World in Transformation: Challenges | Opportunities
6th Annual SMA Conference: A World in Transformation, Challenges and Opportunities. Author | Editor: Canna, S. & St. Claire, C. (NSI, Inc). The 6th Annual Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Conference was held at Joint Base Andrews from 6-8 November 2012. The theme of the conference was A World in Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities. A significant […]
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National Security – Social & Complexity Science Insights
National Security Challenges: Insights from Social, Neurobiological, and Complexity Sciences. Author | Editor: Astorino-Courtois, A. (NSI, Inc), Cabayan, H. (Joint Staff), Casebeer, W. (DARPA), Desjardins, A. (NSI, Inc), DiEuliis, D. (HHS), Ehlschlaeger, C. (ERDC), Lyle, D. (USAF) & Rice, C. (USA/TRADOC). This White Volume assesses U.S. long term national security challenges, employing a global perspective […]
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5th Annual SMA Conference – State/Non-State Actors
5th Annual SMA Conference. Author | Editor: Canna, S. & Popp, G. (NSI, Inc). The 5th Annual Strategic Multi-layer Assessment (SMA) Conference was held at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland from 29-30 November 2011. The SMA program is prioritized by the Joint Staff (JS/J-3/DDGO) and executed by ASD (R&E) RFD. The focus […]
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Attribute Tradeoff Model (ATOM) for Force Posturing
Attribute Tradeoff Model (ATOM): Model and Software Documentation. Author | Editor: Bragg, B., Orlina, E. & Salwen, M. (NSI, Inc). The ATOM model seeks to link discrete and measurable force posture attributes (such as flexibility, sustainability and reach) to such broad concepts as deterrence and counter proliferation in a systematic and meaningful way. Given New […]
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Concepts and Analysis of Nuclear Strategy
Concepts & Analysis of Nuclear Strategy Theory Team Framework Report. Author | Editor: Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc). This paper reports the theoretical review and framework development conducted by the STRATCOM/J-5 “Concept and Analysis of Nuclear Strategy (CANS) Theory Team. It reports the theoretical review and framework development with two goals in mind: Framing the problem […]
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From the Mind to the Feet: Assessing the Perception-to-Intent-to-Action Dynamic
From the Mind to the Feet: Assessing the Perception-to-Intent-to-Action Dynamic Author | Editor: Kuznar, L., Astorino-Courtois, A. & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). The purpose of From the Mind to the Feet is to open a much deeper dialogue about gauging intent than currently exists ei- ther in operational or academic arenas. It is intended to […]
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Perspectives on Political and Social Regional Stability Impacted by Global Crises – A Social Science Context
Perspectives on Political and Social Regional Stability Impacted by Global Crises – A Social Science Context. Author | Editor: Cabayan, H. (Joint Staff), Sotirin, B. et al. (USACE-HQ, CERD). Cooperative security, stability operations and irregular warfare missions require a better understanding of the complex operational environment, notably through rich contextual understanding of the factors affecting […]
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Subjective Decision Analysis: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, …
Subjective Decision Analysis Final Report: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Saudi Arabia & Syria. Author | Editor: Astorino-Courtois, A., Canna, S., Chapman, A., Hartman, A., & Polansky (Pagano), S. (NSI, Inc). The SMA Strategic Deterrence effort is a methodological study to evaluate the appropriateness and utility of modeling and wargaming to support the analytic requirements of […]
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Collaboration in National Security: Myths and Reality
Collaboration in the National Security Arena: Myths and Reality – What Science and Experience Can Contribute to its Success. Author | Editor: O’Connor, J. (DHS), Bienenstock, E., et al. (NSI, Inc). The purpose of this compendium of white papers is to explore various perspectives on the state of the art in our understanding of collaboration, […]
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Social Science to Understand Strategic Threat
Utilizing Social Science Technology to Understand and Counter the 21st Century Strategic Threat Author: Popp, R. During the Cold War era, the strategic threat against the US was clear. The country responded clearly with a policy toward the Soviet threat that centered on deterrence, containment, and mutually assured destruction. To enforce this policy, the US […]
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