Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy in Russia
Speaker(s): Bendett, S. (CNA & Center for a New American Security [CNAS]) Date: 17 August 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Samuel Bendett (Advisor, Russia Studies Program, CNA & Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security [CNAS]) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Mr. Bendett discussed how […]
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Present and Future Challenges to Maintaining Balance Between Global Cooperation and Competition Please note that this event has already taken place. Tuesday, August 24th 2021 12:00 – 15:45(EST) Wednesday, August 25th 2021 12:00 – 15:30(EST) Please join SMA for our 2021 Virtual Discussion; a two-day companion event to our recently released SMA Perspectives volume, Present […]
Continue ReadingPerspectives and Insights From the Moscow Security Conference and Associated Local Visits
Speaker(s): Zwack, P. (Global Fellow, The Wilson Center & Adjunct Fellow, Salve Regina University) Date: 10 August 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with BG (Ret) Peter Zwack (Global Fellow, The Wilson Center & Adjunct Fellow, Salve Regina University) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Following a recent trip to Russia for a conference, […]
Continue ReadingChina-US Competition: Measuring Global Influence
Speaker(s): Moyer, J. (University of Denver); Meisel, C. (University of Denver); Burrows, M. (Atlantic Council) Date: 3 August 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Jonathan Moyer (University of Denver), Mr. Collin Meisel (University of Denver), and Mr. Mathew Burrows (Atlantic Council) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Measuring a […]
Continue ReadingKey Elements of the 2021 Nuclear Posture Review
Speaker: Dr. Anna Péczeli (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Date: 21 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Anna Péczeli (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Risk of Strategic Deterrence Failure Speaker Series. The purpose of a Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is to assess the […]
Continue ReadingAn Agenda for Disinformation Research
Speaker(s): Garland, J. (Santa Fe Institute) Date: 20 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Joshua Garland (Applied Complexity Fellow, Santa Fe Institute) as part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Garland defined disinformation as “false misleading or inaccurate information disseminated with the intent to deceive.” Disinformation must be countered because it undermines individuals’ […]
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Cognitive Defense of the Joint Force in a Digitizing World
Author: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University, University College London (UCL), Intelligent Biology and New America) Report Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO project page. How can we defend the humans in the Joint Force—and its key support networks—from adversarial […]
Continue ReadingStrategic Influence: Applying the Principles of Unconventional Warfare in Peace
Author(s): Jones, R. (United States Special Operations Command) Invited Perspective Preview “The most important aspect of our containment strategy is that it serves to contain ourselves,” former President Dwight Eisenhower reportedly observed after he had left office. Perhaps the greatest problem facing the United States in the post-Cold War era is not our waning ability […]
Continue ReadingEmerging Neuroscience and Technology (NeuroS/T): Current and Near-Term Risks and Threats to US—and Global—Biosecurity
Author(s): Giordano, J. (Georgetown University; US Naval War College); DiEuliis, D. (National Defense University) Invited Perspective Preview There is increasing interest and effort in developing improved tools and methods through which political, military, and intelligence operations can influence the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral patterns of peer competitors and adversaries. The brain sciences are affording new […]
Continue ReadingNarrative Intelligence: Separate Signal from Noise
Speaker: Mr. Greg Griffith (EdgeTheory) Date: 15 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session Mr. Greg Griffith (Chief Product Officer & Co-founder, EdgeTheory) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. EdgeTheory’s methodology and technology combines human analysis and artificial intelligence to help people understand the theories, conversations, and narratives that shape their […]
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