Globally Critical Infrastructure: The Unique Risks and Challenges

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Speaker: Zak Kallenborn (PhD candidate, War Studies at King’s College London) Date: 1 April 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biography:  Zak Kallenborn is an MPhil / PhD student in War Studies at King’s College London studying global catastrophic risk, drone warfare, WMD, and apocalyptic terrorism. He is also […]

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China’s Views on Escalation and Crisis Management and Implications for the United States

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Speaker: Lyle J. Morris (Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute) Date: 26 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Lyle J. Morris (Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series.  Mr. Morris emphasized that China perceives tensions […]

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Strategic Stability and Emerging Russian and Chinese Technologies

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Speakers: Dr. Juljan Krause (University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation), Dr. Kimberly Peh (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), & Dr. Spenser Warren (Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs) Date: 20 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Juljan Krause (University of California […]

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The Use of Non-State Actors as Proxies in Irregular Warfare and Malign State Influence

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Speaker: Dr. Sam Mullins (Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies) Date: 27 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Sam Mullins (Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. State governments employ non-state actors (NSAs) to conduct irregular warfare (IW) […]

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Gladiators of the Sky: The Evolution of sUAS (Drones) – TTPs, Education/Training, and Establishing Drones in the Planning Process

March 2025 No Comments

Speaker: COL (Ret) Bill Edwards (Phoenix 6 Consulting LLC) Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with COL(R) Bill Edwards (Phoenix 6 Consulting, LLC) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The proliferation of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), commonly referred to as drones, in modern combat is accelerating the evolution of techniques, […]

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A New Axis of Upheaval?  North Korea, Russia, and China—and Why We Should Care

March 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Edward Howell (University of Oxford, Chatham House, Pharos Foundation) Date: 12 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Briefing Materials Biography: Dr. Edward Howell is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, the Korea Foundation Fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London, and a […]

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Answering Authoritarian State Challenges: Tools for Deterring Russia and China

February 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Scott Fisher (New Jersey City University) Date: 6 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Scott Fisher (New Jersey City University) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series.  Information serves as a valuable yet often underutilized tool for deterring China, Russia, and other US adversaries. Dr. Fisher […]

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Back to the Drafting Board: U.S. Draft Mobilization Capability for Modern Operational Requirements

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Speakers: Katherine Kuzminski (CNAS) & Taren Sylvester Date: 5 March 2025 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Katherine Kuzminski (CNAS) and Taren Sylvester (CNAS) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series.  The US all-volunteer force (AVF) may prove insufficient in the event of a conflict with China, potentially requiring the United […]

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Nuclear Deterrence in a Two-peer World: Implications for Europe

February 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Max Hoell (Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Date: 27 February 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Also forthcoming! Biography:  Dr. Max Hoell is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research includes […]

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The Philippines, Beijing’s Bullying, and a Forgotten Struggle for Peace

February 2025 No Comments

Speaker: Dr. Haroro Ingram (United States Institute of Peace (USIP)) Date: 21 February 2025 Speaker Session Summary Forthcoming! Speaker Session Recording Also forthcoming! Briefing Materials Biographies:   Dr. Haroro J. Ingram is the country director for the Philippines at USIP. He is responsible for the strategic design, implementation planning, and in-country management of USIP’s Philippines […]

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