Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses
“Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses” Speaker: Robinson, L. (RAND) Date: 15 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Linda Robinson (RAND) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Ms. Robinson focused her presentation on a recent RAND report that examined the practice of political warfare during […]
Continue ReadingSMA TRADOC White Paper- Russian Strategic Intentions
Russian Strategic Intentions Authors | Editors: Arquilla, J. (Naval Postgraduate School); Borshchevskaya, A. (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy); Bragg, B. (NSI, Inc.); Devyatkin, P. (The Arctic Institute); Dyet, A. (U.S. Army, J5-Policy USCENTCOM); Ellis, R.E. (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute); Flynn, D. (Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)); Goure, D. […]
Continue ReadingGrand Strategy Alternatives
Grand Strategy Alternatives Authors | Editors: P. Layton & S. Canna (NSI, Inc). Executive Summary The SMA Future of Great Power Competition & Conflict project is researching how the United States might strategize to defend its global interests. This paper supports the project in deriving some grand strategy alternatives specifically related to China (twelve) and […]
Continue ReadingSMA Quick Concepts Series: Competition
Quick Concept: Competition Authors | Editors: LTC D. Doran & J. Stevenson (NSI, Inc). Executive Summary The conceptual keystone within competition is relative advantage. Due to the fluid, persistent, and continual nature of competition, relative advantage refers to the position between two competitors, (1) either at a given point in time, or (2) in a […]
Continue ReadingClash of Strategic Cultures
Clash of Strategic Cultures Authors | Editors: R. Spalding & S. Canna (NSI, Inc). Executive Summary This paper seeks to describe the cultural and cognitive dissimilarities in how the United States and China pursue strategic competition. The first difference detailed involves how the two societies look at goals and time, as well as how those […]
Continue ReadingIs Fait Accompli the Primary Challenge for Deterrence in the 21st Century?
“Is Fait Accompli the Primary Challenge for Deterrence in the 21st Century?” Speaker: Altman, D. (Georgia State University) Date: 12 December 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Daniel Altman (Georgia State University) as a part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. During this presentation, Dr. Altman argued […]
Continue ReadingRival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe
“Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe” Speaker: Bechev, D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Date: 18 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Dimitar Bechev (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Bechev spoke […]
Continue ReadingOuter Space; Earthly Escalation? Chinese Perspectives on Space Operations and Escalation
Outer Space; Earthly Escalation? Chinese Perspectives on Space Operations and Escalation Contributing Authors | Editors: Dean Cheng (Heritage Foundation), Lt Col Peter Garretson (USAF), Namrata Goswami (Independent Analyst), James Lewis (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Bruce W. MacDonald (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies), Kazuto Suzuki (Hokkaido University, Japan), Brian C. Weeden […]
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Mind Space: Cognition in Space Operations
Mind Space: Cognition in Space Operations Author: Dr. Nick Wright (Intelligent Biology) Executive Summary To conduct deterrence operations, or manage escalation, requires anticipating how others will decide to respond to our actions. Anticipating your adversary is imperative for offense or defense. Thus, it is crucial to understand audiences’ decision-making. But how can you put yourself […]
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Smoke, Mirrors, and Mayhem: The Good Fight Remixed
NSI Submission to the Army University Press’s Mad Scientist Initiative: “Smoke, Mirrors and Mayhem: The Good Fight Remixed”. Author | Editor: Macaulay, A. & Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc.). The Army University Press created the Future Warfare Writing Program to generate ideas about possible complexities of future warfare, as presented in the U.S. Army Operating Concept. […]
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