Cyber Persistence and National Security
Speaker: Dr. Michael Fischerkeller (IDA) Date: 23 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Fischerkeller (IDA) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. The cyber domain is an increasingly prevalent theater of competition, and the US must be able to effectively deter opponents using cyber tools and […]
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How Strategy Must Align to Strategic Environments: Deterrence and Initiative Persistence
Speaker: Dr. Richard Harknett (University of Cincinnati) Date: 10 May 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Richard Harknett (University of Cincinnati) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. There have been several strategic paradigm shifts relating to deterrence, coercion, and security across the entire spectrum of conflict and […]
Continue ReadingEscalation Management in International Conflict: The United States and its Adversaries
Speakers: Egle Murauskaite (ICONS Project, University of Maryland), and Devin H. Ellis (Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), University of Maryland) Date: 25 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Egle Murauskaite (ICONS Project, University of Maryland) and Mr. Devin H. Ellis (Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), University of Maryland) as […]
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Combined-Effects Competition & Warfare: Strategies from China and Russia
Speaker: Dr. Tom Drohan (Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies) Date: 19 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Thomas Drohan (Professor Emeritus of Military and Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy; Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Authoritarian regimes and democratic […]
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Caveat Emptor: The Pros and Cons of Strategic Culture as an Analytical Concept
Speaker: Dr. Alastair Johnston (Harvard University) Date: 12 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Alastair Iain Johnston (Harvard University) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. Dr. Johnston described the four main generations of strategic culture research. During the first generation (1970s) a baseline was […]
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(Updated 16 July 2025) For general speaker series inquiries and information on how to join an event, please contact Mariah Yager (mariah.c.yager.ctr@mail.mil). Tuesday July 22 1200 EDT Thursday July 24 1200 EDT Tuesday July 29 1000 EDT Tuesday August 5 1200 EDT Wednesday August 27 Thursday September 11 1200 EDT
Continue ReadingCooperation, Competition & Conflict: JADE SPEAR, China, and New Strategic Art
Speaker: David Katz (USSOCOM) Date: 14 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. David J. Katz (USSOCOM) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks” (SDF) Speaker Series. JADE SPEAR began as a grassroots initiative with the goal of holding the Chinese shipping company, Pingtan Marine Enterprises, responsible for illegal and […]
Continue ReadingOutcompeting China in Space: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Integrated Deterrence
Speakers: Dean Cheng, (Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; Senior Adviser, United States Institute of Peace); and Dr. John Klein (Senior Fellow and Strategist, Falcon Research, Inc.) Date: 28 February 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. John “Patsy” Klein (Falcon Research, Inc.; George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute) and […]
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Russian Coercive Signaling
Speakers: Dr. Samuel Charap (RAND) and Dr. Andrew Stravers (RAND) Date: 18 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Samuel Charap (Senior Political Scientist, RAND) and Dr. Andrew Stravers (Associate Political Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA “Strategic Deterrence Frameworks (SDF) Speaker Series. The Russian military has used coercive signaling as […]
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