Speaker: Michael Swaine (Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft) Date: 1 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary Although the US-China competition has global economic and political implications, it is still primarily focused on the Asia-Pacific region. If this strategic competition escalates to armed conflict, then it will become incredibly costly to both the US and China. Dr. […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Michael Doyle (Columbia University) Date: 31 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary US and China are considered by many analysts and scholars to be in a second Cold War. Dr. Doyle specified that there are four types of political relationships—hot war, cold war, cold peace, and warm peace. If countries are in a hot […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Professor Dmitry Adamsky (Reichman University) Date: 19 July 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Professor Dmitry Adamsky (Reichman University) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The Kremlin is blending its nuclear discourse, politics, and theological beliefs, changing the domestic perception in Russia regarding just nuclear war and […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College; South Asia Center, Atlantic Council; Davis Center, Harvard University) Date: 24 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. At times, biotechnology appears to blend science fiction and reality. The potential warfighting applications of biotechnology […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Michael Fischerkeller (IDA) Date: 23 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Fischerkeller (IDA) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The cyber domain is an increasingly prevalent theater of competition, and the US must be able to effectively deter opponents using cyber tools and […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.); Tom Rieger (NSI, Inc.); Bradford Morrison (University of British Columbia) Date: 16 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.), Mr. Tom Rieger (NSI, Inc.), and Mr. Bradford Morrison (University of British Columbia) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Studies that […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Don Casler (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) Date: 17 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Don Casler (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Civilian and military leaders have always been concerned about credibility and integrity. […]
Continue ReadingAuthors: Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI, Inc.) & Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI, Inc.) This publication was released as part of a formal SMA effort, Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) project. For more information regarding this project, please click here. Report Preview This report provides a concise, highly visual overview of the food security subsystem of […]
Continue ReadingAuthor: Kuznar, L. (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview The physical, social, political, economic, and cultural systems that comprise the operational environmentinteract in complex ways. The Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Anticipating the Future OperationalEnvironment (AFOE) project models this complexity with special relevance to US national securityconcerns. The AFOE team constructed a generic Global Exploitable Conditions Model (GECM) […]
Continue ReadingAuthor: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview This publication was released as part of a formal SMA effort, Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) project. For more information regarding this project, please click here. The physical, social, political, economic, and cultural systems comprise the operational environment andinteract in complex ways. The Strategic Multilayer Assessment […]
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