by nsiteamadmin | Apr 23, 2018 | 2018, All Publications, Canna, S., Geopolitics, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, Syria, ViTTa
Question (R6.5): After a long period of war, both Iraq and Syria are devastated and considerable rebuilding efforts will be necessary to make these countries economically sound again. Is there an opportunity to entice regional countries to invest and thus improve...
by nsiteamadmin | Apr 20, 2018 | 2018, All Publications, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, CENTCOM, Discourse Analysis, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Speaker Series, Terrorism
Capturing the Islamic State’s Words: Manichaeism, Ideology, Propaganda Speaker: Benraad, M. (University of Leiden) Date: 20 April 2018 Speaker Session Preview SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Myriam Benraad (University of Leiden) as a part of its...
by nsiteamadmin | Apr 18, 2018 | 2018, All Publications, Aviles, W., Geopolitics, Iraq, MIDDLE EAST, SMA Publication, SMA Reachback Cell, SME Elicitation, ViTTa
Question (R6.8): What is the role of the United States and coalition partners in maintaining stability as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, as other groups grapple with the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum? Authors | Editors: Aviles, W. (NSI, Inc.) Overview Since the...
by nsiteamadmin | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, All Publications, Kuznar, L., SMA Publication, SME Elicitation, Space, Stevenson, J., ViTTa
[Q21] What can the US do to best facilitate development of verifiable norms that maintain a peaceful space domain? Author | Editor: Kuznar, L. & Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc). Summary Response This report describes expert views on the existence and non-existence of...
by nsiteamadmin | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, All Publications, Bragg, B., SMA Publication, SME Elicitation, Space, ViTTa
[Q19] What international legal codes or norms are needed to govern the increasingly crowded space domain? [Q23] Fifty years of space has seen much change. Which aspects of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 are still valid and which need updating? Is it better to add...
by nsiteamadmin | Mar 30, 2018 | 2018, All Publications, Aviles, W., SMA Publication, SME Elicitation, Space, ViTTa
[Q5] Is it possible to realistically quantify the economic impact of warfighting events in space (e.g., increase in insurance costs for commercial satellites, stock market perturbations of a space attack, change in consumer behavior due to disruption of communication...
