Russian Strategic Deterrence Frameworks
Author: Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) This publication was released as part of the SMA project “21st Century Strategic Deterrence Frameworks.” (SDF) For more information regarding this project, please click here. Publication Preview This paper is structured around four key sections, each answering a core question. First,what is the […]
Continue ReadingWhy are we integrating now—and how can we integrate better?
Author: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) This publication was released as part of a formal SMA effort, Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) project. For more information regarding this project, please click here. Report Preview Integrating effectively has always provided a strategic edge, from the ancient world to the present day. Integration is a central […]
Continue ReadingComplexity, Cognition, and Language: How Our Linguistic Habits Shape—and Distort—Our Understanding of Today’s Complex Strategic Environment
Speaker(s): Kerbel, J. (National Intelligence University) Date: 1 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Josh Kerbel (National Intelligence University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Understanding the language of state leaders from non-English speaking countries is important for diplomatic dialogue and national security. However, the US State Department’s […]
Continue ReadingCognitive Defense Against Massive Information Threats—Our Near Futures
Speakers: Peter W. Singer (Strategist & Senior Fellow, New America); Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 28 October 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicholas Wright (University College London, Georgetown University) and Dr. Peter W. Singer (New America), as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Disinformation is becoming a more prevalent […]
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US versus China: Promoting ‘Constructive Competition’ to Avoid ‘Destructive Competition’ (Volume II)
Volume II in the SMA Perspectives Series “Emergent Issues for U.S. National Security” Editors: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert Elder (George Mason University), Nicole (Peterson) Omundson (NSI, Inc.), Belinda Bragg, PhD (NSI, Inc.) Contributing Authors: Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI, Inc.), Mr. Alex Campbell (LLNL), Dr. Zachary S. Davis (LLNL), Mr. Abraham M. Denmark (The Wilson Center), […]
Continue ReadingThe Future Character of Information in Strategy: Forged by Cognition and Technology
Author: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO project page. Publication preview: The basic cognitive nature of how human brains process information hasn’t changed for millennia, including how we use information in strategy. Information is crucial […]
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Measuring Information Effects
Author: Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI, Inc.) Publication Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO project page. The objective of the Integrating Information into Joint Operations (IIJO) project is to assess the ways in which the Joint Force can most effectively […]
Continue ReadingInformation Maneuver in Military Operations
Author: Dr. Robert Elder (George Mason University) 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 project page. Treating information as a form of maneuver can provide powerful advantages to commandersand political leaders responsible for US and partner national security. […]
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Cognitive Defense of the Joint Force in a Digitizing World
Author: Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University, University College London (UCL), Intelligent Biology and New America) Report Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO project page. How can we defend the humans in the Joint Force—and its key support networks—from adversarial […]
Continue ReadingAssessments of Operations in the Information Environment for the Eastern Mediterranean and South China Sea
Authors: Howard Lee, Dr. Jumanne Donahue, Dr. David Hunter-Chester, Neil Sleevi, and Nicole Jobe (TRADOC G-2) Report Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO project page. In support of the USAF and the SMA, the TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulations […]
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