Beyond the Wire: US Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion

Beyond the Wire: US Military Deployments and Host Country Public Opinion

Speaker: Dr. Carla Martinez Machain (University at Buffalo, SUNY) Date: 27 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary The presence of a US military base in a host country naturally increases interactions between that host country’s citizens and US military personnel. These...
China’s Emergence as a Second Nuclear Peer: Implications for US Nuclear Deterrence

China’s Emergence as a Second Nuclear Peer: Implications for US Nuclear Deterrence

Speaker: Dr. Brad Roberts (LLNL) Date: 21 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Brad Roberts (Center for Global Security, LLNL) as part of its SMA STRATCOM Speaker Series. The deterrence landscape has changed...
Alternative Ukrainian Future Trajectories: Implications for Russia and the West

Alternative Ukrainian Future Trajectories: Implications for Russia and the West

Speaker: Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) Date: 22 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Graeme Herd (George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies) as part of its SMA...
Building a Strategic Framework for Tailored Deterrence of China in Space

Building a Strategic Framework for Tailored Deterrence of China in Space

Speaker: Dr. Krista Langeland (RAND) Date: 13 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary The US Armed Forces must bolster their warfighting capabilities in space to better deter aggressive Chinese activities in the domain. US-China competition in space can be expected to...
Using a Nuclear Security & Nonproliferation Approach to Reduce US-PRC Escalation Risks in a DPRK Collapse Scenario

Using a Nuclear Security & Nonproliferation Approach to Reduce US-PRC Escalation Risks in a DPRK Collapse Scenario

Speaker: Dr. Justin Anderson (NDU) Date: 8 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary Despite the deep freeze in US-China relations, the US and China have mutual interests that could reduce risk in a future DPRK regime collapse scenario. The US and China have prior experience...
The Ukrainian Army is Leveraging Online Influencers. Can the U.S. Military?

The Ukrainian Army is Leveraging Online Influencers. Can the U.S. Military?

Speaker: Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND) Date: 6 June 2023 Speaker Session Summary The war in Ukraine has demonstrated how cooperation between a country’s military and prominent social media influencers can be a useful tool for harnessing narrative control relating to...