10th Annual SMA Conference – From Control to Influence

10th Annual SMA Conference – From Control to Influence

10th Annual SMA Conference – From Control to Influence? A View of—and Vision for—the Future. Author | Editor: Popp, G., Canna, S. & Peterson, N. (NSI, Inc.). Conference Background The Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment (SMA) office hosted the 10th Annual SMA...
Role of Human Geography, Culture and Language

Role of Human Geography, Culture and Language

The Key Role of Human Geography, Culture and Language in Effective Communication. Author | Editor: Sutherlin, G. (Geographic Services, Inc.). Overview To begin with a truism, people in different places speak different languages; they belong to different cultures. This...
How Developments in Brain Science Afford Military Utility

How Developments in Brain Science Afford Military Utility

Speaker: Giordano, J. (Georgetown University Medical Center) & DiEuliis, D. (National Defense University). Date: April 2017.   The use of sarin gas in Syria and the nerve agent VX to assassinate Kim Jong-nam, and ongoing international efforts in dual-use...
Applying Bio-Psycho-Social to Cognitive Engagement

Applying Bio-Psycho-Social to Cognitive Engagement

White Paper on Bio-Psycho-Social Applications to Cognitive Engagement. Author | Editor: Spitaletta, J. (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory). The recently released White Paper entitled “Assessing and Anticipating Threats to US Security Interests: A...
Counter-Da’esh Influence Operations

Counter-Da’esh Influence Operations

Counter-Da’esh Influence Operations: Cognitive Space Narrative Simulation Insights. Author | Editor: Linera, R. LTC, Seese, G. MAJ (USASOC) & Canna, S (NSI, Inc). At the request of Joint Staff/J-39, the SMA program, in coordination with United States Army...