Secret Innovation

April 2022 No Comments

Speaker(s): Joseph, M. (UC San Diego); Poznansky, M. (US Naval War College) Date: 13 April 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Joseph (Assistant Professor of Political Science, UC San Diego) and Dr. Michael Poznansky (Associate Professor, Strategic & Operational Research Department, US Naval War College) as part of its SMA GeneralSpeaker Series. […]

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Futures Study with an Assessment of Syrian Refugee Camp Radicalization Dynamics

March 2020 No Comments

“Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Futures Study with an Assessment of Syrian Refugee Camp Radicalization Dynamics” Authors | Editors: Lee, H. (US Army TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulation Directorate); Donahue, J. (US Army TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulation Directorate); Roth, N. (US Army TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulation Directorate); Hunter-Chester, D. (US Army TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulation Directorate) Executive Summary […]

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ISIL’s Intangible Influences and Resolve

September 2015 No Comments

ISIL Influence and Resolve. Author | Editor: Astorino-Coutois, A. & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). During FY 2014, the SOCCENT Commander requested a short-term effort to understand the psychological, ideological, narrative, emotional, cultural, and inspirational (“intangible”) nature of ISIL. As shown below, the SMA1 team really addressed two related questions: “What makes ISIL attractive?” or how […]

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Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Iraq and Syria

December 2014 No Comments

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL. Author | Editor: Cabayan, H. (Joint Staff) & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). SOCCENT has requested a short-term effort to assess the appeal of ISIL, specifically to answer, “What makes ISIL so magnetic, inspirational, and deeply resonant with a specific, but large, portion of the Islamic population allowing it to draw recruitment […]

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Analytic Techniques for Nuclear Strategy Analysis

November 2011 No Comments

A Guide to Analytic Techniques for Nuclear Strategy Analysis. Author | Editor: Bragg, B. & Popp, G. (NSI, Inc). The Concepts & Analysis of Nuclear Strategy (CANS) project undertaken for US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) was tasked to examine the utility of alternative analytic techniques for assessing nuclear force attributes and sufficiency under a variety of […]

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Concepts and Analysis of Nuclear Strategy

September 2011 No Comments

Concepts & Analysis of Nuclear Strategy Theory Team Framework Report. Author | Editor: Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc). This paper reports the theoretical review and framework development conducted by the STRATCOM/J-5 “Concept and Analysis of Nuclear Strategy (CANS) Theory Team. It reports the theoretical review and framework development with two goals in mind: Framing the problem […]

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Social Science to Understand Strategic Threat

October 2005 No Comments

Utilizing Social Science Technology to Understand and Counter the 21st Century Strategic Threat Author: Popp, R. During the Cold War era, the strategic threat against the US was clear. The country responded clearly with a policy toward the Soviet threat that centered on deterrence, containment, and mutually assured destruction. To enforce this policy, the US […]

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