Ukraine, Connectivity, and the Future of War

June 2022 No Comments

Speaker(s): Ford, M. (Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex); Hoskins, A. (Professor of Global Security, University of Glasgow) Date: 29 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Matthew Ford (Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex) and Prof. Andrew Hoskins (Professor of Global Security, University of Glasgow) as […]

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Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

June 2022 No Comments

Speakers: Dr. Reuven Gal (Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Resilience & Social Issues Section, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion, Israel); Dr. Ben Connable (Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Adjunct Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University); and Dr. Aaron Frank (Senior Information Scientist, RAND) Date: 28 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker […]

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The CCP’s Ambitions to Control and Manipulate Information Spaces: Theory and Practice

June 2022 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Mareike Ohlberg, (Senior Fellow and Leader of the Stockholm China Forum, Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund [GMF] of the United States) Date: 22 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Mareike Ohlberg (Senior Fellow, Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States) as part of its SMA Anticipating the Future […]

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Weaponizing Critical Resources on a Changing Planet

June 2022 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Lillian Alessa (President’s Professor and Director, Center for Resilient Communities, University of Idaho; Chief Scientist (ST), United States Special Operations Command) Date: 14 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Lillian Alessa (President’s Professor, University of Idaho; Affiliate Faculty, Texas A&M University & George Mason University; Chief Scientist, […]

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How Can They (and We) Wield the Green Energy Transition for Geostrategic Power?

June 2022 No Comments

Speakers: Lieutenant General (Ret) Richard Nugee (Non-Executive Member for Climate Change and Sustainability, UK Ministry of Defence); and David Livingston (Senior Advisor in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry) Date: 15 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with panelists Lieutenant General (Ret) Richard Nugee (Former Climate Change […]

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The Nature, Causes, and Consequences of Extreme Inequality and Why It Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa

June 2022 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Singumbe Muyeba (Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver) Date: 8 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Singumbe Muyeba (Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. Peoples’ lives can be accurately predicted by […]

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The Perfect Imbalance of the Sino-Russian Relationship

May 2022 No Comments

Speaker(s): Bērziņa-Čerenkova, U. (Head of the Political Science Doctoral Programme & Director of the China Studies Centre, Riga Stradins University, Latvia) Date: 7 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova (Head of the Political Science Doctoral Programme & Director of the China Studies Centre, Riga Stradins University, Latvia) as […]

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Competition in the Gray Zone: Countering China’s Coercion Against US Allies and Partners in the Indo-Pacific

May 2022 No Comments

Speaker(s): Garafola, C. (RAND) Date: 24 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Cristina Garafola (Associate Policy Researcher, RAND) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Series. *Below is a summary provided by Ms. Garafola which reflects information from her presentation and her team’s findings.   Few studies have systematically tracked how China is using […]

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The Myanmar Army’s Assault on Democracy and China’s Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia

May 2022 No Comments

Speaker(s): Tower, J. (United States Institute of Peace [USIP]) Date: 19 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Jason Tower (United States Institute of Peace [USIP]) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Series. The ongoing conflict between Myanmar’s military and the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) is creating political disruption throughout the […]

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DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins Kick-off for the New SMA Series on the Mind-tech Nexus

May 2022 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, (Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [DARPA]) Date: 26 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins (Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [DARPA]) as part of its SMA Mind-Tech Nexus Speaker Series. Advances in neuro-technology have been used for both the benefit and detriment of society. […]

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