List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

(Updated 20 May 2025)

For general speaker series inquiries and information on how to join an event, please contact Mariah Yager (mariah.c.yager.ctr@mail.mil).

Tuesday 20 May 1300 ET

• Speaker: Mr. Joseph Torigian (American University)
• Topic: Chinese Strategic Thinking
• Speaker Series: INDOPACOM

Tuesday 21 May 1100 ET

• Speaker: Dr. Matthew Furhmann (Texas A&M Unviersity)
• Topic: Influence Without Arms: The New Logic of Nuclear Deterrence
• Speaker Series: SDF

Tuesday 28 May 1500 ET

• Speaker: Lt Col Oriana Skylar Mastro, PhD (Stanford University; Deputy Director of Reserve Global China Strategy)
• Topic: The China-Russia Military Relationship (1949-2024): Evolution, Drivers, and Implications
• Speaker Series: INDOPACOM

Thursday July 24 (Time TBD)

• Speaker: Lyle Morris (Asia Society)
• Topic: Ongoing purges within the PLA and implications for PLA morale and readiness
• Speaker Series: INDOPACOM