Innovation With Allies Now—The US, UK, and Forging a Technological Edge

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Speakers: Representative James R. Langevin (Democrat, Rhode Island, US Congress); Representative Michael J. Gallagher (Republican, Wisconsin, US Congress); Chi Onwurah (Labour Party, Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Digital and Business, UK); and Lord David Willetts (Conservative Party, Member of the House of Lords, Former Minister for Universities and Science, UK) Date: 8 July […]

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Assessments of Operations in the Information Environment for the Eastern Mediterranean and South China Sea

June 2021 No Comments

Authors: Howard Lee, Dr. Jumanne Donahue, Dr. David Hunter-Chester, Neil Sleevi, and Nicole Jobe (TRADOC G-2) Report 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. In support of the USAF and the SMA, the TRADOC G-2 Modeling and Simulations […]

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On Education and Training for Operations in the Information Environment

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Authors: Dr. Alex Levis (George Mason University) 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. The Services and the Joint Staff provide both professional military education as well as academic education through the various schools, colleges and […]

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Escalation Management in 21st Century Operations in the Information Environment

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Authors: Dr. Lawrence Kuznar (NSI, Inc.) and Carl Hunt (US Army, Retired) 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. We argue that the concept of escalation thresholds remains salient in national security and may be even […]

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How to Engage with China

June 2021 No Comments

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

June 2021 No Comments

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

June 2021 No Comments

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

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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?

May 2021 No Comments

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

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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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