List of Upcoming SMA Speaker Sessions

(Updated 19 October 2023) For general speaker series inquiries and information on how to join an event, please contact Mariah Yager (mariah.c.yager.ctr@mail.mil). Thursday 26 October 2023 1100 EDT Speakers: Mr. Markus Garlauskas (Atlantic Council) Topic: Deterring the...
US-China Technological “Decoupling”: Strategy, Policy, and Military Implications

US-China Technological “Decoupling”: Strategy, Policy, and Military Implications

Speaker(s): Bateman, J. (Senior Fellow, Technology and International Affairs Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Date: 20 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Jon Bateman (Senior Fellow, Technology and...
The 2022 NDS in Its Historical and Strategic Big Picture: Expert Q&A

The 2022 NDS in Its Historical and Strategic Big Picture: Expert Q&A

Speaker(s): Posen, B. (Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT; Director Emeritus, Security Studies Program, MIT); Coker, C. (Director, London School of Economics [LSE] IDEAS) Date: 15 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session...
Do National Security Communication Campaigns Work? Taking a Lesson from the Public Health Sector

Do National Security Communication Campaigns Work? Taking a Lesson from the Public Health Sector

Speaker(s): Helmus, T. (Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND) Date: 14 December 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Todd Helmus (RAND) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. The sample size of communication campaigns in support of...
Modeling Exploitable Conditions in the 21st Century Strategic Environment

Modeling Exploitable Conditions in the 21st Century Strategic Environment

SMA Anticipating the Future Operational Environment (AFOE) Computational Modeling Update Speaker(s): Kuznar, L. (Chief Cultural Sciences Officer, NSI) Date: 30 November 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Lawrence A. Kuznar (NSI) as part...