Sino-Russian Military Cooperation in the North Pacific Arctic: Implications for US Security

July 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick (Center for Naval Analysis) Date: 29 July 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick is a Senior Research Scientist in the China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division at CNA and a Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia […]

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Party-Army Relations in Contemporary China

July 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Lyle Morris (Asia Society Policy Institute) Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Lyle Morris (Asia Society Policy Institute) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series.  Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched the largest purge of leadership within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), primarily targeting the PLA Rocket Force and the […]

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Using the New Character of Warfare to Dramatically Enhance Baltic Defense

July 2025 No Comments

Speakers: Dr. T. X. Hammes (Institute for National Strategic Studies)with Guest Host Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 16 July 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials: Slides: Biography: Dr. T. X. Hammes is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institutes for Strategic Studies. His current research focuses on the changing character […]

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AI: An Analyst’s Forecasting Tool

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Speakers: Dr. Kevin Modlin (Western Kentucky University) & Dr. Roberto Flores (Utah Valley University) Date: 10 July 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Kevin Modlin (Western Kentucky University) and Dr. Roberto Flores (Utah Valley University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series.    Artificial intelligence (AI) is proliferating throughout society […]

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Arctic Strategic Tumult and Technological Resilience

June 2025 No Comments

Speakers: Dr. Gregory Falco (Cornell University) & Prof Caroline Kennedy-Pipe (Loughborough University) with Guest Host Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 1 July 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Biographies:   Prof. Gregory Falco has been at the forefront of space system and critical infrastructure security in both industry and academia […]

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China’s Economic, Scientific, and Information Activities in the Arctic: Benign Activities or Hidden Agenda?

June 2025 No Comments

Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Pezard, Dr. Irina Chindea, Yuliya Shokh, and Dr. Naoko Aoki (RAND) Date: 24 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Stephanie Pezard (RAND), Dr. Irina Chindea (RAND), Yuliya Shokh (RAND), and Dr. Naoko Aoki (RAND) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series.   China’s research and information-gathering […]

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The Next US Warfighting Advantage: The Mind-Tech Nexus

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Speaker: Todd Veazie (USN, Ret) and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 26 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Todd Veazie (USN, Ret) and Dr. Nicholas Wright(Intelligent Biology) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series.     During World War II, Germany combined emerging technological advancements with human elements of warfare—such […]

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What Role Should Risk Reduction Play in a Two-Peer Security Environment?

June 2025 No Comments

Speakers: Dr. Anna Péczeli (Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Date: 25 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Anna Péczeli(Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series.     The renewed era of great power competition […]

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Future in the High North: The Role of the Nordics in Meeting the Sino-Russian Challenges

May 2025 No Comments

Speakers: CDR Stefan Lundqvist, PhD  (Swedish Defence University) with Guest Host Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 4 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with CDR Stefan Lundqvist, PhD(Swedish Defence University) with Guest Host Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series.   Russia and China have […]

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The China-Russia Military Relationship (1949-2024): Evolution, Drivers, and Implications

May 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Lt Col Oriana Skylar Mastro, PhD (Stanford University; Deputy Director of Reserve Global China Strategy) Date: 28 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Lt Col Oriana Skylar Mastro, PhD (Stanford University; Deputy Director of Reserve Global China Strategy) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series.   Western scholars and […]

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