Complexity, Cognition, and Language: How Our Linguistic Habits Shape—and Distort—Our Understanding of Today’s Complex Strategic Environment
Speaker(s): Kerbel, J. (National Intelligence University) Date: 1 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Josh Kerbel (National Intelligence University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Understanding the language of state leaders from non-English speaking countries is important for diplomatic dialogue and national security. However, the US State Department’s […]
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Where Does France Stand In the Upheaval of the World?
Speaker(s): Fried, T. (Senior Advisor to the Vice Chairman of the French Joint Chiefs of Staff) Date: 24 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Tsiporah Fried (Senior Advisor to the Vice Chairman of the French Joint Chiefs of Staff) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Ms. Fried gave a synopsis of France’s military […]
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China’s Nuclear Modernization and Its Implications
Speaker(s): Zhao, T. (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Date: 23 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Tong Zhao (Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. China’s rapid nuclear development is being driven by both Chinese President Xi Jinping’s personal ambition and China’s […]
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Russian Approaches to Strategic Deterrence and Tactical Coercion
Speaker(s): Charap, S. (Senior Political Scientist, RAND) Date: 18 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Samuel Charap (Senior Political Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. In his presentation, Dr. Charap discussed two papers: one that describes Russia’sconcept of military deterrence and one that relates Russia’s deterrence approach directly to […]
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Russia’s Ambitions in the Arctic Towards 2035
Speaker(s): Gustafsson, P. (Swedish Defence Research Agency [FOI]) Date: 15 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Pär Gustafsson (Swedish Defence Research Agency [FOI]) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Russia is coveting the Arctic Circle’s wealth of undiscovered natural resources and the control of future Northern Sea trade routes […]
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Barriers to Strategic Success in US Special Operations Forces Counterterrorism
Speaker(s): Lindquist, K. (NSI); Koven, B. (Deloitte Consulting & Joint Special Operations University) Date: 10 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Katy A. Lindquist (Principal Research Scientist, NSI) and Dr. Barnett S. Koven (Data Science Manager, Deloitte Consulting; Adjunct Faculty Member, Joint Special Operations University) as part of its SMA […]
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Countering Violent Extremism in the US Military
Speaker(s): Helmus, T. (RAND) Date: 9 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Todd C. Helmus (Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. There is a long history of US military personnel being targeted for recruitment by extremist organizations: even dating back to the beginnings of […]
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Poland’s New Model Army
Speaker(s): Bartosiak, J. (Founder and Owner, Strategy & Future; Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Futures) Date: 3 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Jacek Bartosiak (Founder and Owner, Strategy & Future; Senior Analyst, Geopolitical Futures) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Russia’s troop movement to Ukraine and Belarus has caused […]
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How Can the US Department of Defense Catch Up With the CCP Within 6 Months?
Speaker: Nicolas Chaillan (Chief Technology Officer, Prevent Breach & Former Air Force and Space Force Chief Software Officer [CSO]) Date: 2 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Nicolas Chaillan (Chief Technology Officer, Prevent Breach & Former Air Force and Space Force Chief Software Officer) as part of its SMA NDU […]
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Restrictive Deterrence in Cyberspace: Findings from a Series of Online Field Experiments
Speaker(s): Maimon, D. (Georgia State University) Date: 1 February 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. David Maimon (Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Cyber-attacks have increasingly become a more prevalent national security threat since 2000; however, deterrence literature rarely mentions […]
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