Speaker: Dahl, E. (Naval Postgraduate School) Date: 5 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Erik Dahl (National Security Affairs Department, Naval Postgraduate School) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Scholars and members of the intelligence community have historically caught early warning signs of national security disasters—like the COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Dr. Tai Ming Cheung (Director, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, UC San Diego) Date: 29 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Tai Ming Cheung (Director, University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation; Professor, School of Global Policy and […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Garcia, Z. (Associate Professor of Security Studies, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College); Modlin, K. (Instructor, Western Kentucky University) Date: 1 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Zenel Garcia (Associate Professor of Security Studies, Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College) […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(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 […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Heath, T. (RAND) Date: 11 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Timothy R. Heath (Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. How a war between the US and China over Taiwan’s sovereignty would develop is a frequently debated subject by scholars and military […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Cronin, R. (The Stimson Center) Date: 9 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Richard Cronin (Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. China and Taiwan’s political relationship is highly confrontational; however, China’s dependence on advanced semi-conductors produced in Taiwan acts as a defensive shield for […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Swaine, M. (East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft); Heginbotham, E. (Center for International Studies, MIT) Date: 10 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Swaine (Director, East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft) and Dr. Eric Heginbotham (Principal Research Scientist, Center for International Studies, MIT) as part […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Bradley, J. (Plans and Policy Directorate, United States Strategic Command) Date: 1 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Jennifer Bradley (Plans and Policy Directorate, United States Strategic Command) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. China is modernizing its nuclear forces which is routine for modern nuclear countries; however, […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Martin, B. (Senior Policy Researcher & Director of the Institute for Supply Chain Security, RAND); Gunness, K. (Senior Policy Researcher, RAND) Date: 21 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Brad Martin (Senior Policy Researcher & Director of the Institute for Supply Chain Security, RAND) and Ms. Kristen Gunness (Senior Policy […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Tye, M. (Laowhy86 Media) Date: 7 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Matthew Tye (Laowhy86 Media) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. China’s ruling government, led by President Xi Jinping, is becoming increasingly authoritarian and controlling over China’s media environment; however, China’s media and society was not always […]
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