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Future of Global Competition and Conflict Vitta Q5 Report Final A Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa®) Report September 2019 Types and Locations of Challenges to US Interests, 2019-2029 Deeper Analyses Clarifying Insights Better Decisions NSIteam.com Produced in support of the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Office (Joint Staff, J39) Challenges to US Interests, 2019-2029 Author Dr. Allison Astorino-Courtois Editor George Popp Please direct inquiries to George Popp at [email protected] What is ViTTa? NSI’s Virtual Think Tank (ViTTa) provides rapid response to critical information needs by pulsing a global network of subject matter experts (SMEs) to generate a wide range of expert insight. For the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) Future of Global Competition and Conflict project, ViTTa was used to address 12 key questions provided by the project’s Joint Staff sponsors. The ViTTa team received written response submissions from 65 subject matter experts from academia, government, military, and industry. This report consists of: 1. A summary overview of the expert contributor response to the ViTTa question of focus. 2. The full corpus of expert contributor responses received for the ViTTa question of focus. 3. Biographies of expert contributors. _________________________________ Cover image: https://ak9.picdn.net/shutterstock/videos/12961529/thumb/1.jpg RESEARCH ▪ INNOVATIONNSI ▪ EXCELLENCE II Challenges to US Interests, 2019-2029 Table of Contents What is ViTTa? .................................................................................................................................................................................... II Question of Focus ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Subject Matter Expert Contributors .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Summary Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Types and Locations of Challenges to US Interests, 2019-2029 ............................................................................................................... 1 The Middle East and North Africa ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Sub-Saharan Africa ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Europe ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Central Asia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 East Asia ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Polar Regions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Global Conditions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Subject Matter Expert Contributions ................................................................................................................................................... 7 Dr. Gawdat Bahgat .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Colonel Kris Bauman ................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Dr. Patricia J. Blocksome ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Dr. Ryan Burke ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Dean Cheng ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Dr. Raphael S. Cohen .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 David C. Gompert .................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Dr. Buddhika Jayamaha, Dr. Jen Ziemke, and Dr. Molly M. Jahn ............................................................................................................ 17 Dr. Stuart J. Kaufman .............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Dr. Jahara Matisek .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Dr. Sean McFate ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Anthony Rinna ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 Dr. Derek M. Scissors .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Dr. Laura Silver ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Dr. Yuval Weber ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Ali Wyne .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Subject Matter Expert Biographies .................................................................................................................................................... 31 Dr. Gawdat Bahgat .................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Colonel Kris Bauman ............................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Dr. Patricia J. Blocksome ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Dr. Ryan Burke ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Dean Cheng ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Dr. Raphael S. Cohen .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 David C. Gompert .................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Dr. Molly M. Jahn .................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Dr. Buddhika Jayamaha ........................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Dr. Stuart J. Kaufman .............................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Dr. Jahara Matisek .................................................................................................................................................................................
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