Analyzing Election Disinformation Efforts by Foreign Actors
Speaker: Helmus, T. (RAND); Marcellino, W. (RAND); Posard, M. (RAND) Date: 9 February 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND), Dr. William Marcellino (RAND), and Dr. Marek Posard (RAND) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Dr. Posard began the speaker session by stating that he […]
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“Standing Under” Stories: Narrative Research Methods for Anticipatory Intelligence
Speaker: Cobb, S. (George Mason University) Date: 2 February 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Sara Cobb (George Mason University) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Cobb began her presentation by acknowledging that her own work builds on and heavily references prior communication, conflict, and psychological research, […]
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Fresh Options to Reinvigorate Defense Innovation for the World as It Is Now
Speakers: Mike Brown (Director, Defense Innovation Unit, Former CEO of Symantec Corporation); Dr. Carl Hunt (US Army, Retired); Dr. Jim Lewis (Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS); and Sir Geoff Mulgan (University College, London, [UCL]; Former Chief Executive of Nesta, the UK’s innovation foundation) Date: 3 February 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted […]
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Information Warfare
Speaker: Farwell, J. (The Farwell Group) Date: 21 January 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Mr. James Farwell (The Farwell Group), as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Mr. Farwell’s brief focused on strategic views of information warfare and the impact that it is having. He began by stating that communication strategy and information warfare are about […]
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Waging New Cold Wars: Gaining Advantage in Great Power Competition
Speaker: Ehlers, R. (JMark Services) Date: 22 January 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Robert Ehlers (JMark Services, Inc.), as a part of its new SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Ehlers began by presenting the six goals of his presentation: 1) To foster thinking and action for informational aspects of great power rivalry (GPR), 2) to review key aspects […]
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One Belt, One Movie: China’s Campaign to Cancel America’s Cultural Dominance and Assert New Narratives
Speakers: Davis, Z. (Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Lab); Monroe, M. (Marshall Monroe Magic, Founder, National Center for Soft Power Strategies) Date: 13 January 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Zachary S. Davis (Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Lab) and Mr. Marshall Monroe (Marshall Monroe Magic, Founder, National […]
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Neglected History, Forgotten Lessons: The Struggle for Minds and Wills Relies on Leadership First, Organization Second
Speaker: Armstrong, M. (PhD Student, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London) Date: 14 January 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Mr. Matthew Armstrong (PhD Student, Defence Studies Department, King’s College London), as a part of its new SMA Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) Speaker Series. Mr. Armstrong took a historical approach to his presentation. […]
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Economics, Diplomacy, and Great Power Competition
Speaker: Hon. Robert Zoellick (Former World Bank President; US Trade Representative; and Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, and Counselor to the US Department of State) Date: 12 January 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Hon. Robert Zoellick (Former World Bank President; US Trade Representative; and Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, and Counselor to the US Department of State), as a part of […]
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What COVID Reveals: Global Governance in Flux and Possible New Directions for Government
Speaker: Zalman, A. (Prescient & Georgetown University) Date: 16 December 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Amy Zalman (Prescient & Georgetown University), as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series. Dr. Zalman began her presentation by discussing the current distribution and redistribution of power in the world. Global power is […]
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Qanon Radicalization and Conspiracy: 2017-2020
Speaker: Bloom, M. (Georgia State University) Date: 15 December 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Mia Bloom (Georgia State University), as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Dr. Bloom began her presentation by noting the similarities between ISIS’s and Qanon’s methods of recruitment and radicalization, as well as their […]
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