Escalation Management in International Conflict: The United States and its Adversaries
Speakers: Egle Murauskaite (ICONS Project, University of Maryland), and Devin H. Ellis (Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), University of Maryland) Date: 25 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Egle Murauskaite (ICONS Project, University of Maryland) and Mr. Devin H. Ellis (Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), University of Maryland) as […]
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Military-Intelligence Relations: Explaining the Oxymoron
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Rogg (Joint Special Operations University) Date: 26 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Jeffrey Rogg(Joint Special Operations University) as part of its SMA General Series. The professionalization of the US intelligence community has been a long process and frequently limited by the civilian-military relationship. The relationship between […]
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Combined-Effects Competition & Warfare: Strategies from China and Russia
Speaker: Dr. Tom Drohan (Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies) Date: 19 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Thomas Drohan (Professor Emeritus of Military and Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy; Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Authoritarian regimes and democratic […]
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Insights on 20 Years of Counterinsurgency Research
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Radziszewski (University of Maryland START, Irregular Warfare and Conflict Assessment Group) Date: 18 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Elizabeth Radziszewski (University of Maryland, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Through the 2000s and […]
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Caveat Emptor: The Pros and Cons of Strategic Culture as an Analytical Concept
Speaker: Dr. Alastair Johnston (Harvard University) Date: 12 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Alastair Iain Johnston (Harvard University) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Dr. Johnston described the four main generations of strategic culture research. During the first generation (1970s) a baseline was […]
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The COVID-19 Intelligence Failure: Why Warning Was Not Enough
Speaker: Dahl, E. (Naval Postgraduate School) Date: 5 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Erik Dahl (National Security Affairs Department, Naval Postgraduate School) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Scholars and members of the intelligence community have historically caught early warning signs of national security disasters—like the COVID-19 […]
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Assessing U.S.-China Technology Competition in Africa
Speaker: Sam Howell (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)) Date: 4 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Sam Howell (Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security) as part of its SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Speaker Series. China is using technology exports to […]
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(Updated 2 January 2024) For general speaker series inquiries and information on how to join an event, please contact Mariah Yager (mariah.c.yager.ctr@mail.mil). Thursday 16 January 1400 EST RESCHEDULED to March 5, 2025 1300 ET Wednesday 22 January 1100 EST Friday 24 January 1200 EST Friday 31 January 1100 EST Thursday 6 February 2025 1100 EST […]
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Exploring A Year Of Russian Television News’ Propaganda Landscape Through AI: From Speech & Visual Analysis To ChatGPT
Speaker: Dr. Kalev Hannes Leetaru (The GDELT Project) Date: 28 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Kalev Hannes Leetaru (The GDELT Project) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. The GDELT Project provides researchers with many tools for analyzing public discourse through compiling large open-source databases and utilizing text-based […]
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The Dilemmas Posed by the Great Power Competition on Political Transitions and the Security Landscape in the Sahel
Speaker: Dr. Joseph Sany (US Institute of Peace) Date: 30 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Joseph Sany (United States Institute for Peace [USIP]) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. The US, China, and Russia are locked in a global struggle for geopolitical […]
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