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

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,...
Russian Disinformation Strategies in Africa

Russian Disinformation Strategies in Africa

Speaker(s): Duerksen, M. (Research Associate, Africa Center for Strategic Studies) Date: 30 August 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Mark Duerksen (Africa Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University) as part of its SMA...
Misinformation in Africa: An Overview of Current and Future Research

Misinformation in Africa: An Overview of Current and Future Research

Speaker(s): Wasserman, H. (University of Cape Town, South Africa); Madrid-Morales, D. (University of Sheffield) Date: 11 August 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Prof. Herman Wasserman (University of Cape Town) and Dr. Dani Madrid-Morales...
Value Chains in Flux: Commercial and Geopolitical Imperatives Framing Possible Futures

Value Chains in Flux: Commercial and Geopolitical Imperatives Framing Possible Futures

Speaker(s): Steen, P. (Global Strategy and Economics Advisor, US Department of Defense, Joint Staff Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, Director’s Advisory Group) Date: 27 July 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Pete...
Race for the Future of Money: Fragmentation, Competition, and National Security in the World of Distributed Ledger Technology

Race for the Future of Money: Fragmentation, Competition, and National Security in the World of Distributed Ledger Technology

Speaker(s): Kumar, A. (Assistant Director for Digital Currency, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic Council) Date: 20 July 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Ananya Kumar (Assistant Director for Digital Currency, GeoEconomics Center, Atlantic...