Insights on 20 Years of Counterinsurgency Research

April 2023 No Comments

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

April 2023 No Comments

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

March 2023 No Comments

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

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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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List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

March 2023 No Comments

(Updated 9 December 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 19 December 2024 1100 EST Wednesday 8 January 2024 1000 EST Wednesday 15 January 1000 EST Thursday 16 January 1400 EST Wednesday 22 January 1100 EST TO BE RESCHEDULED – 2025 Thursday […]

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Exploring A Year Of Russian Television News’ Propaganda Landscape Through AI: From Speech & Visual Analysis To ChatGPT

March 2023 No Comments

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

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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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The Rise of the Chinese Techno-Security State

March 2023 No Comments

Speaker(s): Dr. Tai Ming Cheung (Director, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego) Date: 29 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Tai Ming Cheung (Director, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; Professor, School of Global Policy and […]

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The Belt and Road Initiative at 10 Years Old and the Future of China-Africa Relations

March 2023 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Lina Benabdallah (Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University) Date: 22 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Lina Benabdallah (Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. China’s Belt and […]

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US Military Assistance to Ukraine in 2022: Impact Assessment

March 2023 No Comments

Speaker: Murauskaite, E. (University of Maryland, ICONS) Date: 15 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Egle E. Murauskaite (University of Maryland, ICONS) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series.  The US has given military support to Ukraine as it defends against a Russian invasion. This support includes arms transfers, […]

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