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 ReadingThe Three N Approach to Strategies for United States Government Information Operations
Authors: Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler (University of Akron/Case Western Reserve) and Dr. Arie Kruglanski (University of Maryland) 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. This paper seeks to answer the following question: What can we learn from […]
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Policy Responses to the National Disinformation Challenge
Speakers: Mark Montgomery (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Robert Morgus (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Natalie Thompson (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission) Date: 26 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Mark Montgomery (Executive Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), Mr. Robert Morgus (Senior Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), and Ms. Natalie Thompson (Research Analyst, […]
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 ReadingOn the New War Ecology
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Ford (University of Sussex) Date: 11 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Matthew Ford (University of Sussex) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Ford began his presentation by emphasizing that a changing information environment (IE) has affected how governments and their civilians participate in […]
Continue ReadingImproving Capabilities for Operations in the Information Environment: Information Forces and Intelligence Support
Speaker(s): Dr. Christopher Paul (RAND) & Mr. Michael Schwille (RAND) Date: 5 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Christopher Paul (RAND) and Mr. Michael Schwille (RAND) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. This presentation was based on two recent RAND reports, which detail how information operations (IO) can […]
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 ReadingRussian Influence Operations (IPb) In 2021: Status and Expectations Through Geopolitical Assessment
Speaker: Dr. Olga Vartanova (Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC)) Date: 14 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Olga Vartanova (Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC)) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Vartanova emphasized that while Russia is enigmatic and seems erratic in its information operations (IO), its […]
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 […]
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