“Conceptualizing Strategic Competition—Historical and Theoretical Perspectives“ Speaker: Mazarr, M. (RAND) Date: 14 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted speaker session presented by Mr. Michael Mazarr (RAND) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. To begin, Mr. Mazarr stated that competition is not clearly defined in the international relations literature, and thus offered […]
Continue Reading“Assessing Recent Russia-China-US Security Dialogues“ Speaker: Weitz, R. (Hudson Institute) Date: 9 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Richard Weitz (Hudson Institute) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Weitz discussed his observations from last month’s Moscow Security Conference, a Russian Ministry of Foreign […]
Continue ReadingSMA Quick Concepts Series: Fragile States Author: Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc.) Summary As part of the Quick Concept Series, Dr. John A. Stevenson of NSI, Inc, defines “fragile states” in the context of this effort. In situating fragile states as internationally recognized political units experiencing disorder, Dr. Stevenson briefly reviews the various conceptions of state strength, and then operationalizes […]
Continue ReadingAdversarial Tactics to Undercut US Interests in New Generation Warfare 2019 Author: Farwell, J. (King’s College, U. of London and Middle East Institute.) Executive Summary This report addresses the elements of narrative that lend coherence to US military activities that could help shape Chinese and Russian behaviors. From there, the paper looks at kinetic and non- kinetic tactics […]
Continue ReadingRussian 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 Reading“Russian Grand Strategy in the 21st Century” Speaker: Person, R. (United States Military Academy, West Point) Date: 3 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Robert Person (United States Military Academy, West Point) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. To begin, Dr. Person established that Russian strategy in the 21st century […]
Continue Reading“Mosul: The Post-ISIS Landscape” Speaker: Waziri, H. (ARTIS International) Date: 2 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Hoshang Waziri (ARTIS International) and Dr. Scott Atran (ARTIS International / University of Michigan) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. To begin, Dr. Atran explained what ARTIS does and provided some insight […]
Continue Reading“How Russian Society Challenges Putin’s Grand Narrative: Perceptions of Domestic Problems and External Threats after Crimea” Speaker: Sherlock, T. (United States Military Academy, West Point) Date: 1 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Thomas Sherlock (United States Military Academy, West Point) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Sherlock discussed a […]
Continue Reading“Understanding China’s AI Strategy: Clues to Chinese Strategic Thinking on Artificial Intelligence and National Security” Speaker: Allen, G. (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)) Date: 30 April 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Gregory Allen (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Mr. Allen’s presentation […]
Continue Reading“JC-HAMO and the Operational Art Joint Concepts: An Overview” Speaker: Lane, Daniel (USSOCOM J7) Date: 26 April 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Daniel Lane (USSOCOM J7) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Mr. Lane began by providing a history of the campaigning concept within the US military. He pointed out […]
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