During this presentation, our speaker discussed the content presented in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in January 2019. To access the testimony, please visit https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Colby_01-29-19.pdf.

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Steven Landis (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series.

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Sean Lawson (University of Utah) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. During his presentation, Dr. Lawson presented a brief history of the ways in which ideas from nonlinear science have impacted US military thinking, doctrine, and strategy, while focusing on the post-World War II time period.

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Kristen Hamilton (University of Maryland) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. Dr. Hamilton presented her team’s research, which was focused on harnessing the beneficial effects of acute stress response inhibition.

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Marshall Monroe (Marshall Monroe MAGIC / Magic Canyon Institute) as a part of its Future of Global Competition & Conflict Speaker Series.

o begin, Dr. Lieber defined strategic communication and described the components that it requires (sequencing, complimentary conduits, known primary and secondary audiences, an active selection of particular frames, and an ongoing assessment), as well as the characteristics that it must feature (tangible objectives, coordinated communication, designated POCs, SMEs on hand, documented guidelines or a plan, and familiarity with legal requirements).

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Mr. Jerry Hansen (Gallup) as a part of its SMA General Speaker Series. During his presentation, Mr. Hansen discussed Gallup’s ongoing work and highlighted its World Poll initiative.

To begin, Dr. Khan revealed the inspiration for his book, entitled Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping. He then defined “grand strategy” and identified several consistencies and inconsistencies among Chinese leaders’ grand strategies from the 1920s to the present.

SMA hosted a panel discussion as a part of its Future of Great Power Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Presenters included Dr. Jaclyn Kerr (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)), Dr. Samantha Hoffman (Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)), Dr. James Lewis (Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)), Dr. Martin Libicki (US Naval Academy (USNA)), Dr. Herbert Lin (Stanford University), Ms. Elsa Kania (Center for a New American Security (CNAS)), and Dr. Lora Saalman (EastWest Institute). The moderator of this panel discussion was Dr. Nicholas Wright (Intelligent Biology).

SMA hosted a speaker session presented by Dr. Mark Katz (George Mason University) as a part of its Future of Great Power Competition & Conflict Speaker Series. Dr. Katz focused his presentation on the topics presented in two of his recent papers, entitled “America’s Dilemma: Dealing with Multiple Adversaries Simultaneously” and “Fluid Dynamics: Global Great Powers in the 21st Century.”