Concepts of Influence Beyond Punishment and Denial: A Combined Effect Analysis of China, Russia, and Iran
Speaker: Brig Gen (Ret) Thomas Drohan (Professor Emeritus of Military and Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy; Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies) Date: 29 August 2023 Speaker Series Summary Authoritarian states more frequently use a whole-of-society approach to deterrence and coercion activities than democratic states. Because of many societal and geopolitical changes that have occurred […]
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US Command Perspectives on Campaigning in Support of Integrated Deterrence
Speakers: Ms. Michele Wolfe (USAFRICOM), Drs. Emily Goldman and Michael Warner (USCYBERCOM), Mr. James “JJ” Jenista (USNORTHCOM and NORAD), Mr. Robert Jones (USSOCOM), Mr. Howard Simkin (USASOC), Ms. Kayse Jansen (USSTRATCOM) Date: 10 August 2023 Speaker Session Summary The complex nature of the modern threat environment and geopolitical competition, especially competition in the gray zone, has […]
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U.S. Strategy and Force Posture for an Era of Nuclear Tripolarity
Speakers: Dr. Keir Lieber (Georgetown University); Dr. Daryl Press (Dartmouth College) Date: 6 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary US nuclear deterrence has changed drastically during the last few decades. One of the factors forcing the US to change its nuclear deterrence doctrine was the emergence of nuclear tripolarity between the US, China, and Russia. How […]
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Safety and Security of Nuclear Installations in Ukraine and Implications for Future Conflicts
Speaker: Ms. Darya Dolzikova (RUSI) Date: 1 August 2023 Speaker Session Summary The war in Ukraine is raising questions about the security of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and the safety of civilians who are in their proximity. Military and civilian leaders in other countries that possess nuclear power plants are examining how litigation could protect […]
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A New Asian Order is Emerging
Speaker: Mr. Mohammed Soliman (Middle East Institute) Date: 26 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary India’s expanding political influence is altering the current geopolitical order in Asia, with India positioned at its center. India’s growing role in geopolitics will over time take away some of the geopolitical focus on the Asia-Pacific region and place it on […]
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The United States and Regional Great Power Rivalry: Can America Still Pass the Mearsheimer test?
Speaker: Dr. Mark Katz (Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University) Date: 25 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary International relations (IR) experts widely perceive the US global political influence to be in a decline, especially in regions farther from the US. However, state actors who are gaining influence in their home regions are […]
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Update on the sUAS Ecosystem: Understanding the Basics: Vulnerability Assessment, Detection, CUAS Technology, and Law
Speaker: Colonel (Ret) Bill Edwards (Building Intelligence Inc.) Date: 20 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are still a relatively new technology and an even newer commercial product; however, the growth of the UAV market has been immense. During the last 13 years, there have been 1.7 million UAVs registered in 100 […]
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Back to the Future: Trajectories, Simulations and Alternative Futures of Great Power Competition
Speaker: Dr. Mark Abdollahian (Claremont Graduate University; Acertas) Date: 12 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary The US and China have been locked in a great power competition (GPC) that will decide who has more political influence among both developing and developed countries. This GPC was predicted by experts as early as 2000 as China’s eventual […]
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Spheres of Influence in the Coming Decades: Four Alternative Scenarios
Speakers: Dr. Mathew Burrows (Stimson Center), Mr. Collin Meisel (Stimson Center), Mr. Caleb Petry (Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures), Dr. Jonathan D. Moyer (Josef Korbel School of International Studies; Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures) Date: 11 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary There has been much speculation regarding how the future great […]
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Russian Uncrewed Systems in Ukraine
Speaker: Mr. Samuel Bendett (Center for Naval Analyses) Date: 6 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is having a significant impact on the war in Ukraine, changing how Russia and Ukraine are actively fighting and carrying out intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Mr. Bendett summarized his latest Center for Naval […]
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