Competition in the Gray Zone: Countering China’s Coercion Against US Allies and Partners in the Indo-Pacific

Competition in the Gray Zone: Countering China’s Coercion Against US Allies and Partners in the Indo-Pacific

Speaker(s): Garafola, C. (RAND) Date: 24 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Ms. Cristina Garafola (Associate Policy Researcher, RAND) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Series. *Below is a summary provided by Ms. Garafola which reflects...
The Myanmar Army’s Assault on Democracy and China’s Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia

The Myanmar Army’s Assault on Democracy and China’s Strategic Interests in Southeast Asia

Speaker(s): Tower, J. (United States Institute of Peace [USIP]) Date: 19 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Jason Tower (United States Institute of Peace [USIP]) as part of its SMA INDOPACOM Series. The ongoing conflict between...
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...
Avoiding a Climate Arms Race: Why We Need the Baruch Plan 2.0 for Climate Geoengineering

Avoiding a Climate Arms Race: Why We Need the Baruch Plan 2.0 for Climate Geoengineering

Speaker(s): Chalecki, E. (Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Nebraska Omaha; 2022 Fulbright Research Chair, Fulbright Canada) Date: 18 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Elizabeth L. Chalecki (Associate...
The Exploitable Conditions Framework: Anticipating Exploitation of the Operational Environment

The Exploitable Conditions Framework: Anticipating Exploitation of the Operational Environment

Speaker(s): Laster, N. (US Army TRADOC G-2, Global Cultural Knowledge Network (GCKN)); Johnson, A. (US Army TRADOC G-2, GCKN) Date: 5 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Dr. Nicole M. Laster (Lead Social Scientist, US Army TRADOC G-2,...
How America Can Seize Its Great-Power Opportunity

How America Can Seize Its Great-Power Opportunity

Speaker(s): Wyne, A. (Eurasia Group) Date: 4 May 2022 Speaker Session Summary SMA hosted a speaker session with Mr. Ali Wyne (Senior Analyst, Eurasia Group) as part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Past US foreign security policies primarily focused on adversaries’...