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:...
China in Sri Lanka and the Political Economic Crisis

China in Sri Lanka and the Political Economic Crisis

Speaker(s): Abeyagoonasekera, A. (The Millennium Project) Date: 2 August 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera (The Millennium Project) as part of its SMA INDPOPACOM Speaker Series. Mr. Abeyagoonasekera began the...
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...
Long Shadows: Deterrence in a Multipolar Nuclear Age

Long Shadows: Deterrence in a Multipolar Nuclear Age

Speaker(s): Pettyjohn, S. (Senior Fellow & Director of the Defense Program, Center for a New American Security [CNAS]) Date: 26 July 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn (Senior Fellow & Director of the Defense...
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...