Generating and Employing Mass on the 21st Century Battlefield
Speaker: Dr. Sidharth Kaushal (Royal United Services Institute) Date: 13 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Sidharth Kaushal is Senior Research Fellow for Sea Power and Integrated Air and Missile Defence at the Royal United Services Institute. His work at the Institute has seen him work […]
Continue ReadingCognitive Competition, Conflict, and War: An Ontological Approach
Speaker: Dr. Robert “Jake” Bebber (US Navy) Date: 6 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Briefing Slides: Biography: Robert “Jake” Bebber is an officer in the United States Navy. He has served at various locations throughout his career, including Afghanistan, Fort Meade, US 7th Fleet staff, Carrier Strike Group 12, […]
Continue ReadingRussia’s Military After Ukraine: Potential Pathways for the Postwar Reconstitution of the Russian Armed Forces
Speakers: Dr. Michelle Grisé, Dr. Krystyna Marcinek, Anna Dowd, and David Woodworth (RAND) Date: 1 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michelle Grisé (RAND), Dr. Krystyna Marcinek (RAND), Anna Dowd (RAND), and David Woodworth (RAND) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. The ongoing war in Ukraine is testing Russia’s […]
Continue ReadingAvoiding Self-Deterrence in the Context of Nuclear Ambiguity
Volume V in the SMA Perspectives Series “Emergent Issues for U.S. National Security” Editors: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.), Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI, Inc.), Dr. Hriar “Doc” Cabayan (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Nathan Heath (NSI, Inc) Publication Preview The context of this Report has to do with Russia’s use of nuclear ambiguity and implied nuclear […]
Continue ReadingGladiators of the Sky: The Evolution of sUAS (Drones) – TTPs, Education/Training, and Establishing Drones in the Planning Process
Speaker: COL (Ret) Bill Edwards (Phoenix 6 Consulting LLC) Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with COL(R) Bill Edwards (Phoenix 6 Consulting, LLC) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The proliferation of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as drones, in modern combat is accelerating the evolution of techniques, […]
Continue ReadingA New Axis of Upheaval? North Korea, Russia, and China—and Why We Should Care
Speaker: Dr. Edward Howell (University of Oxford, Chatham House, Pharos Foundation) Date: 12 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Edward Howell is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, the Korea Foundation Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, and a […]
Continue ReadingAnswering Authoritarian State Challenges: Tools for Deterring Russia and China
Speaker: Dr. Scott Fisher (New Jersey City University) Date: 6 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Scott Fisher (New Jersey City University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Information serves as a valuable yet often underutilized tool for deterring China, Russia, and other US adversaries. Dr. Fisher […]
Continue ReadingBack to the Drafting Board: U.S. Draft Mobilization Capability for Modern Operational Requirements
Speakers: Katherine Kuzminski (CNAS) & Taren Sylvester Date: 5 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Katherine Kuzminski (CNAS) and Taren Sylvester (CNAS) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The US all-volunteer force (AVF) may prove insufficient in the event of a conflict with China, potentially requiring the United […]
Continue ReadingNuclear Deterrence in a Two-peer World: Implications for Europe
Speaker: Dr. Max Hoell (Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Date: 27 February 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Also forthcoming! Biography: Dr. Max Hoell is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research includes […]
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Ecological Security: Military or Civil Duty?
Speakers: Thammy Evans (Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center) & Gary Lewis (Author, Former UN Resident Coordinator) Date: 12 February 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Thammy Evans (Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center) & Gary Lewis (Author, Former UN Resident Coordinator) as part of its SMA AFOE Phase III Climate Effects Speaker Series. Ecological […]
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