Volume V in the SMA Perspectives Series “Emergent Issues for U.S. National Security” Editors: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.), Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI, Inc.), Dr. Hriar “Doc” Cabayan (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Nathan Heath (NSI, Inc) Publication Preview The context of this Report has to do with Russia’s use of nuclear ambiguity and implied nuclear […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Ambassador Catherine Royle (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) Date: 8 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ambassador Catherine Royle (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) and Stuart Smith (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) as part of its SMA SDF Speaker Series. For Western allies to properly deter unwanted Russian actions, […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Zak Kallenborn (PhD candidate, War Studies at King’s College London) Date: 1 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary Certain infrastructures are not only important to individual nations but also entire regions and the global system. Globally critical infrastructure (GCI) can be located within, across, and outside state borders. Specific examples of GCI include the Panama […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Lyle J. Morris (Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute) Date: 26 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Lyle J. Morris (Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Mr. Morris emphasized that China perceives tensions […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Dr. Juljan Krause (University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation), Dr. Kimberly Peh (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), & Dr. Spenser Warren (Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs) Date: 20 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Juljan Krause (University of California […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: COL (Ret) Bill Edwards (Phoenix 6 Consulting LLC) Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with COL(R) Bill Edwards (Phoenix 6 Consulting, LLC) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The proliferation of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as drones, in modern combat is accelerating the evolution of techniques, […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Edward Howell (University of Oxford, Chatham House, Pharos Foundation) Date: 12 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Edward Howell is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, the Korea Foundation Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, and a […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Scott Fisher (New Jersey City University) Date: 6 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Scott Fisher (New Jersey City University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Information serves as a valuable yet often underutilized tool for deterring China, Russia, and other US adversaries. Dr. Fisher […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Katherine Kuzminski (CNAS) & Taren Sylvester Date: 5 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Katherine Kuzminski (CNAS) and Taren Sylvester (CNAS) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The US all-volunteer force (AVF) may prove insufficient in the event of a conflict with China, potentially requiring the United […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Max Hoell (Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Date: 27 February 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Also forthcoming! Biography: Dr. Max Hoell is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research includes […]
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