Strategic Implications of PRC’s Base in Djibouti

Strategic Implications of PRC’s Base in Djibouti

Question (R5.6): What are the strategic implications of the People’s Republic of China (PRC’s) new base in Djibouti? What will be the effect on the Iran-PRC relationship? Author | Editor: S. Canna (NSI, Inc,). Executive Summary Background There are a number of...
Multi-Step Approach Closing DoD’s Cognitive Capability Gap

Multi-Step Approach Closing DoD’s Cognitive Capability Gap

A Cognitive Capabilities Agenda: A Multi-Step Approach for Closing DoD’s Cognitive Capability Gap. Author | Editor: A. Astorino-Courtois (NSI, Inc,). Executive Summary The Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment (SMA) team conducted a year-long project for USSOCOM on...
Influence in an Age of Rising Connectedness

Influence in an Age of Rising Connectedness

Influence in an Age of Rising Connectedness. Author | Editor: W. Aviles & S. Canna (NSI, Inc.). Executive Summary A strong argument can be made that we are moving toward a pluralized, multipolar world, in which military and economic sources of power are widely...
US-DiGIA: USG Discoverable Information Terrain

US-DiGIA: USG Discoverable Information Terrain

US-DiGIA: Mapping the USG Discoverable Information Terrain. Author | Editor: Bragg, B., Pagano, S. & Stevenson, J. (NSI, Inc.). Executive Summary The United States currently faces a complex and dynamic security environment. States are no longer the only critical...
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...