The 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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Cognitive Biases: Causes, Effects, and Implications for Effective Messaging
Authors: Dr. Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI, Inc.) and Tom Rieger . (NSI, Inc.) 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. In the current environment of contested norms, increasing great power competition, and rapid technological change, protecting and furthering […]
Continue ReadingComplex Social-ecological Systems and Environmental Shocks: A Threat for International Security
Speaker: Natalini, D. (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University) Date: 22 October 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Davide Natalini (Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University). Dr. Natalini began the presentation with an overview of complex social-ecological systems, or how different […]
Continue ReadingAmerica and the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Speakers: Hon. Robert Zoellick (Former World Bank President; US Trade Representative; and Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, and Counselor to the US Department of State); with moderator Gen (Ret.) David Petraeus (Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; Commander of the International Security Assistance Force; Commander, US Forces – Afghanistan; Commander, US Central Command; and Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq) Date: […]
Continue ReadingNavigating Rapids: Anticipating Second and Third-order Effects, System Shocks, and Emergent Trends
Speaker: Strong, P. (UK Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl)) Date: 6 October 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series, featuring Mr. Paul Strong (UK Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl)). Mr. Strong first outlined the differences between prediction versus anticipation. Individuals tend to […]
Continue ReadingGeoEconomics and the Emerging World Order: The Power of the U.S. Dollar
Speaker: Honorable Jack Lew (Former United States Secretary of the Treasury, White House Chief of Staff, and Director of the Office Management and Budget) Date: 23 September 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session as a part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series, entitled “Geoeconomics and the Emerging World Order: The Power of the […]
Continue ReadingSpoiler Alert: Managing the Threat of the Islamic State During Great Power Competition
Speakers: Whiteside, C. (US Naval War College); Ingram, H. (George Washington University) Date: 25 August 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker series with Dr. Craig Whiteside (US Naval War College) and Dr. Haroro Ingram (George Washington University) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. Dr. Whiteside began by discussing the global influence and resilience […]
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