SMA Space Panel- UK Perspectives

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SMA Space Panel- UK Perspectives Speakers: Bowen, B. (University of Leicester); Hilborne, M. (King’s College, London); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology; Georgetown University) Date: 17 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its SMA Space Speaker Series. The panelists for this session included Dr. Bleddyn Bowen (University of Leicester), […]

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The Clash of Sectors: Why Public Private Partnerships Can Reduce ‘Coerced Cooperation’ in Commercial-Government Joint Ventures

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The Clash of Sectors: Why Public Private Partnerships Can Reduce ‘Coerced Cooperation’ in Commercial-Government Joint Ventures Authors | Editors: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.); Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc.) Abstract Many experts believe that one of the best investments to expand opportunities for United States’ multi-and cross-domain dominance lies in the successful joint investment of the United […]

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SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Reach Back Panel Discussion

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SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Reach Back Panel Discussion Speakers: Arquilla, J. (Naval Postgraduate School [NPS]); Barfield, T. (Boston University); Rothstein, H. (NPS); Whiteside, C. (NPS) Date: 16 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion focusing on the most recent round of CENTCOM Reach Back questions as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) […]

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Outer Space in the Media Space

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Outer Space in the Media Space: How Russian and Chinese News Media Present the Commercialization and Militarization of the Space Domain Speaker: Cooley, S. (Oklahoma State University) Date: 9 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University) as a part of its SMA Space Speaker […]

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Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: Sources and Outlook

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Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: Sources and Outlook Speaker: Kaltenthaler, K. (University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University) Date: 8 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler (University of Akron and Case Western Reserve University) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. Dr. Kaltenthaler first provided […]

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Space Virtual Think Tank Summary Overview

May 2018 No Comments

Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security Author | Editor: Popp, G. (NSI, Inc.) Introduction Over the past year, the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA)2 team employed NSI’s Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa®) methodology to reach out to a global network of space subject matter experts (SMEs) from across academia, industry, government, and national security space […]

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Vladimir Putin’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space

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Vladimir Putin’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors | Editors: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.); Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary A corpus of Vladimir Putin’s speeches was drawn from his official Kremlin website. The corpus was examined using semi-automated discourse analysis to gauge Putin’s concerns with space and how these […]

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Kim Jong Un’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space

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Kim Jong Un’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors | Editors: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.); Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary A collection of Kim Jong Un’s speeches from 2012 to 2017, translated and published online by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) were examined using semi-automated discourse analysis […]

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Chinese Worldview and Perspectives on Space

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Chinese Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors | Editors: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.); Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary Corpora from three sources were examined using semi-automated discourse analysis to gauge the Chinese government’s concerns in the space domain and how these interests are articulated with general political and cultural […]

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Allocation of Commercial Space Industry Components

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Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security Author | Editor: Bragg, B. & Pagano, S. (NSI, Inc.) [Q8] How are the components of the commercial space industry allocated outside of the US? Which countries have which types of market interests on the commercial end (e.g. tourism, imagery, navigation etc.)? Summary Response Thirty-four subject matter […]

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