Building a Strategic Framework for Tailored Deterrence of China in Space
Speaker: Dr. Krista Langeland (RAND) Date: 13 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biography: Krista Langeland is a physical scientist at the RAND Corporation focusing on developing frameworks and models for strategic development and decision making support. Her recent work at RAND focuses on policy and strategy in […]
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Using a Nuclear Security & Nonproliferation Approach to Reduce US-PRC Escalation Risks in a DPRK Collapse Scenario
Speaker: Dr. Justin Anderson (NDU) Date: 8 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Recommended reading: Biography: Dr. Justin Anderson is a Senior Policy Fellow at National Defense University’s Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction. His research focuses on deterrence (nuclear and non-nuclear), nuclear forces, and future […]
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The Ukrainian Army is Leveraging Online Influencers. Can the U.S. Military?
Speaker: Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND) Date: 6 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Biography: Todd Helmus is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and a nationally recognized expert on disinformation and violent extremism. He specializes in the use of data and evidence-based strategies to understand and counter disinformation […]
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A Restraint Approach to U.S. China Policy
Speaker: Michael Swaine (Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft) Date: 1 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary Although the US-China competition has global economic and political implications, it is still primarily focused on the Asia-Pacific region. If this strategic competition escalates to armed conflict, then it will become incredibly costly to both the US and China. Dr. […]
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Cold Peace: Avoiding the New Cold War
Speaker: Dr. Michael Doyle (Columbia University) Date: 31 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary US and China are considered by many analysts and scholars to be in a second Cold War. Dr. Doyle specified that there are four types of political relationships—hot war, cold war, cold peace, and warm peace. If countries are in a hot […]
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Ethical and National Security Implications of Genetic Weapons
Speaker: Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College; South Asia Center, Atlantic Council; Davis Center, Harvard University) Date: 24 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. At times, biotechnology appears to blend science fiction and reality. The potential warfighting applications of biotechnology […]
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Cyber Persistence and National Security
Speaker: Dr. Michael Fischerkeller (IDA) Date: 23 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Fischerkeller (IDA) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Speaker Series. The cyber domain is an increasingly prevalent theater of competition, and the US must be able to effectively deter opponents using cyber tools and capabilities. Dr. Fischerkeller […]
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Credibility, Organizational Politics, and Crisis Decision Making
Speaker: Don Casler (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) Date: 17 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Don Casler (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Civilian and military leaders have always been concerned about credibility and integrity. […]
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Quick Look: Food Security in USAFRICOM
Authors: Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc.) & Astorino-Courtois, A. (NSI, Inc.) This report was produced as part of SMA’s 2022-2023 “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Effort. Report Preview This report provides a concise, highly visual overview of the food security subsystem of the AECM (AFRICOM Exploitable Conditions Model). In addition to enabling analysis of causes […]
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Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Sahelian Computational Models
Author: Kuznar , L. (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview The physical, social, political, economic, and cultural systems comprise the operational environment andinteract in complex ways. The Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Anticipating the Future OperationalEnvironment (AFOE) project models this complexity with special relevance to US national securityconcerns. The AFOE team constructed a generic Global Exploitable Conditions Model […]
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