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

by | Nov 3, 2022 | 2022, ASIA, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, China, Future Global Comp, Geopolitics, Intent, Japan, NORTH AMERICA, PACOM, Qualitative Analysis, SMA Speaker Series, SPEAKER SERIES, Swaine, M., USA

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)

by | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, Astorino-Courtois, A., Cabayan, H., Elder, R., Fay, T., Future Global Comp, Geopolitics, Jones, R., NORTH AMERICA, Qualitative Analysis, SMA Publication, Toguchi, R., USA, White Paper

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...
Why Are We Integrating Now—and How Can We Integrate Better?

Why Are We Integrating Now—and How Can We Integrate Better?

by | Oct 4, 2022 | 2022, AFOE, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, Future Global Comp, Geopolitics, Intent, NORTH AMERICA, SMA Speaker Series, SPEAKER SERIES, USA, Wright, N.

Speaker(s): Wright, N. (Intelligent Biology) Date: 11 October 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology) as part of its SMA AFOE Speaker Session. Integration between military and civilian leaders has been a...
A World Emerging from Pandemic: Implications for Intelligence and National Security (Part 1 of 2)

A World Emerging from Pandemic: Implications for Intelligence and National Security (Part 1 of 2)

by | Oct 3, 2022 | 2022, ASIA, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, Communications, COVID-19, EUROPE, Future Global Comp, Geopolitics, Intent, NORTH AMERICA, Russia, SMA (General), SMA Speaker Series, SOUTH AMERICA, SPEAKER SERIES, Strategic Communication, Transnational Criminal Org

Speaker(s): Gradon, K. (Associate Professor, Department of Cybersecurity, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)); Hashemi, L. (Researcher & Data Analyst, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center...
A World Emerging from Pandemic: Implications for Intelligence and National Security (Part 1 of 2)

A World Emerging from Pandemic: Implications for Intelligence and National Security (Part 2 of 2)

by | Sep 29, 2022 | 2022, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, Communications, COVID-19, Economics, Intent, NORTH AMERICA, SMA (General), SMA Speaker Series, SPEAKER SERIES, USA

Speaker(s): Kerbel, J. (Professor of Practice, National Intelligence University); Schenker, J. (Chairman, The Futurist Institute; President, Prestige Economics); Brown, Z. (Founder, Consilient Strategies) Date: 6 October 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a...
Capitalizing on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to Advance Mutual US-Africa Prosperity

Capitalizing on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to Advance Mutual US-Africa Prosperity

by | Sep 7, 2022 | 2022, AFOE, AFRICA, Algeria, Audio File, Bios, Briefing, Economics, Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, North Africa, NORTH AMERICA, SMA Speaker Series, SPEAKER SERIES, Stability, Sudan, Tunisia, USA

Speaker(s): Signé, L. (Associate International/Defense Researcher, RAND)  Date: 14 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Landry Signé (Executive Director & Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management,...