Cognitive Biases: Causes, Effects, and Implications for Effective Messaging
Authors: Dr. Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI, Inc.) and Tom Rieger . (NSI, Inc.) Quick Look 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. In the current environment of contested norms, increasing great power competition, and rapid technological change, protecting and furthering […]
Continue ReadingSMA CENTCOM Panel Discussion—The Gulf and Egypt
Speakers: Weston Aviles (NSI); Dr. Marco Ehrl (Kutztown University); Dr. Robert Hinck (Monmouth College); Howard Lee (US Army TRADOC); and Dr. Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI) Date: 31 March 2020 Panel Description SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Population Dynamics Speaker Series. The panelists included Mr. Weston Aviles (NSI), Dr. Marco Ehrl (Kunztown University), Dr. Robert Hinck […]
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Summary of NSI’s “Assessment to Collapse in the DPRK: A NSI Pathways™ Report—Featured in Red Diamond Volume 10, Issue 1
Authors | Editors: Polansky (Pagano), S. (NSI, Inc.); Laster, N. (US Army TRADOC G2) This article was featured in Volume 10, Issue 1 of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command’s (TRADOC G2) journal, entitled Red Diamond. Journal Article Preview Following the collapse of the North Korean economy and disastrous famine of the mid- 1990s, […]
Continue ReadingAssessment of Strategic Implications of Population Dynamics in the Central Region—Integration Report: Radicalization
Author | Editor: Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI, Inc.); Sarah Canna (NSI, Inc.); and George Popp (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of the SMA project, “CENTCOM Regional and Population Dynamics in the Central Region.” For more information regarding this project, please click here. Report Preview At the request of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), SMA initiated a […]
Continue ReadingSMA CENTCOM Panel Discussion on Radicalization (Part I)
Speakers: Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Nicole (Peterson) Omundson (NSI, Inc.); Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology); Dr. Sabrina (Pagano) Polansky (NSI, Inc.); Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler (University of Akron); Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.); Howard Lee (US Army TRADOC) Date: 10 March 2020 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Population Dynamics Speaker […]
Continue ReadingStability in US-Egyptian Relations: Why the United States is Unlikely to Make a Major Policy Shift in Response to Egyptian Events
Authors: Sabrina (Pagano) Polansky (NSI, Inc.); and Nicole (Peterson) Omundson (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of the SMA project, “CENTCOM Regional and Population Dynamics in the Central Region.” For more information regarding this project, please click here. NSI Reachback Report Preview The United States’ relationship with Egypt is generally thought to be an important one […]
Continue ReadingUS Action and Inaction in Lebanon: Charting the Best Course for US Interests in Great Power Competition
Authors: Dr. Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI, Inc.); and Weston Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of the SMA project, “CENTCOM Regional and Population Dynamics in the Central Region.” For more information regarding this project, please click here. Report Abstract Despite significant challenges to its stability, Lebanon has long survived politically and economically. Nonetheless, poor governance and a severe economic […]
Continue ReadingReintegrating the Radicalized: Challenges, Lessons Learned, and How to Overcome Barriers
Authors: Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI, Inc.), and Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of the SMA project, “CENTCOM Regional and Population Dynamics in the Central Region.” For more information regarding this project, please click here. NSI Reachback Report Preview Defining Reintegration and Distinguishing Related Terms We begin by defining reintegration and distinguishing it from […]
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Chinese Strategic Intentions: A Deep Dive into China’s Worldwide Activities
“Chinese Strategic Intentions: A Deep Dive into China’s Worldwide Activities” Authors | Editors: Allen, G. (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)); Astorino-Courtois, A. (NSI, Inc.); Beckley, M. (Tufts University); Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc.); Bremseth, L.R. (Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI)); Cheng, D. (Heritage Foundation); Cooley, S. (Oklahoma State University); Copeland, D. (University of Virginia); DeFranco, […]
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Chinese and Russian Economic Statecraft: Strategic Threat or Benign Business Activity? – A Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report
Chinese and Russian Economic Statecraft: Strategic Threat or Benign Business Activity? – A Future of Global Competition and Conflict Virtual Think Tank Report Author | Editors: Polansky (Pagano), S. (NSI, Inc.); Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.); & Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc.) Subject Matter Expert Contributors Dr. Kerry Brown (King’s College, London), Dean Cheng (Heritage Foundation), Major Christopher Culver (US Air Force […]
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