and military […]
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Why Extremist Insurgencies Spread: Insights from the Sahel
Speaker(s): Boukhars, A. (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; McDaniel College) Date: 10 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Anouar Boukhars (Professor of Countering Violent Extremism and Counterterrorism, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Associate Professor of Political Science, McDaniel College) as part of its SMA […]
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US-China Technological “Decoupling”: Strategy, Policy, and Military Implications
Speaker(s): Bateman, J. (Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Date: 20 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Jon Bateman (Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. The […]
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The 2022 NDS in Its Historical and Strategic Big Picture: Expert Q&A
Speaker(s): Posen, B. (Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT; Director Emeritus, Security Studies Program, MIT); Coker, C. (Director, London School of Economics [LSE] IDEAS) Date: 15 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Barry Posen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) and Prof. Christopher Coker (London School of Economics (LSE) IDEAS) […]
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Do National Security Communication Campaigns Work? Taking a Lesson from the Public Health Sector
Speaker(s): Helmus, T. (Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND) Date: 14 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The sample size of communication campaigns in support of military objectives—like the deradicalization of a population—is small. However, there is a large sample of case […]
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Intellectual Anarchy: The Art of Disruptive Innovation
Speaker(s): Sullivan, P. (CEO and Founder, Oceanit) Date: 13 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Patrick Sullivan (CEO, Oceanit) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Innovation in research and development is often preceded by changes in how researchers think about the world around them. Dr. Sullivan discussed how synergy […]
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Modeling Exploitable Conditions in the 21st Century Strategic Environment
SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Computational Modeling Update Speaker(s): Kuznar, L. (Chief Cultural Sciences Officer, NSI) Date: 30 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Lawrence A. Kuznar (NSI) as part of its SMA AFOE Speaker Series. The creation of a computational model that encapsulates the increasingly complex and overwhelming […]
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Lost Seoul? Assessing Pyongyang’s Other Deterrent
Speaker(s): Anderson, N. (Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University); Press, D. (Dartmouth College) Date: 29 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicholas Anderson (Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University) and Dr. Daryl Press (Professor of Government, Dartmouth College) as part […]
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Slaughtering Sacred Cows? German Energy Security, Nuclear Sharing, and the War in Ukraine
Speaker(s): Dorondo, D. (Western Carolina University) Date: 21 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. David Dorondo (Western Carolina University) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. After the Cold War, despite many warning symbols from Russia (e.g., President Vladimir Putin’s election in 1999, the war against Georgia in […]
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