How to Engage with China
Speakers: Anna Ashton (Vice President of Government Affairs, US-China Business Council); Dr. Rachel Odell (Research Fellow, East Asia Program, The Quincy Institute); and Dr. Kori Schake (Director of China Policy, The American Enterprise Institute) Date: 22 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Ms. Anna Ashton (Vice President of Government Affairs, […]
Continue ReadingRetransmitting the Caliphate
Authors: Dr. Haroro Ingram (The George Washington University Program on Extremism), Dr. Craig Whiteside (US Naval War College Monterey) and Dr. Charlie Winter (International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, ExTrac) Invited Perspective Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO […]
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A New Approach to Industrial Policy?
Speakers: Dr. Robert Atkinson (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); and John Thornhill (The Financial Times) Date: 27 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted its first debate between Dr. Robert Atkinson (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation) and Mr. John Thornhill (Innovation Editor, The Financial Times) as a part of its SMA NDU Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. […]
Continue ReadingLearning From Crises Like COVID-19 at Multiple Speeds of Relevance
Speaker(s): O’Donnell, G. (UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011, the UK’s highest Official and Head of the Civil Service); Freedman, L. (King’s College London) Date: 25 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Lord Gus O’Donnell (UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011, the UK’s highest Official and Head of the Civil Service) and Sir Lawrence Freedman […]
Continue ReadingThe United States, China, and Russia: An Innovation Net Assessment
Speakers: Dr. Robert Atkinson, (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); Dr. Loren Graham, (Professor Emeritus of the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Harvard University); Dr. Walter Hudson, (COL, US Army (Ret.)) (Associate Professor, Eisenhower School, National Defense University; Global Fellow, Wilson Center); and Dr. James Mulvenon (Director, Intelligence Integration, Intelligence Solutions Group) […]
Continue ReadingWhat Does China Want?
Speaker: LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Former National Security Advisor of the United States) Date: 23 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Former National Security Advisor of the United States) […]
Continue ReadingSuccess and the Ethics of Operations In the Information Environment
Speakers: Sir David Omand (Kings College London), Dr. Thomas Rid (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies); Dr. Bill Casebeer (Riverside Research); Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 21 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Sir David Omand (Kings College London; Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator), Dr. Thomas Rid (Professor […]
Continue ReadingTransitioning to COVID-19’s Next Phase: National Security Risks and Opportunities Now
Speaker(s): Wessely, S. (King’s College London; Former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists); Omand, D. (Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, University College London, and New America) Date: 13 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Sir Simon Wessely (King’s […]
Continue ReadingGeoeconomics Revisited
Speaker: Dr. Edward Luttwak (Strategist & Historian) Date: 8 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker series session with Dr. Edward Luttwak (Strategist & Historian) as a part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. During his brief opening remarks, Dr. Luttwak stated that China is one of only a few countries who truly practice […]
Continue ReadingDeepfakes: The National Security Threat in Context
Speakers: Mr. Jon Bateman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Cyber Policy Initiative); Mr. Tim Hwang (Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)); Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 7 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker series session with Mr. Jon Bateman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Cyber Policy Initiative), Mr. Tim […]
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