Influence Without Arms: The New Logic of Nuclear Deterrence
Speaker: 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 ReadingAssessing Deterrence: Understanding Adversary Behaviour and Their Perception of our Behaviour
Speaker: Ambassador Catherine Royle (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) Date: 8 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ambassador Catherine Royle (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) and Stuart Smith (NATO, Joint Force Command Brunssum) as part of its SMA SDF Speaker Series. For Western allies to properly deter unwanted Russian actions, […]
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Strategic Culture – A Complex Model for a Complex Concept
Speaker: Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) Date: 19 November 2024 Speaker Session Summary In recent years, strategic culture has regained attention as US policymakers work to integrate deterrence strategies with allies and partners while understanding the strategic cultures of adversaries, like China and Russia. Dr. Kuznar explored the components of an actor’s strategic culture, how […]
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U.S. Military Theories of Victory for a War with the People’s Republic of China
Speakers: Jacob Heim (RAND) & Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga (RAND) Date: 13 November 2024 Speaker Session Summary The United States has not had to seriously consider conflict escalation with a near-peer adversary that could result in a conflict that ends in large-scale destruction since the Cold War. However, it must now consider the potential for escalating toward that exact kind […]
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Dynamic Parity: The Nuclear Strategy We Need
Speakers: Dr. Adam Lowther (National Institute for Deterrence Studies) & Curtis McGiffin (NationalInstitute for Deterrence Studies) Date: 24 October 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Adam Lowther (National Institute for Deterrence Studies) & Curtis McGiffin (National Institute for Deterrence Studies) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Russia, […]
Continue ReadingArms Control Opportunities in the Emerging Two-nuclear-peer Environment
Speaker: Amy Woolf (Atlantic Council, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security) Date: 14 May 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Amy Woolf (Atlantic Council, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The proliferation of nuclear weapons is increasingly critical to international security, […]
Continue ReadingAssessing the Evolving Russian Nuclear Threat
Speakers: Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Nicholas Lokker, and Heli Hautala (Center for a New American Security) and Michael Kofman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Date: 17 April 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Nicholas Lokker, and Heli Hautala (Center for a New American Security), and Michael Kofman (Carnegie Endowment […]
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Measuring Policy Effectiveness of Cyber Deterrence and Defensibility
Speaker: Jason Healey (Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs) Date: 28 March 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Jason Healey (Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Cyber deterrence differs significantly from conventional deterrence, particularly nuclear deterrence. Mr. […]
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Extended Deterrence Across the Continuum of Conflict
Speaker: Dr. Maximilian Hoell (LLNL) Date: 20 February 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Maximilian Hoell (LLNL) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Since the end of the Cold War, US extended deterrence has undergone significant evolution, initially appearing to diminish in importance with the perceived decrease […]
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NATO Strategic Foresight Analysis, Drivers of a Pervasive Competition
Speaker: Dr. Gergely Németh (NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation) Date: 14 February 2024 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Gergely Németh (NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) recently released its Strategic Foresight Analysis 2023 report. This analysis, developed […]
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