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)
Speakers: Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI) and Dr. Belinda Bragg (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 as part of its SMA STRATCOM Risk of Strategic Deterrence Failure Speaker Series. As US adversaries reach nuclear parity—or near nuclear parity—with the US, […]
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AI Will Change War
Speaker: General John R. Allen (USMC, Ret.); and Amir Husain (Founder & CEO, SparkCognition) Date: 16 December 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with General John R. Allen, USMC (Ret) and Mr. Amir Husain (Founder & CEO, SparkCognition) as part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. The potential for blending the character of […]
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Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics
Speaker(s): Slaughter, A. (New America) Date: 14 December 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter (CEO, New America) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Dr. Slaughter commented that a country that truly allows its citizens to take risks and be entrepreneurial should also provide enough support for them […]
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Information Warfare and the New Threat Environment
Speakers: Elisabeth Braw (American Enterprise Institute (AEI)); James Farwell (The Farwell Group); Dr. Christopher Paul (RAND) Date: 8 December 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Dr. Christopher Paul (RAND), Mr. James P. Farwell (The Farwell Group), and Ms. Elisabeth Braw (American Enterprise Institute (AEI)) as part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. Information […]
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