SMA’s Chinese Strategic Intentions White Paper Panel Discussion- Part II (Assessing the Durability of the Chinese Regime)
“SMA’s Chinese Strategic Intentions White Paper Panel Discussion- Part II (Assessing the Durability of the Chinese Regime)“ Speakers: Beckley, M. (Tufts University); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology) Date: 13 February 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. The panelists included Dr. Michael Beckley (Tufts University) and Dr. Nicholas Wright […]
Continue ReadingSMA’s Chinese Strategic Intentions White Paper Panel Discussion- Part I (Chinese Outreach Activities)
“SMA’s Chinese Strategic Intentions White Paper Panel Discussion- Part I (Chinese Outreach Activities)“ Speakers: Ehteshami, A. (Durham University); Watson, C. (National Defense University); Sherlock, T. (United States Military Academy, West Point); Gregory, J. (United States Military Academy, West Point) Date: 4 February 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its Future of Global […]
Continue ReadingAnalysis and Artificial Intelligence in Integrated Campaigning
“Analysis and Artificial Intelligence in Integrated Campaigning” Authors | Editor: Pike, T. (US Army); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary Integrated Campaigning requires the development and execution of US foreign policy across the whole of the US Government (USG). Such coherent policy development and implementation necessitates a common perspective to analyze the situation that provides (1) an accurate description […]
Continue ReadingHybrid War, the Gray Zone, and the Failure of American Strategic Thinking
“Hybrid War, the Gray Zone, and the Failure of American Strategic Thinking” Speakers: Stoker, D. (Atlas Organization); Whiteside, C. (Naval Postgraduate School) Date: 24 January 2020 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Donald Stoker (Atlas Organization) and Dr. Craig Whiteside (Naval Postgraduate School) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. During their brief, Dr. Stoker and Dr. Whiteside argued that US strategists and […]
Continue ReadingMaximum Pressure on Iran: Where Do We Go From Here
“Maximum Pressure on Iran: Where Do We Go From Here” Speaker: Nephew, R. (Columbia University) Date: 31 January 2020 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Richard Nephew (Columbia University) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. Mr. Nephew first suggested that the series of tit for tat events between the US and Iran that occurred after […]
Continue ReadingUS-Iranian Strategic Competition Post-Soleimani: Buffers and Drivers of Escalation
“US-Iranian Strategic Competition Post-Soleimani: Buffers and Drivers of Escalation” Speaker: Ben Taleblu, B. (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) Date: 28 January 2020 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Behnam Ben Taleblu (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. Mr. Ben Taleblu began his presentation by stating that those who saw a vector […]
Continue ReadingTerrorism in the Philippines and Its Influence on Great Powers
“Terrorism in the Philippines and Its Influence on Great Powers“ Authors | Editors: Logan, M. K. (University of Nebraska Omaha), Zimmerman, L. (University of Nebraska Omaha), Parker B. (University of Nebraska Omaha), & Ligon, G. S. (University of Nebraska Omaha) Executive Summary The UNO research team examined four active Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs) and their […]
Continue ReadingHypersonic Weapons and Strategic Stability
“Hypersonic Weapons and Strategic Stability” Speaker: Wilkening, D. (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Date: 15 January 2020 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Dean Wilkening (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory) as a part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. During his brief, Dr. Wilkening spoke about hypersonic weapons, crisis instability, and arms race instability. He began […]
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Iraqi Stability and the Impacts of Recent US-Iranian Tensions
“Iraqi Stability and the Impacts of Recent US-Iranian Tensions“ Speaker: van den Toorn (Iraq Fund for Higher Education (IFHE)) Date: 14 January 2020 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Christine van den Toorn (Iraq Fund for Higher Education (IFHE)) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. Ms. van den Toorn’s presentation focused on Iraqi stability and […]
Continue ReadingRethinking Communication Influence from a Strategic Communication Approach
Rethinking Communication Influence from a Strategic Communication Approach Authors | Editors: Lieber, P. (US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)); Canna, S. (NSI, Inc.) Executive Summary For over a decade, many within US defense and interagency circles maintain a belief they are ‘losing’ the communication influence battle, one its adversaries are excelling at due to seemingly better strategy […]
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