Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses
“Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses” Speaker: Robinson, L. (RAND) Date: 15 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Linda Robinson (RAND) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Ms. Robinson focused her presentation on a recent RAND report that examined the practice of political warfare during […]
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Conceptualizing Strategic Competition—Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
“Conceptualizing Strategic Competition—Historical and Theoretical Perspectives“ Speaker: Mazarr, M. (RAND) Date: 14 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted speaker session presented by Mr. Michael Mazarr (RAND) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. To begin, Mr. Mazarr stated that competition is not clearly defined in the international relations literature, and thus offered […]
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Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) Resistance Operating Concept
“Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) Resistance Operating Concept” Speakers: DeRosa, J. (Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR)); Fiala, O. (SOCEUR); Worall, G. (SOCEUR) Date: 13 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. John DeRosa (Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR)), Dr. Otto Fiala (SOCEUR), and LTC (R) Gordon James (Jim) Worrall (SOCEUR) as a part of its […]
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Assessing Recent Russia-China-US Security Dialogues
“Assessing Recent Russia-China-US Security Dialogues“ Speaker: Weitz, R. (Hudson Institute) Date: 9 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Richard Weitz (Hudson Institute) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Weitz discussed his observations from last month’s Moscow Security Conference, a Russian Ministry of Foreign […]
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Strategic Latency: Red, White, and Blue- Managing the National and International Security Consequences of Disruptive Technologies
“Strategic Latency: Red, White, and Blue- Managing the National and International Security Consequences of Disruptive Technologies“ Speakers: Canton, J. (Institute for Global Futures); Davis, Z. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)); Gac, F. (LLNL); Giordano, J. (Georgetown University); Snow, J. (USSOCOM J5 Donovan Group) Date: 7 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as […]
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Nonviolent Resistance and Expanding the Unconventional Warfare (UW) Toolkit
“Nonviolent Resistance and Expanding the Unconventional Warfare (UW) Toolkit“ Speaker: Doherty, T. (US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)); McBride, R. (USASOC) Date: 6 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by MAJ Thomas Doherty (US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)) and MAJ Robert McBride (USASOC) as a part of its SMA NDU Speaker Series. MAJ […]
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Russian Grand Strategy in the 21st Century
“Russian Grand Strategy in the 21st Century” Speaker: Person, R. (United States Military Academy, West Point) Date: 3 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Robert Person (United States Military Academy, West Point) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. To begin, Dr. Person established that Russian strategy in the 21st century […]
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Mosul: The Post-ISIS Landscape
“Mosul: The Post-ISIS Landscape” Speaker: Waziri, H. (ARTIS International) Date: 2 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Hoshang Waziri (ARTIS International) and Dr. Scott Atran (ARTIS International / University of Michigan) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. To begin, Dr. Atran explained what ARTIS does and provided some insight […]
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How Russian Society Challenges Putin’s Grand Narrative: Perceptions of Domestic Problems and External Threats after Crimea
“How Russian Society Challenges Putin’s Grand Narrative: Perceptions of Domestic Problems and External Threats after Crimea” Speaker: Sherlock, T. (United States Military Academy, West Point) Date: 1 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Thomas Sherlock (United States Military Academy, West Point) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Sherlock discussed a […]
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Understanding China’s AI Strategy: Clues to Chinese Strategic Thinking on Artificial Intelligence and National Security
“Understanding China’s AI Strategy: Clues to Chinese Strategic Thinking on Artificial Intelligence and National Security” Speaker: Allen, G. (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)) Date: 30 April 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Gregory Allen (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Mr. Allen’s presentation […]
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