The Nature, Causes, and Consequences of Extreme Inequality and Why It Persists in Sub-Saharan Africa
Speaker: Dr. Singumbe Muyeba (Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver) Date: 8 June 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Singumbe Muyeba (Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational Environment” (AFOE) Speaker Series. Peoples’ lives can be accurately predicted by […]
Continue ReadingAvoiding a Climate Arms Race: Why We Need the Baruch Plan 2.0 for Climate Geoengineering
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Chalecki (Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Nebraska Omaha; 2022 Fulbright Research Chair, Fulbright Canada) Date: 18 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Elizabeth L. Chalecki (Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Nebraska Omaha; 2022 Fulbright Research Chair, Fulbright Canada) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the […]
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The Exploitable Conditions Framework: Anticipating Exploitation of the Operational Environment
Speakers: Dr. Nicole Laster (US Army TRADOC G-2, Global Cultural Knowledge Network (GCKN)) and LTC (Ret) Andrew Johnson (US Army TRADOC G-2, GCKN) Date: 5 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicole M. Laster (Lead Social Scientist, US Army TRADOC G-2, Global Cultural Knowledge Network (GCKN)) and LTC (Ret) Andrew M. […]
Continue ReadingThe Perils of Sticky Rhetoric: A Discussion Led by Professor Ian Lustick
Speaker: Dr. Ian Lustick (University of Pennsylvania) Date: 14 April 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Professor Ian Lustick (Bess W. Heyman Chair (Emeritus), University of Pennsylvania) as part of its SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Speaker Series. The Global War on Terror shifted US global policies and actions while also enabling countries’ leaders to persecute […]
Continue ReadingSystemic Strategic Thinking, Policy Analysis, and Planning
Speaker: Dr. Wayne Porter (Naval Postgraduate School) Date: 15 March 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Wayne Porter, CAPT, USN (Ret)(Senior Lecturer, Naval Postgraduate School) as part of its SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Speaker Series. The world is comprised of a complex network of systems which take long-term, […]
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