Space Virtual Think Tank Summary Overview
Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security Author: George Popp (NSI, Inc.) Introduction Over the past year, the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA)2 team employed NSI’s Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa®) methodology to reach out to a global network of space subject matter experts (SMEs) from across academia, industry, government, and national security space to elicit […]
Continue ReadingVladimir Putin’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space
Vladimir Putin’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors: Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary A corpus of Vladimir Putin’s speeches was drawn from his official Kremlin website. The corpus was examined using semi-automated discourse analysis to gauge Putin’s concerns with space and how these […]
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Kim Jong Un’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space
Kim Jong Un’s Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors: Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary A collection of Kim Jong Un’s speeches from 2012 to 2017, translated and published online by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) were examined using semi-automated discourse analysis […]
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Chinese Worldview and Perspectives on Space
Chinese Worldview and Perspectives on Space: An Analysis of Public Discourse Authors: Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary Corpora from three sources were examined using semi-automated discourse analysis to gauge the Chinese government’s concerns in the space domain and how these interests are articulated with general political and cultural […]
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Allocation of Commercial Space Industry Components
Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security Authors: Dr. Belinda Bragg (NSI, Inc.) and Dr. Sabrina Polansky (Pagano) (NSI, Inc.) [Q8] How are the components of the commercial space industry allocated outside of the US? Which countries have which types of market interests on the commercial end (e.g. tourism, imagery, navigation etc.)? Summary Response […]
Continue ReadingA Japanese Perspective on Space Deterrence and the Role of the US-Japan Alliance
SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Kazuto Suzuki (Public Policy Center at Hokkaido University, Japan) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 1 May 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Kazuto Suzuki (Public Policy School of Hokkaido University, […]
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Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security
Effects of Investment on Pathways to Space Security Author: Dr. John Stevenson (NSI, Inc.) [Q10] Does substantial investment and heavier commitment by both governments and commercial interests provide an avenue of approach for space ‘security’ and disincentive for kinetic military action? Summary Response Expert contributors wrestle with three factors in answering this question: • Whether […]
Continue ReadingPost-War Economic Development in Iraq & Syria
Question (R6.5): After a long period of war, both Iraq and Syria are devastated and considerable rebuilding efforts will be necessary to make these countries economically sound again. Is there an opportunity to entice regional countries to invest and thus improve stability and inter-state relations in the region and decrease their (economical) dependence on western […]
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Capturing the Islamic State’s Words: Manichaeism, Ideology, Propaganda
Capturing the Islamic State’s Words: Manichaeism, Ideology, Propaganda Speaker: Benraad, M. (University of Leiden) Date: 20 April 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Myriam Benraad (University of Leiden) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. During this session, Dr. Benraad presented the main points of her research, […]
Continue ReadingNuclear Entanglement: The Growing Threat to Command and Control
SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. James Acton (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) as part of its SMA Contested Space Operations: Space Defense, Deterrence, and Warfighting (Space) Speaker Series. Date: 19 April 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. James Acton (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) as a part […]
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