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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Malicious Non-state Actors and Contested Space Operations
Malicious Non-state Actors and Contested Space Operations Authors: Rachel Gabriel (Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)) and Barnett Koven (START) Executive Summary This report provides an analysis of potential threats to space-based systems posed by non-state actors. It places particular emphasis on the need to consider the space domain as part of a […]
Continue ReadingMINDSPACE: Cognition in Space Operations
SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology / Georgetown University) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 21 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology / Georgetown University) as a part […]
Continue ReadingMissile Defenses as Anti-Satellite Weapons
SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Laura Grego (Union of Concerned Scientists) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 1 June 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Laura Grego (Union of Concerned Scientists) as a part of its […]
Continue ReadingSMA Space Panel- UK Perspectives
SMA hosted a panel with Dr. Bleddyn Bowen (University of Leicester), Dr. Mark Hilborne (King’s College, London), and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology / Georgetown University) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 17 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as […]
Continue ReadingThe Clash of Sectors: Why Public Private Partnerships Can Reduce ‘Coerced Cooperation’ in Commercial-Government Joint Ventures
The Clash of Sectors: Why Public Private Partnerships Can Reduce ‘Coerced Cooperation’ in Commercial-Government Joint Ventures Authors: Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. John Stevenson (NSI, Inc.) Abstract Many experts believe that one of the best investments to expand opportunities for United States’ multi-and cross-domain dominance lies in the successful joint investment of the United […]
Continue ReadingOuter Space in the Media Space: How Russian and Chinese News Media Present the Commercialization and Militarization of the Space Domain
SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 9 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University) as a part of its SMA Space […]
Continue ReadingSpace Virtual Think Tank Summary Overview
Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security Author: George Popp (NSI, Inc.) Introduction Over the past year, the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA)2 team employed NSI’s Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa®) methodology to reach out to a global network of space subject matter experts (SMEs) from across academia, industry, government, and national security space to elicit […]
Continue ReadingVladimir Putin’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space
Vladimir Putin’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors: Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary A corpus of Vladimir Putin’s speeches was drawn from his official Kremlin website. The corpus was examined using semi-automated discourse analysis to gauge Putin’s concerns with space and how these […]
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Kim Jong Un’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space
Kim Jong Un’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors: Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary A collection of Kim Jong Un’s speeches from 2012 to 2017, translated and published online by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) were examined using semi-automated discourse analysis […]
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