Taliban Leadership: The Science of Organizational Membership
“Taliban Leadership: The Science of Organizational Membership” Speaker: Ligon, G. (University of Nebraska, Omaha) Date: 21 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Gina Ligon (University of Nebraska, Omaha) as a part of its SMA CENTCOM (Afghanistan) Speaker Series. During her presentation, Dr. Ligon addressed the following question: “What […]
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China’s ‘First Offset’ and Future Warfare
“A ‘New Era’ of Chinese Military Innovation — China’s ‘First Offset’ and Future Warfare” SMA hosted a speaker session with Elsa Kania (Center for a New American Security [CNAS]) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 19 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Ms. Elsa Kania […]
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Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe
“Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe” Speaker: Bechev, D. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Date: 18 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Dimitar Bechev (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) as a part of its SMA EUCOM Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Bechev spoke […]
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Is There A Win-Win Scenario for the Key Actors Concerned with the DPRK? – A Korea Strategic Outcomes Virtual Think Tank Report
[Q1] Is there a win-win scenario for all of the key actors (DPRK, ROK, US, China, Russia)? If so, what might this look like? Author(s): Dr. Larry Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) and George Popp (NSI, Inc.) Summary Response This report summarizes the input of thirty-three insightful responses from the Korea Strategic Outcomes Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa) […]
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Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Way Ahead
“Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Way Ahead” SMA hosted a speaker session with David Maxwell (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 13 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. David Maxwell (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) as […]
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Limited Nuclear War: The 21st Century Challenge for the United States
“Limited Nuclear War: The 21st Century Challenge for the United States” Speaker: Warden, J. (Institute for Defense Analyses) Date: 12 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. John Warden (Institute for Defense Analyses) as a part of its SMA STRATCOM Academic Alliance Speaker Series. Mr. Warden’s presentation focused on […]
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Getting Messages Through: The Cognition of Influence with North Korea and East Asia
Getting Messages Through: The Cognition of Influence with North Korea and East Asia Author(s): Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Executive Summary To cause intended effects—and avoid unintended effects—in the fiendishly complex regional environment surrounding the Korean peninsula, United States policymakers are required to understand both what motivates key actors and what type of strategic confrontation […]
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Quantifying Risk and Resilience in Multilayer Systems
“Quantifying Risk and Resilience in Multilayer Systems” Speaker: Linkov, I. (US Army Engineer Research and Development Center) Date: 11 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Igor Linkov (US Army Engineer Research and Development Center) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. To begin his presentation, Dr. […]
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Approaches and Measures to Stabilizing the Korean Peninsula – A Korea Strategic Outcomes Virtual Think Tank Report
[Q2] Is there anything the US can do to empower the ROK to negotiate a solution that would remove both the nuclear and conventional instabilities on the peninsula? Author(s): Weston Aviles (NSI, Inc.) and George Popp (NSI, Inc.) Summary Response This report summarizes the input of 18 insightful responses from the Korea Strategic Outcomes Virtual […]
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Overview of the North Korean Economy and Recent Developments
“Overview of the North Korean Economy and Recent Developments” SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Brad Babson (The National Committee on North Korea [NCNK]) as a part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. Date: 6 September 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Brad Babson (The National Committee on […]
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