How to Engage with China
Speakers: Anna Ashton (Vice President of Government Affairs, US-China Business Council); Dr. Rachel Odell (Research Fellow, East Asia Program, The Quincy Institute); and Dr. Kori Schake (Director of China Policy, The American Enterprise Institute) Date: 22 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Ms. Anna Ashton (Vice President of Government Affairs, […]
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Moscow’s Digital Offensive: Building Sovereignty in Cyberspace
Speaker: Dr. Carolina Vendil Palli (Swedish Defence Research Agency) Date: 29 July 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Carolina Vendil Pallin (Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Pallin commented that Russia’s conception of cyber operations is different than most Western countries. […]
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The Uyghurs of China: Cultural Genocide in the Name of Counterterrorism
Speaker(s): Roberts, S. (George Washington University) Date: 15 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Sean R. Roberts (George Washington University) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The Uyghur ethnic group comprises less than one percent of China’s overall population. However, the Uyghurs, who are majority Muslim, are […]
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Retransmitting the Caliphate
Authors: Dr. Haroro Ingram (The George Washington University Program on Extremism), Dr. Craig Whiteside (US Naval War College Monterey) and Dr. Charlie Winter (International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, ExTrac) Invited Perspective Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO […]
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Algorithms of Armageddon: What Happens When We Insert AI Into Our Military Weapons Systems?
Speaker(s): Galdorisi, G. (Director of Strategic Assessments and Technical Futures, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific)); Tangredi, S. (Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies & Professor of National, Naval, and Maritime Strategy, U.S. Naval War College) Date: 3 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with CAPT George Galdorisi, USN (Ret) (Director […]
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China’s Global Media Footprint
Speaker: Ms. Sarah Cook (Freedom House) Date: 2 June 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Sarah Cook (Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Freedom House) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Ms. Cook began by stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always been an authoritarian […]
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A New Approach to Industrial Policy?
Speakers: Dr. Robert Atkinson (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation); and John Thornhill (The Financial Times) Date: 27 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted its first debate between Dr. Robert Atkinson (President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation) and Mr. John Thornhill (Innovation Editor, The Financial Times) as a part of its SMA NDU Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. […]
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The Three N Approach to Strategies for United States Government Information Operations
Authors: Dr. Karl Kaltenthaler (University of Akron/Case Western Reserve) and Dr. Arie Kruglanski (University of Maryland) Invited Perspective Preview This report supported SMA’s Integrating Information in Joint Operations (IIJO) project. For additional speaker sessions and project publications, please visit the IIJO project page. This paper seeks to answer the following question: What can we learn from […]
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Understanding Policy Responses to the National Disinformation Challenge
Speakers: Mark Montgomery (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Robert Morgus (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission); Natalie Thompson (U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission) Date: 26 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Mark Montgomery (Executive Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), Mr. Robert Morgus (Senior Director, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission), and Ms. Natalie Thompson (Research Analyst, […]
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Learning From Crises Like COVID-19 at Multiple Speeds of Relevance
Speaker(s): O’Donnell, G. (UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011, the UK’s highest Official and Head of the Civil Service); Freedman, L. (King’s College London) Date: 25 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Lord Gus O’Donnell (UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011, the UK’s highest Official and Head of the Civil Service) and Sir Lawrence Freedman […]
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