Monitoring Nuclear Agreements with North Korea (and Iran and Russia): Applying Lessons from the Past to the New Digital Age

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Monitoring Nuclear Agreements with North Korea (and Iran and Russia): Applying Lessons from the Past to the New Digital Age SMA hosted a speaker session with John Lauder (Areté Associates) as part of its SMA Korea Strategic Outcomes Speaker Series. This speaker session supported SMA’s Korea Strategic Outcomes project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please […]

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What Military Leaders Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence

August 2018 No Comments

What Military Leaders Need to Know about Artificial Intelligence Speakers: Carley, K. (Center for Computational Analysis of Social and Organizational Systems [CASOS] at Carnegie Mellon University); McCulloh, I. (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) Date: 2 August 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Ian McCulloh (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics […]

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Stabilization: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan

August 2018 No Comments

Stabilization: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan Speaker: Young, D. (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction [SIGAR]) Date: 1 August 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. David Young (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction [SIGAR]) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. Mr. Young began […]

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Documenting the Virtual Caliphates

July 2018 No Comments

Documenting the Virtual Caliphates Speaker: Bloom, M. (Georgia State University) Date: 27 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Mia Bloom (Georgia State University) as a part of its SMA DHS Speaker Series. Dr. Bloom spoke about her Minerva-funded research, which examines the themes that emerge in ISIS propaganda, […]

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Analyzing Digital Traces of Political Manipulation: The 2016 Russian Interference Twitter Campaign

July 2018 No Comments

Analyzing Digital Traces of Political Manipulation: The 2016 Russian Interference Twitter Campaign Speaker: Lerman, K. (University of Southern California [USC] Information Sciences Institute [ISI]) Date: 24 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Kristina Lerman (University of Southern California [USC] Information Sciences Institute [ISI]) as a part of its […]

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China’s Role and Interests in Afghanistan

July 2018 No Comments

China’s Role and Interests in Afghanistan Speaker: Pantucci, R. (Royal United Services Institute [RUSI]) Date: 20 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Raffaello Pantucci (Royal United Services Institute [RUSI]) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. Mr. Pantucci first provided a brief history of China’s […]

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Afghanistan: Devolution and ‘Good’ Corruption

July 2018 No Comments

Afghanistan: Devolution and ‘Good’ Corruption Speaker: Chayes, S. (Carnegie Institute for International Peace [CEIP]) Date: 18 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Sarah Chayes (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [CEIP]) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. During her discussion, Ms. Chayes provided insights on […]

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Emerging Trends in the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Ecosystems

July 2018 No Comments

Emerging Trends in the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Ecosystems Speaker: Blowers, M. (Peraton) Date: 17 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Misty Blowers (Peraton) as a part of its SMA DHS Speaker Series. Dr. Blowers first spoke about the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and how ease of access, attraction […]

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Can Pakistan be Converted from a Net Spoiler to a Net Enabler of Afghan Stability?

July 2018 No Comments

Can Pakistan be Converted from a Net Spoiler to a Net Enabler of Afghan Stability? Speakers: Miller, L. (RAND); Robinson, L. (RAND) Date: 13 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Linda Robinson (RAND) and Ms. Laurel Miller (RAND) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. […]

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Complexity in the Convergent Forces of Change

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Complexity in the Convergent Forces of Change Speaker: Hughes, P. (Retired) Date: 11 July 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Lt Gen (Ret) Patrick Hughes as a part of its SMA DHS Speaker Series. Lt Gen Hughes began his presentation by stating that the United States, its allies, and its […]

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