Russian 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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Using Messaging and Communication to Influence and Inform: Insights from the Private Sector – An Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) Virtual Think Tank Report
Authors: George Popp (NSI, Inc.); Eric Kuznar (NSI, Inc.); Skylar Stokes (NSI, Inc.); Ali Jafri (NSI, Inc.) Subject Matter Expert Contributors Paul Astorino (Senior Vice President, Global Merchandizing, Clarks), Catherine Chapman (Founder and CEO, Parenthetic), Cyndi Coon (CEO and Founder, Labratory5 Inc.), John DeBello (President and Chief Creative Officer, Loma Media), Bill Heater (Creative Executive, Real Life Creative), Dr. […]
Continue ReadingBeyond Decoupling: Biological Tech, Innovation, and Global Rivalry
Speakers: Dr. Diane DiEuliis,(National Defense University); Dr. James Giordano, (Georgetown University, US Naval War College); and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University, University College London, and New America) Date: 2 March 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Dr. Nicholas Wright (Georgetown University, University College London, and New America), Dr. James Giordano (Georgetown University and […]
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