Retransmitting the Caliphate
Author(s): Ingram, H. (The George Washington University Program on Extremism); Whiteside, C. (US Naval War College Monterey); Winter, C. (International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, ExTrac) Invited Perspective Preview The Islamic State’s complete loss of territorial control in Iraq and Syria in 2019 forced its central media unit to adapt in order to continue […]
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Algorithms of Armageddon: What Happens When We Insert AI Into Our Military Weapons Systems?
Speaker(s): Galdorisi, G. (Director of Strategic Assessments and Technical Futures, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific)); Tangredi, S. (Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies & Professor of National, Naval, and Maritime Strategy, U.S. Naval War College) Date: 3 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with CAPT George Galdorisi, USN (Ret) (Director […]
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China’s Global Media Footprint
Speaker(s): Cook, S. (Freedom House) Date: 2 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Sarah Cook (Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Freedom House) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Ms. Cook began by stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always been an authoritarian regime. […]
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A New Approach to Industrial Policy?
Speaker(s): Atkinson, R. (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); Thornhill, J. (The Financial Times) Date: 27 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted its first debate between Dr. Robert Atkinson (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation) and Mr. John Thornhill (Innovation Editor, The Financial Times) as a part of its SMA NDU Speaker Series. Dr. Atkinson argued that […]
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The Three N Approach to Strategies for United States Government Information Operations
Author(s): Kaltenthaler, K. (University of Akron/Case Western Reserve); Kruglanski, A. (University of Maryland) Invited Perspective Preview This paper seeks to answer the following question: What can we learn from the process ofradicalization into extremism that can be applied to information operations to make them moresuccessful? We contend that the 3 N model of radicalization applies […]
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Understanding Policy Responses to the National Disinformation Challenge
Speaker(s): Montgomery, M. (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Morgus, R. (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Thompson, N. (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission) Date: 26 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Mark Montgomery (Executive Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), Mr. Robert Morgus (Senior Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), and Ms. Natalie Thompson (Research Analyst, […]
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Learning From Crises Like COVID-19 at Multiple Speeds of Relevance
Speaker(s): O’Donnell, G. (UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011, the UK’s highest Official and Head of the Civil Service); Freedman, L. (King’s College London) Date: 25 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Lord Gus O’Donnell (UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011, the UK’s highest Official and Head of the Civil Service) and Sir Lawrence Freedman […]
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The United States, China, and Russia: An Innovation Net Assessment
Speaker(s): Atkinson, R. (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); Graham, L. (Professor Emeritus of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Harvard University); Hudson, W. (COL, US Army (Ret.)) (Associate Professor, Eisenhower School, National Defense University; Global Fellow, Wilson Center); Mulvenon, J. (Director, Intelligence Integration, Intelligence Solutions Group) Date: 18 May 2021 Speaker Session […]
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Delaying Doomsday: The Politics of Nuclear Reversal
Speaker(s): Mehta, R. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) Date: 12 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Rupal Mehta (University of Nebraska–Lincoln) as a part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. Prof. Mehta focused on her book project during her brief. The book’s overall thesis is that external pressure can […]
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On the New War Ecology
Speaker(s): Ford, M. (University of Sussex) Date: 11 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Matthew Ford (University of Sussex) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Ford began his presentation by emphasizing that a changing information environment (IE) has affected how governments and their civilians participate in radical […]
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