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May 18, 2020May 18, 2020

237. Table of Future Technologies: A 360 Degree View Based on Anticipated Availability

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to feature the work of Richard Buchter, Army Futures Command Combat Capability Development Command Army Research Laboratory … Read the rest

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

236. The Convergence: Beyond Space with Kara Cunzeman

[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring proclaimed Mad Scientist Kara Cunzeman, Lead Futurist … Read the rest

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

235. Space 2035: A Surplus of Uncertainty and a Deficit of Trust

[Editor’s Note: Today’s post, by guest blogger Maj Rachel Reynolds, examines the twin dilemmas facing our U.S. Space Force (USSF) in the year 2035 … Read the rest

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

234. Contagion: COVID-19’s impact on the Operational Environment (Part 6) — Intentional Pandemics

[Editor’s Note: Our Contagion series continues today, with guest blogger Chris O’Connor’s cautionary post exploring the possibility of future tailored pathogens, as virulent as … Read the rest

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

233. Persistent Disorder Strikes Back – Implications for Future Joint Force Design

[Editor’s Note: Today’s post by proclaimed Mad Scientist and returning guest blogger Jeff Becker explores the ramifications of COVID-19 as a manifestation of persistent disorder … Read the rest

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Explore the latest TRADOC G-2 OE content on the Operational Environment Enterprise

Download and check out our new OE Assessment — TRADOC Pam 525-92, The Operational Environment 2024-2034: Large-Scale Combat Operations

Learn more about how our Pacing Threat fights in ATP 7-100.3, Chinese Tactics

Click here to read the Army Future Command’s new AFC Pamphlet 525-2, Future Operational Environment: Forging the Future in an Uncertain World 2035-2050 addressing the mid- to far term OE and watch the associated video!

Watch the TRADOC G-2’s Threats to 2030 video addressing the challenges facing the U.S. Army in the current OE (i.e., now to 2030)

“THE CONVERGENCE” — Army Mad Scientist Podcasts

Former Undersecretary of the Navy James F. “Hondo” Geurts and Dr. Zachary S. Davis, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, discuss Strategic Latency Unleashed: The Role of Technology in a Revisionist Global Order and the Implications for Special Operations Force and how to think radically about the future, capitalize on talent, and unleash technological convergences to out-compete our adversaries, and when necessary, defeat them decisively in conflict.

COL John Antal (USA-Ret.), author and innovator in the interactive gaming and learning industry, discusses the implications of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, the psychological effects of drone warfare, and the future of maneuver.

COL Scott Shaw, Commander, U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group, discusses the future of ground warfare, including lessons learned from the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in 2020 and the realities of combat for tomorrow’s Soldiers.

Dr. David Kilcullen, bestselling author and expert on unconventional warfare, discusses how the U.S. Army must prepare to engage “Dragons” and “Snakes” as they employ Liminal Warfare and blended cyber-kinetic operations to avoid our conventional warfare dominance.

Mr. Doowan Lee, CEO and co-founder of VAST-OSINT, discusses disinformation, changes over time in approaches to information warfare, and collaboration between Russia and the Chinese Communist Party on information operations.

Click here to listen to other episodes of “The Convergence”