Influential Violent Extremist Organizational Partners of Iran Authors | Editors: Logan, M. K. (University of Nebraska Omaha); Zimmerman, L. (University of Nebraska Omaha); Ligon, G. (University of Nebraska Omaha) Executive Summary This paper addresses two key Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs) with close ties to the Iran regime. More specifically, we examine the organizational and leadership characteristics of the Badr Brigades and Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) using the Leadership for the Extreme […]
Continue Reading“Africa, Advanced Technology, and Security Panel Discussion“ Speakers: Arias, R. (USAFRICOM Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) Science, Technology & Innovation Office J804); Beguir, K. (InstaDeep AI); Smart, A. (Google); Siminyu, K. (Artificial Intelligence for Development- Africa); Sutherlin, G. (National Defense University) Date: 22 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its SMA AFRICOM […]
Continue Reading“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“Impl. Project: Data-driven CVE and Counter-state Initiatives in the Philippines” Speaker: Richmond, J. (Impl. Project) Date: 15 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Justin Richmond (Impl. Project) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Mr. Richmond first explained that the Implementation “Impl.” Project establishes data ecosystems to assess, monitor, and evaluate social […]
Continue Reading“An Iran Primer“ Speaker: Liebl, V. (Center for Advanced Culture Learning (CAOCL)) Date: 12 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Vern Liebl (Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL)) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. Mr. Liebl began by stating that Iran does not present a large military threat to the US. Moreover, Iran’s military capabilities are fairly […]
Continue Reading“Interrogating Tensions in the Persian Gulf: Iran, the US and the GCC“ Speaker: Mabon, S. (University of Leicester) Date: 9 July 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Simon Mabon (Lancaster University) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. During this presentation, Dr. Mabon discussed the complexity of the broader competition in the Persian Gulf, posed a […]
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“Deterrence, Coercion, and Escalation Management vis-a-vis Iran: Lessons From Past Confrontations“ Speaker: Eisenstadt, M. (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Date: 28 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Michael Eisenstadt (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM Speaker Series. During his presentation, Mr. Eisenstadt discussed Iran’s strategic culture and […]
Continue Reading“Defending Global Interests“ Speaker: Webb, A. (Future Today Institute) Date: 26 June 2019 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Amy Webb (Future Today Institute) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Ms. Webb first stated that the US’s free market economy rewards short-term solutions with long-term risk, which can sometimes be problematic. She then spoke about […]
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