Speaker: Lt Col Oriana Skylar Mastro, PhD (Stanford University; Deputy Director of Reserve Global China Strategy) Date: 28 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro is a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Courtesy Assistant Professor of Political Science […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M University) Date: 21 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M University) as part of its SMA SDF Speaker Series. Nuclear latency refers to a state’s ability to engage in nuclear deterrence without developing or possessing nuclear weapons. Dr. Fuhrmann illustrated […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Joseph Torigian (American University) Date: 20 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Joseph Torigian (American University) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Xi Jinping is frequently described as a fundamentally new type of leader in Chinese politics—one who has dismantled the tradition of collective leadership […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) Date: 15 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) as part of its SMA India Speaker Series. Kashmir has long been a region of contention between Pakistan and India, while many Kashmiris view themselves as belonging to neither nation. It […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Sidharth Kaushal (Royal United Services Institute) Date: 13 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Sidharth Kaushal (Royal United Services Institute) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Dissimilar rearmament is fundamental in the context of the European theatre as nations attempt to scale up their military […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Robert “Jake” Bebber (US Navy) Date: 6 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording *This event encountered initial technological difficulties. The presentation resumes in full at approximately 7:18. Briefing Materials Briefing Slides: Biography: Robert “Jake” Bebber is an officer in the United States Navy. He has served at various locations throughout […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Dr. Michelle Grisé, Dr. Krystyna Marcinek, Anna Dowd, and David Woodworth (RAND) Date: 1 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michelle Grisé (RAND), Dr. Krystyna Marcinek (RAND), Anna Dowd (RAND), and David Woodworth (RAND) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. The ongoing war in Ukraine is testing Russia’s […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Mr. Gerard DiPippo (RAND) Date: 30 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Gerard DiPippo(RAND) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. National headlines about China’s economy have focused on its decelerating economic growth and gross domestic product (GDP). Despite these macroeconomic indicators, China continues to pursue its high-tech […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. James Patton Rogers (Brooks Tech Policy Institute, Cornell University) Date: 16 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. James Patton Rogers (Brooks Tech Policy Institute, Cornell University) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. The Arctic, considered a space of geopolitical cooperation following the Cold War, is […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Ambassador Catherine Royle (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) Date: 8 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ambassador Catherine Royle (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) and Stuart Smith (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) as part of its SMA SDF Speaker Series. For Western allies to properly deter unwanted Russian actions, […]
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