“Hedged Bets or Shared Norms? Sino-Russian Great Power Relations and Public Opinion“ Speakers: Gregory, E. J. (US Army); Sherlock, T. (United States Military Academy at West Point) Date: 24 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Thomas Sherlock (United States Military Academy at West Point) and Col E. John Gregory (US Army) as a part of its […]
Continue Reading“Learning Lessons from the Ukraine Conflict“ Speakers: Angevine, R. (Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)); Frye, C. (IDA); Warden, J. (IDA) Date: 18 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Robert Angevine (Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)), Mr. Clark Frye (IDA), and Mr. John Warden (IDA) as a part of its SMA […]
Continue Reading“Network Origins of the Global Economy: East vs. West In a Complex Systems Perspective“ Speaker: Root, H. (George Mason University) Date: 10 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Hilton Root (George Mason University) as a part of its SMA Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Dr. Root first stated that there is an increased […]
Continue Reading“Making Sense of Contemporary Geopolitics: Historical Analogies and Present Constructs“ Speaker: Wyne, A. (RAND) Date: 20 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Ali Wyne (RAND) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Dr. Wyne first stated that neither historical analogies, nor present constructs that try to characterize modern […]
Continue Reading“Countering Russian Strategic Approaches: Special Operations in Hybrid Warfare“ Speaker: Meredith, S. (National Defense University) Date: 14 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Spencer Meredith III (National Defense University) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. To begin, Dr. Meredith spoke about Russia’s strategic identity. He stated that Russia is “not a […]
Continue Reading“Becoming Peerless in a Peer-to-Peer Competition Environment” Speaker: Walton, D. (National Defense University) Date: 10 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. David Walton (National Defense University) as a part of its SMA NDU Speaker Series. For the conclusion of the SOF Paradigm in Great Power series, Dr. Walton encouraged listeners to think about commonly discussed issues […]
Continue Reading“Social Cyber-Security Dynamics” Speaker: Carley, K. (Carnegie Mellon University) Date: 12 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Kathleen Carley (Carnegie Mellon University) as a part of its SMA DHS Speaker Series. Dr. Carley first defined and characterized social cyber-security. She then stated that social media is about networks and identified three influential groups […]
Continue Reading“Reputational Security and Other New Priorities: Rethinking Soft Power for 2030“ Speaker: Cull, N. (University of Southern California) Date: 4 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Nicholas Cull (University of Southern California) as a part of its SMA Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. To begin, Dr. Cull highlighted a variety of foreign dangers […]
Continue ReadingFuture of Global Competition & Conflict (GCC) Russia Panel Discussion Author | Editor: Jafri, A. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary On 8 May 2019, the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA, Joint Staff, J39) office, with the support of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and National Defense University (NDU), convened a panel discussion on Russia in support […]
Continue Reading“Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices and Possible Responses” Speaker: Robinson, L. (RAND) Date: 15 May 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Linda Robinson (RAND) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Ms. Robinson focused her presentation on a recent RAND report that examined the practice of political warfare during […]
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