Speakers: Dr. Stephanie Pezard, Dr. Irina Chindea, Yuliya Shokh, and Dr. Naoko Aoki (RAND) Date: 24 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Also forthcoming!
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Todd Veazie (USN, Ret) and Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 26 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biographies: Todd Veazie served as Director of the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) office in the Joint Staff’s Operations Directorate. Prior to reentering public service, Todd was the Chief […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Dr. Anna Péczeli (Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Date: 25 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Anna Péczeli is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She is also an […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Jim Mitre (RAND Global and Emerging Risks) Date: 10 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Jim Mitre (RAND Global and Emerging Risks) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) could reach or exceed human-level cognitive abilities across a wide range of disciplines, potentially revolutionizing how […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: CDR Stefan Lundqvist, PhD (Swedish Defence University) with Guest Host Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 4 June 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with CDR Stefan Lundqvist, PhD(Swedish Defence University) with Guest Host Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Russia and China have […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Lt Col Oriana Skylar Mastro, PhD (Stanford University; Deputy Director of Reserve Global China Strategy) Date: 28 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Lt Col Oriana Skylar Mastro, PhD (Stanford University; Deputy Director of Reserve Global China Strategy) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Western scholars and […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M University) Date: 21 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Matthew Fuhrmann (Texas A&M University) as part of its SMA SDF Speaker Series. Nuclear latency refers to a state’s ability to engage in nuclear deterrence without developing or possessing nuclear weapons. Dr. Fuhrmann illustrated […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Joseph Torigian (American University) Date: 20 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Joseph Torigian (American University) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Xi Jinping is frequently described as a fundamentally new type of leader in Chinese politics—one who has dismantled the tradition of collective leadership […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) Date: 15 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Yelena Biberman (Skidmore College) as part of its SMA India Speaker Series. Kashmir has long been a region of contention between Pakistan and India, while many Kashmiris view themselves as belonging to neither nation. It […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Sidharth Kaushal (Royal United Services Institute) Date: 13 May 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Sidharth Kaushal (Royal United Services Institute) as part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. Dissimilar rearmament is fundamental in the context of the European theatre as nations attempt to scale up their military […]
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