Economics, Diplomacy, and Great Power Competition
Speaker: Hon. Robert Zoellick (Former World Bank President; US Trade Representative; and Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, and Counselor to the US Department of State) Date: 12 January 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Hon. Robert Zoellick (Former World Bank President; US Trade Representative; and Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, and Counselor to the US Department of State), as a part of […]
Continue ReadingPropaganda: Indexing and Framing and the Tools of Disinformation
Authors: Zachary Kluver (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Robert Hinck (Monmouth College); Dr. Asya Cooley (Oklahoma State University) Quick Look Preview Overview 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. Propaganda has evolved significantly alongside the […]
Continue ReadingInoculation Theory
Authors: Dr. Sara Kitsch (Monmouth College); Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Robert Hinck (Monmouth College); Dr. Asya Cooley (Oklahoma State University) Quick Look Preview Overview 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 Quick Look specifically assesses and […]
Continue ReadingCommunicative Power in a Globalized “Network Society”
Authors: Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Asya Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Robert Hinck (Monmouth College); Dr. Sara Kitsch (Monmouth College) Quick Look 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. Key Points Strategic Insights Download Publication This […]
Continue ReadingThe Clash of Values in the Middle East and North Africa: Islamic Fundamentalism versus Liberal Nationalism
Speaker: Moaddel, M. (University of Maryland) Date: 11 December 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA CENTCOM/AFRICOM Speaker Series, entitled “The Clash of Values in the Middle East and North Africa: Islamic Fundamentalism versus Liberal Nationalism.” The speaker was Dr. Mansoor Moaddel (University of Maryland). Dr. Moaddel began his presentation […]
Continue ReadingPresent and Future Challenges to Maintaining Balance Between Global Cooperation and Competition (Volume I)
Volume I in the SMA Perspectives Series “Emergent Issues for U.S. National Security” Editors: Lt Gen (Ret) Robert Elder (George Mason University), Ms. Nicole (Peterson) Omundson (NSI, Inc.), Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI, Inc.) Authors: Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois (NSI, Inc.), Dr. Cynthia J. Buckley (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Dr. Ralph Clem (Florida International University), Mr. […]
Continue ReadingThe Development of Communication Models
Authors: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) and Mariah Yager (NSI, Inc.) Quick Look Preview Introduction 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. In July 2019, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) endorsed a list of specific actions for the Operations […]
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Influencing Public Behavior: Takeaways From Public Communication Scholarship
Authors: Dr. Asya Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Skye Cooley (Oklahoma State University); Dr. Robert Hinck (Monmouth College); Dr. Sara Kitsch (Monmouth College) Quick Look Preview Summary 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. Download Publication This report supported SMA’s […]
Continue ReadingEvaluation of Counter Violent Extremism Campaigns in Nigeria, Indonesia, and the Philippines
Speakers: Helmus, T. (RAND); Bodine-Baron, E. (RAND); Marrone, J. (RAND) Date: 13 November 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM/AFRICOM Speaker Series. The panelists included Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND), Dr. Elizabeth Bodine-Baron (RAND), and Dr. James Marrone (RAND). Dr. Helmus began the presentation by emphasizing the importance of counter violent […]
Continue ReadingSMA Prior Work in the Information Environment: An Annotated Bibliography
Authors: Nathan Heath, N. (NSI, Inc.) and Veronica Murdoch (Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA)) Quick Look Preview Introduction 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. The current SMA project, Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO), builds on a strong foundation of prior […]
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