Protection’s Price: Reassurance and Burden-Sharing in U.S. Alliances
Speaker: Blankenship, B. (University of Miami) Date: 9 December 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series, entitled “Protection’s Price: Reassurance and Burden-Sharing in US Alliances.” The speaker was Dr. Brian Blankenship (University of Miami). Dr. Blankenship began his presentation by discussing the conditions under […]
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Russian Military Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Developments: An Assessment
Speaker: Bendett, S. (CNA) Date: 4 December 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted speaker session presented by Mr. Samuel Bendett (CNA) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Mr. Bendett began his presentation by recognizing that new threats require new approaches to technological, intellectual, and human potential. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD), particularly over the […]
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American Businesses and Great Power Competition
Speaker: Votel, J. (Former Commander, USSOCOM and USCENTCOM; President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security (BENS)) Date: 18 November 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM/AFRICOM Speaker Series. The speaker was GEN (Ret.) Joseph Votel (Former Commander, USSOCOM and USCENTCOM; President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security (BENS)). GEN […]
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India and Post-COVID Global Competition: Everything You Need to Know
Speakers: Vaishnav, M. (South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment); Madan, T. (The India Project, Brookings Institution); Chaudhuri, R. (Carnegie India); Ladwig, W. (Senior Lecturer, King’s College, London) Date: 17 November 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series. The panelists included Dr. Milan Vaishnav (Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment), Dr. Tanvi […]
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Evaluation of Counter Violent Extremism Campaigns in Nigeria, Indonesia, and the Philippines
Speakers: Helmus, T. (RAND); Bodine-Baron, E. (RAND); Marrone, J. (RAND) Date: 13 November 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM/AFRICOM Speaker Series. The panelists included Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND), Dr. Elizabeth Bodine-Baron (RAND), and Dr. James Marrone (RAND). Dr. Helmus began the presentation by emphasizing the importance of counter violent […]
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Artificial Intelligence, COVID, and Global Democratic-authoritarian Competition
Speakers: Chen Weiss, J. (Cornell University); Feldstein, S. (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace); Nemitz, P. (Directorate General for Justice and Consumers at the European Commission); Wright, N. (Georgetown University) Date: 10 November 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series. The panelists included Mr. Paul Nemitz (Principal […]
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Extended Deterrence in Doubt? Possible German Futures: 2021
Speaker: Dorondo, D. (Western Carolina University) Date: 27 October 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series, featuring Dr. David Dorondo (Western Carolina University). Dr. Dorondo began his presentation by discussing the tumultuous time that nations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are […]
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COVID, Global Power, War, and US Restraint: A Conversation with Barry Posen
Speaker: Posen, B. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) Date: 28 October 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Barry Posen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)). Dr. Posen began the conversation by discussing grand strategy. He argued that whether states know it or […]
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Complex Social-ecological Systems and Environmental Shocks: A Threat for International Security
Speaker: Natalini, D. (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University) Date: 22 October 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Davide Natalini (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University). Dr. Natalini began the presentation with an overview of complex social-ecological systems, or how different […]
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Trust, Confidence, and Organizational Decisions about AI Adoption: The Impact for US Defense
Speaker: Horowitz, M. (University of Pennsylvania) Date: 20 October 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Michael Horowitz (University of Pennsylvania). Dr. Horowitz started the presentation by laying out three key findings derived from his research. First, the key challenges in adopting military […]
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