Countering Violent Extremism in the US Military
Speaker(s): Helmus, T. (RAND) Date: 9 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Todd C. Helmus (Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. There is a long history of US military personnel being targeted for recruitment by extremist organizations: even dating back to the beginnings of […]
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Poland’s New Model Army
Speaker(s): Bartosiak, J. (Founder and Owner, Strategy & Future; Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Futures) Date: 3 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Jacek Bartosiak (Founder and Owner, Strategy & Future; Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Futures) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Russia’s troop movement to Ukraine and Belarus has caused […]
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How Can the US Department of Defense Catch Up With the CCP Within 6 Months?
Speaker: Nicolas Chaillan (Chief Technology Officer, Prevent Breach & Former Air Force and Space Force Chief Software Officer [CSO]) Date: 2 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Nicolas Chaillan (Chief Technology Officer, Prevent Breach & Former Air Force and Space Force Chief Software Officer) as part of its SMA NDU […]
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Restrictive Deterrence in Cyberspace: Findings from a Series of Online Field Experiments
Speaker(s): Maimon, D. (Georgia State University) Date: 1 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. David Maimon (Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Cyber-attacks have increasingly become a more prevalent national security threat since 2000; however, deterrence literature rarely mentions […]
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Theater Information Advantage Element: A Construct To Gain Advantage Against Near-Peer Adversaries in Great Power Competition
Speaker(s): Hancock, B. (G9, 79th Theater Sustainment Command); Sleevi, N. (Military Analyst, Irregular Warfare Proponent, Mission Command Center of Excellence, US Army TRADOC); Gaines, J. (Public Affairs Officer, Cyber National Mission Force) Date: 27 January 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with MAJ Brian J. Hancock (G9, 79th Theater Sustainment Command), COL […]
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Integrating Deterrence Across the Gray—Making It More Than Words
Speaker(s): Crombe, K. (US Army Strategist & Director, US Special Operations Command Central J5 Strategy, Plans, and Policy Division); Ferenzi, S. (US Army Strategist & Special Forces Officer, US Special Operations Command Central J5); Jones, R. (Principal Strategist, Donovan Integration Group, US Special Operations Command) Date: 20 January 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a […]
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You Are What You Risk: What Different Global Risk Choices Mean for US National Security
Speaker(s): Wucker, M. (Founder and CEO, Gray Rhino & Company) Date: 19 January 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Michele Wucker (Founder and CEO, Gray Rhino & Company) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Gray rhinos—or threats that actors see coming and openly discuss—are having a strong impact on […]
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The Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict
Speaker(s): Leverich, Gerald (Director, OE Integration, TRADOC G2) Date: 11 January 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Gerald Leverich Jr. (Director, OE Integration, TRADOC G2) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. For the first time in twenty years, the US armed forces are shifting from mostly carrying out counter-insurgency […]
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The Real and Present Risk of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons on the Battlefield
Speaker(s): Lowther, A. (Director, Department of Multi-Domain Operations, Army Management Staff College) Date: 12 January 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Dr. Adam Lowther (Director, Department of Multi-Domain Operations, Army Management Staff College) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Speaker Series. Russia’s and China’s status as near-peer nuclear competitors with the US […]
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Challenges to 21st Century Deterrence (Part III)
Speaker(s): Astorino-Courtois, A. (NSI); Bragg, B. (NSI) Date: 7 January 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI) and Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Speaker Series. As US adversaries reach nuclear parity—or near nuclear parity—with the US, multi-actor deterrence is becoming more prevalent in global […]
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