Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Sahelian Computational Models
Author: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Report Preview This publication was released as part of a formal SMA effort, Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) project. For more information regarding this project, please click here. The physical, social, political, economic, and cultural systems comprise the operational environment andinteract in complex ways. The Strategic Multilayer Assessment […]
Continue ReadingWhen Democracy and Security Interests Clash: Hard Choices for US Policymakers
Speaker(s): Carothers, T. (Co-director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace); Press, B. (Non-resident Research Analyst, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Date: 1 February 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Thomas Carothers (Co-director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International […]
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Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands
Speaker(s): Clark, M. (Director for Acquisition and Technology (J9), USCYBERCOM); Jansen, K. (Branch Chief, Deterrence Analysis and Outreach, Plans and Policy Directorate, USSTRATCOM/J5); Jenista, J. (Air Force Civilian, Joint Training, Exercise, and Wargaming Directorate (J7), USNORTHCOM & NORAD); Jones, R. (Senior Strategist, USSOCOM J5-JSOU Donovan Integration Group); Krakar, J. (Academic Coordinator, USEUCOM); Kucharski, L. (Analyst, […]
Continue ReadingThe Berkeley Protocol as a New Guide for Strengthening Digital Investigation Methods
Speaker(s): Koenig, A. (Executive Director, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law; Lecturer, UC Berkeley School of Law; Co-founder, UC Berkeley Investigations Lab); Freeman, L. (Director of Technology, Law, and Policy, Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley School of Law) Date: 24 August 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Alexa […]
Continue ReadingAutonomous Weapons and the Future of War
Speaker(s): Scharre, P. (Center for a New American Security [CNAS]) Date: 3 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Paul Scharre (Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security [CNAS]; Author of Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War) as part of its SMA General Series. […]
Continue ReadingWhat is the Real Story of China in Africa?
Speaker(s): Brautigam, D. (Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)) Date: 8 September 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Deborah Bräutigam (Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy & Director of the SAIS China Africa Research Initiative (CARI), Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)) as part […]
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 ReadingGlobal Strategic Situation Awareness: Economy
Speaker: Steen, P. (US Joint Staff, J5) Date: 10 December 2020 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session, presented by Mr. Pete Steen (Joint Staff, J5), as a part of its SMA UK MoD Speaker Series. Mr. Steen began his presentation by posing the question, “How did the pandemic affect the US economy, and what are […]
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 […]
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The COVID Crisis: Implications for United States—and Global—Biosecurity
The COVID Crisis: Implications for United States—and Global—Biosecurity Authors | Editors: Giordano, J. (Georgetown University Medical Center/US Naval War College); Venkatram, V. (Georgetown University) Special Topics Paper Preview The United States’ (US) engagement of public health resources to meet the current SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis has revealed vulnerabilities in testing and treatment components of biosecurity. Facing a […]
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