Outcompeting China in Space: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Integrated Deterrence
Speakers: Dean Cheng, (Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; Senior Adviser, United States Institute of Peace); and Dr. John Klein (Senior Fellow and Strategist, Falcon Research, Inc.) Date: 28 February 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. John “Patsy” Klein (Falcon Research, Inc.; George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute) and […]
Continue ReadingClimate-linked Mobility in Africa: Opportunities and Threats
Speaker: Dr. Aimee-Noël Mbiyozo (Senior Migration Researcher, Institute for Security Studies, Africa) Date: 15 February 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo (Institute for Security Studies, Africa) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. Climate change is forcing Africans from their communities as local resources […]
Continue ReadingThe Quantified Warrior: Monitoring the Physiology of the Human for War
Speakers: Major General Mick Ryan (Recently Retired Major General, Australian Army; Principal, Mick Ryan Solutions); Dr. William D. Casebeer (Director, Riverside Research); and Dr. David Huberdeau (AI/ML Engineer & Principal Investigator, Riverside Research Institute) Date: 16 February 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel with Major General (Ret) Mick Ryan (Mick Ryan Solutions), Dr. William […]
Continue ReadingShort-circuiting the OODA Loop: Brain-machine and Human-machine Interfaces in Defense
Speakers: Lt Gen (Ret) Michael Groen (US Marine Corps, Ret.); Dr. Amy Kruse (Prime Movers Lab); and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology, University College London, New America, and Georgetown University) Date: 31 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Lt Gen (Ret) Michael Groen, Dr. Amy Kruse (Satori Neuro), and Dr. […]
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Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands
Speaker(s): Clark, M. (Director for Acquisition and Technology (J9), USCYBERCOM); Jansen, K. (Branch Chief, Deterrence Analysis and Outreach, Plans and Policy Directorate, USSTRATCOM/J5); Jenista, J. (Air Force Civilian, Joint Training, Exercise, and Wargaming Directorate (J7), USNORTHCOM & NORAD); Jones, R. (Senior Strategist, USSOCOM J5-JSOU Donovan Integration Group); Krakar, J. (Academic Coordinator, USEUCOM); Kucharski, L. (Analyst, […]
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Russian Coercive Signaling
Speakers: Dr. Samuel Charap (RAND) and Dr. Andrew Stravers (RAND) Date: 18 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Samuel Charap (Senior Political Scientist, RAND) and Dr. Andrew Stravers (Associate Political Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks (SDF) Speaker Series. The Russian military has used coercive signaling as […]
Continue ReadingWhy Extremist Insurgencies Spread: Insights from the Sahel
Speaker: Dr. Anouar Boukhars (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; McDaniel College) Date: 10 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Anouar Boukhars (Professor of Countering Violent Extremism and Counterterrorism, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; Associate Professor of Political Science, McDaniel College) as part of […]
Continue ReadingUS-China Technological “Decoupling”: Strategy, Policy, and Military Implications
Speaker: Jon Bateman (Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Date: 20 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Jon Bateman (Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. The […]
Continue ReadingThe 2022 NDS in Its Historical and Strategic Big Picture: Expert Q&A
Speakers: Dr. Barry Posen (Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT; Director Emeritus, Security Studies Program, MIT); and Prof. Christopher Coker (Director, London School of Economics [LSE] IDEAS) Date: 15 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Barry Posen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) and Prof. Christopher Coker (London School of […]
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Modeling Exploitable Conditions in the 21st Century Strategic Environment
SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Computational Modeling Update Speaker: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (Chief Cultural Sciences Officer, NSI) Date: 30 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Lawrence A. Kuznar (NSI) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. The creation of a computational model that […]
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