Speaker(s): Dr. Christopher Paul (RAND) & Mr. Michael Schwille (RAND) Date: 5 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Christopher Paul (RAND) and Mr. Michael Schwille (RAND) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. This presentation was based on two recent RAND reports, which detail how information operations (IO) can […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Schatz, E. (University of Toronto) Date: 4 May 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Edward Schatz (University of Toronto) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Dr. Schatz began by stating that the current practice of examining mostly extreme cases of anti-Americanism can lead to a misrepresentation of the overall sentiment […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Mazarr, M. (RAND); Heath, T. (RAND) Date: 28 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Dr. Michael Mazarr (Senior Political Scientist, RAND) and Mr. Timothy Heath (Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. RAND’s study on deterrence focused on two phases: interstate and gray zone aggression. […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Former National Security Advisor of the United States) Date: 23 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with LTG (Ret.) H. R. McMaster (Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Former National Security Advisor of the United States) […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Sir David Omand (Kings College London), Dr. Thomas Rid (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies); Dr. Bill Casebeer (Riverside Research); Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 21 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Sir David Omand (Kings College London; Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator), Dr. Thomas Rid (Professor […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Olga Vartanova (Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC)) Date: 14 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Olga Vartanova (Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC)) as a part of its SMA IIJO Speaker Series. Dr. Vartanova emphasized that while Russia is enigmatic and seems erratic in its information operations (IO), its […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Wessely, S. (King’s College London; Former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists); Omand, D. (Former Director, GCHQ; First UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator); Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, University College London, and New America) Date: 13 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Sir Simon Wessely (King’s […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker: Dr. Edward Luttwak (Strategist & Historian) Date: 8 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker series session with Dr. Edward Luttwak (Strategist & Historian) as a part of its SMA INSS/PRISM Speaker Series. During his brief opening remarks, Dr. Luttwak stated that China is one of only a few countries who truly practice […]
Continue ReadingSpeakers: Mr. Jon Bateman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Cyber Policy Initiative); Mr. Tim Hwang (Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)); Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) Date: 7 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker series session with Mr. Jon Bateman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Cyber Policy Initiative), Mr. Tim […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker(s): Rubin, L. (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology); Borowitz, M. J. (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology); Stewart, B. (Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia institute of Technology); Lightsey, G. (School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology) Date: 2 April 2021 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a […]
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