National Will to Fight Amid 2020s/30s Technologies

National Will to Fight Amid 2020s/30s Technologies

Speaker(s): McNerney, M. (Senior Researcher, RAND); Sharpe, A. (Director, Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research); Demus , A. (Associate International/Defense Researcher, RAND)  Date: 13 September 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker...
The New Character of the “Fog of War”—Seeing to Know and Seeing to Strike

The New Character of the “Fog of War”—Seeing to Know and Seeing to Strike

Speaker(s): Shanahan, J. (Former Director of the US Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Center (JAIC); Member of the Board of Advisors, Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)); Kilcullen, D. (President & CEO, Cordillera Applications Group, Inc.) Date:...
Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

Technology and the Soldier’s Will to Fight—How Can We Foster Courage in Our New Era?

Speaker(s): Gal, R. (Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Resilience & Social Issues Section, Samuel Neaman Institute, Technion, Israel); Connable, B. (Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Adjunct Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University);...
DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins Kick-off for the New SMA Series on the Mind-tech Nexus

DARPA Director Stefanie Tompkins Kick-off for the New SMA Series on the Mind-tech Nexus

Speaker(s): Tompkins, S. (Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [DARPA]) Date: 26 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Stefanie Tompkins (Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [DARPA]) as part of its SMA...