Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: A Primer

Artificial Intelligence, Deepfakes, and Disinformation: A Primer

Speaker(s): Helmus, T. (RAND) Date: 16 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Todd Helmus (Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Deepfakes are becoming a more frequent feature in today’s...
Russia’s New Approach to Influence During the Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine

Russia’s New Approach to Influence During the Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine

Speaker(s): Vartanova, O. (US Marine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC)) Date: 15 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Olga Vartanova (Visiting Scholar & Consultant, US Marine Corps Information Operations Center...
Semiconductors, China, Taiwan, and the US Policy Debate: Intersecting Technological, Economic Security, and Geopolitical Realities

Semiconductors, China, Taiwan, and the US Policy Debate: Intersecting Technological, Economic Security, and Geopolitical Realities

Speaker(s): Cronin, R. (The Stimson Center) Date: 9 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Richard Cronin (Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Speaker Series. China and Taiwan’s political...
Threat Inflation and the Taiwan Issue: The Need for an Active Denial Strategy, Plus Assurances

Threat Inflation and the Taiwan Issue: The Need for an Active Denial Strategy, Plus Assurances

Speakers: Swaine, M. (East Asia Program, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft); Heginbotham, E. (Center for International Studies, MIT) Date: 10 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Michael Swaine (Director, East Asia...
Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands (Volume III)

Emerging Strategic & Geopolitical Challenges: Operational Implications for US Combatant Commands (Volume III)

Volume III in the SMA Perspectives Series “Emergent Issues for U.S. National Security” Editors: Belinda Bragg, PhD (NSI, Inc.); Hriar Cabayan, PhD (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Editorial Board: Lt Gen (Ret) Robert Elder (George Mason...
Russian Integration of Humans and Technologies for Future War—Strengths and Vulnerabilities

Russian Integration of Humans and Technologies for Future War—Strengths and Vulnerabilities

Speakers: Bendett, S. (Center for Naval Analyses); Konaev, M. (Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University); Meserole, C. (Brookings Institution) Date: 3 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a panel discussion with Mr. Sam Bendett...