Slaughtering Sacred Cows? German Energy Security, Nuclear Sharing, and the War in Ukraine
Speaker(s): Dorondo, D. (Western Carolina University) Date: 21 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. David Dorondo (Western Carolina University) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. After the Cold War, despite many warning symbols from Russia (e.g., President Vladimir Putin’s election in 1999, the war against Georgia in […]
Continue ReadingSemiconductors, China, Taiwan, and the US Policy Debate: Intersecting Technological, Economic Security, and Geopolitical Realities
Speaker(s): Cronin, R. (The Stimson Center) Date: 9 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Richard Cronin (Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. China and Taiwan’s political relationship is highly confrontational; however, China’s dependence on advanced semi-conductors produced in Taiwan acts as a defensive shield for […]
Continue ReadingThreat Inflation and the Taiwan Issue: The Need for an Active Denial Strategy, Plus Assurances
Speakers: Swaine, M. (East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft); Heginbotham, E. (Center for International Studies, MIT) Date: 10 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Swaine (Director, East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft) and Dr. Eric Heginbotham (Principal Research Scientist, Center for International Studies, MIT) as part […]
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Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands (Volume III)
Volume III in the SMA Perspectives Series “Emergent Issues for U.S. National Security” Editors: Belinda Bragg, PhD (NSI, Inc.); Hriar Cabayan, PhD (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Editorial Board: Lt Gen (Ret) Robert Elder (George Mason University); Lt Gen (Ret) Timothy Fay, Robert Jones (USSOCOM), Robert Toguchi, PhD (USASOC) Contributing Commands: USAFRICOM; USCENTCOM; USCYBERCOM; USEUCOM; USINDOPACOM; […]
Continue ReadingWhy Are We Integrating Now—and How Can We Integrate Better?
Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 11 October 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” AFOE Speaker Session. Integration between military and civilian leaders has been a significant part of strategic competition and military revolutions throughout history. For example, the […]
Continue ReadingA World Emerging from Pandemic: Implications for Intelligence and National Security (Part 1 of 2)
Speaker(s): Gradon, K. (Associate Professor, Department of Cybersecurity, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)); Hashemi, L. (Researcher & Data Analyst, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), George Mason University); Meo, S. (PhD Candidate, Public Policy, Schar School of Policy of Government, George Mason University); Vlahos, M. (Senior Fellow, The […]
Continue ReadingUkrainian Resilience in the Context of Conflict Dynamics and International Public Opinion
Speaker(s): Polyak, M. (President, Ipsos, North America Analytics); Kagan, F. (Senior Fellow & Director of the Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute) Date: 28 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Mark Polyak (President, Ipsos, North America Analytics), Dr. Frederick W. Kagan (Senior Fellow & Director of the Critical Threats Project, American Enterprise Institute), and […]
Continue ReadingImplications of a Coercive Quarantine of Taiwan by the People’s Republic of China
Speaker(s): Martin, B. (Senior Policy Researcher & Director of the Institute for Supply Chain Security, RAND); Gunness, K. (Senior Policy Researcher, RAND) Date: 21 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Brad Martin (Senior Policy Researcher & Director of the Institute for Supply Chain Security, RAND) and Ms. Kristen Gunness (Senior Policy […]
Continue ReadingVoices of China: A Conversation with Matthew Tye
Speaker(s): Tye, M. (Laowhy86 Media) Date: 7 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Matthew Tye (Laowhy86 Media) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. China’s ruling government, led by President Xi Jinping, is becoming increasingly authoritarian and controlling over China’s media environment; however, China’s media and society was not always […]
Continue ReadingMisinformation in Africa: An Overview of Current and Future Research
Speakers: Professor Herman Wasserman (University of Cape Town, South Africa) and Dr. Dani Madrid-Morales (University of Sheffield) Date: 11 August 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Herman Wasserman (University of Cape Town) and Dr. Dani Madrid-Morales (University of Sheffield) as part of its SMA “Anticipating The Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. […]
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