What 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 […]
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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Can Democracy Survive in an Age of Information War?
Speaker: Peter Pomerantsev (Johns Hopkins University) Date: 30 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker series session with Mr. Peter Pomerantsev (Johns Hopkins University) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Mr. Pomerantsev began by highlighting a phrase that he believes relates well to Russia’s concept of information: “The most dangerous idea in information […]
Continue ReadingRector Federica Mogherini Reprise
Speaker: Rector Federica Mogherini (College of Europe) Date: 24 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a special one-hour session with Rector Federica Mogherini (College of Europe; Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy), as a part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. Rector Federica Mogherini fielded questions related to her prior […]
Continue ReadingThe Role of Europe in the New Great Power Competition
Speaker: Rector Federica Mogherini (College of Europe) Date: 17 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Rector Federica Mogherini (College of Europe; Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy), as a part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. To begin, Rector Mogherini stated that many European leaders […]
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The Global Struggle for Strategic Advantage in ICT
Speakers: Mark Montgomery (US Cyberspace Solarium Commission) and Robert Morgus (US Cyberspace Solarium Commission) Date: 16 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Mark Montgomery (US Cyberspace Solarium Commission) and Mr. Robert Morgus (US Cyberspace Solarium Commission) as a part of its SMA Strategic Advantage Speaker Series. Mr. Montgomery began the group’s presentation by […]
Continue ReadingMitigating Disinformation in a Contested Environment: Frontline Experience from the Western Balkans
Speaker: Mr. John Cappello (Balkan Security Network) Date: 9 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Mr. John Cappello (Balkan Security Network), as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Mr. Capello began his presentation by emphasizing that disinformation can be countered by “providing newsworthy quality content” and that a fact-based narrative still has […]
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