Adapt or Die: Taking Evolution Seriously for National Security
Adapt or Die: Taking Evolution Seriously for National Security Speaker: Wilson, D. Date: 28 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. David Wilson (SUNY Binghamton) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. During this presentation, Dr. Wilson explained how evolutionary theory became gene-centric and why human social […]
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Afghanistan – No Ungoverned Spaces Here
Afghanistan – No Ungoverned Spaces Here Speaker: Liebl, V. Date: 27 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Vern Liebl (Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL)) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. Mr. Liebl explained that, in Afghanistan, three resources dictate power in Afghanistan: […]
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Korea Strategic Outcomes: Implications for German-speaking and East-Central Europe (GS-ECE)
Korea Strategic Outcomes: Implications for German-speaking and East-Central Europe (GS-ECE) SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. David Dorondo (Western Carolina University) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 26 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. David Dorondo (Western Carolina University) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM […]
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MINDSPACE: Cognition in Space Operations
SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology / Georgetown University) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 21 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology / Georgetown University) as a part […]
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Four Scenarios for the Korean Peninsula’s Future
Four Scenarios for the Korean Peninsula’s Future SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Narushige Michishita (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies [GRIPS]) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 20 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Prof. Narushige Michishita (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies […]
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US Approach to Stabilization and Application to Afghanistan Strategy
US Approach to Stabilization and Application to Afghanistan Strategy Speaker: Robinson, L. (RAND) Date: 20 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Linda Robinson (RAND) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. Ms. Robinson focused on her DoD-sponsored RAND study on stabilization entitled “Finding the Right […]
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Nuclear (De)Proliferation: Intended vs. Inadvertent Policy Outcomes
Nuclear (De)Proliferation: Intended vs. Inadvertent Policy Outcomes SMA hosted a speaker session with Ariel Petrovics (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 19 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Ariel Petrovics (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) as a part of its SMA […]
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The Singapore Summit and Understanding North Korea’s Calculus
The Singapore Summit and Understanding North Korea’s Calculus SMA hosted a speaker session with Ken Gause (CNA International Affairs Group) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 14 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ken Gause (CNA International Affairs Group) as a part of its SMA […]
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SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Panel Discussion
SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Panel Discussion (Featuring Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, Afghan Ambassador to the United States) Speakers: Khan, F. (NPS); Mohib, H. (Afghan Ambassador to the United States); Ostovar, A. (NPS); Rothstein, H. (NPS); Twomey, C. (NPS) Date: 13 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by BG (Ret.) Feroz Khan (NPS), […]
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Iraqi Kurdistan Politics and Erbil-Baghdad Relations After May 12 Elections
Iraqi Kurdistan Politics and Erbil-Baghdad Relations After May 12 Elections Speaker: Van den Toorn, C. (American University of Iraq, Sulaimani) Date: 12 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Christine van den Toorn (American University of Iraq, Sulaimani) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. During this […]
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