Paper #33. Special Ops Command-Africa Strategy: Analysis & Recommendations (Part II)
- November 9, 2020
- Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
- Middle East & North Africa, Security, Strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa
- No Comments
Following our historical context review of ten African states in Part I (Paper #31), this section begins Part II with linkage analysis, focusing on strategy in Somalia.
Paper #28. To Defeat Disinformation, First Arm the Mind
- July 27, 2020
- Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
- Asia-Pacific, Cyber, Eurasia, Middle East & North Africa, Strategy
- No Comments
Disinformation is a global threat. Pervasive digitized technology and social media provide rich opportunities to distort public perceptions at scale. Authoritarians assail democracies incessantly. Comparitech recently discovered a Facebook bot farm that controls nearly 14,000 fake accounts and produces 200,000 posts per month.
Teaching & Learning #4. Navigating the Pandemic from a Virtual Classroom in Wisconsin
- June 3, 2020
- Ron Machoian, Ph.D., Col USAF ret.
- Teaching & Learning, With Blackboard & Map
- No Comments
On March 11th, nearly 70,000 students, faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin were met with the news that a rapid transition to virtual classroom learning would begin following the scheduled spring break.
Stick & Rudder #3. An All-Effects Strategy Against COVID-19: Secure & Induce, Persuade & Dissuade, Defend & Deter
- March 29, 2020
- Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
- Commercial, Security, Strategy
- No Comments
COVID-19 is an advanced threat against humanity, requiring a broad-based combination of effects to defeat.
Teaching & Learning #3. Visual Analytics & Case Method Applied to COVID-19
- March 3, 2020
- Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
- Teaching & Learning, With Blackboard & Map
- No Comments
In an age of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, governments and businesses become more dependent on machine learning. Human learning is a continual requirement.