Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy

Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy

Speaker: Yana Gorokhovskaia (Freedom House) Date: 20 September 2023 Speaker Session Summary For fifty years, Freedom House has published its assessment of the state of democracy around the world. Freedom House categorizes countries and territories in to three groups...
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...
Insights on 20 Years of Counterinsurgency Research

Insights on 20 Years of Counterinsurgency Research

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Radziszewski (University of Maryland START, Irregular Warfare and Conflict Assessment Group) Date: 18 April 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Elizabeth Radziszewski (University of Maryland, National Consortium...
The Dilemmas Posed by the Great Power Competition on Political Transitions and the Security Landscape in the Sahel

The Dilemmas Posed by the Great Power Competition on Political Transitions and the Security Landscape in the Sahel

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Sany (US Institute of Peace) Date: 30 March 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Joseph Sany (United States Institute for Peace [USIP]) as part of its SMA “Anticipating the Future Operational...
Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands

Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands

Speaker(s): Clark, M. (Director for Acquisition and Technology (J9), USCYBERCOM); Jansen, K. (Branch Chief, Deterrence Analysis and Outreach, Plans and Policy Directorate, USSTRATCOM/J5); Jenista, J. (Air Force Civilian, Joint Training, Exercise, and Wargaming...
Why Extremist Insurgencies Spread: Insights from the Sahel

Why Extremist Insurgencies Spread: Insights from the Sahel

Speaker(s): Boukhars, A. (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University; McDaniel College) Date: 10 January 2023 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Anouar Boukhars (Professor of Countering Violent Extremism and...