Near-future variant of the geopolitical, military and economic role-playing National Security Decision Making MegaGame. Players take senior leadership positions in a real-world nation. Explore the boundaries between science fact and science fiction. Experience world crises and experience mysterious events in this futuristic scenario. Deal with world challenges. Expect anything from crazed dictators, revolutions, space pirates, […]
Review of 1944 campaigns in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Allies taking the offensive in all theaters Panel by the National Security Decision Making, Inc staff.
Overview, analysis & insights on current/future world affairs. This panel discussion and seminar, the signature event of the National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game staff, explores current, and potential future, problem areas around the world. Want to know what to expect in the next year? What might happen and what are the implications of it? […]
Continued discussion of current military/political/economic topics of interest/concern, analysis & insights on current/future world affairs. This seminar led by the National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game staff, explores current, and potential future, problem areas around the world. Want to know what to expect in the next year? What might happen and what are the implications […]
Considered a world war by some historians, the 1756-1763 conflict was a primarily a struggle for global pre-eminence between Great Britain and France involving nearly all major world powers. The French and Indian War, already being waged in North America, became subsumed into the broader conflict. The outcome changed the world balance in many respects, […]
Historical, fast-paced, crisis-oriented version of the NSDM geopolitical-military-economic RPG. As we observe the 250th anniversary of key events in the American Revolution, it is a good time to reflect on the personalities, agendas, events and energies that drove decisions. From the end of the French and Indian War to the first battles of the American […]
Roots of revolution. Observing the 250th anniversary of the 1770 Boston Massacre. This lecture will discuss the context of events leading up to the American and the British discontent with affairs in the colonies, including the outcomes and aftermath of the French and Indian War (the Seven Years’ War), Stamp Act and other measures imposed […]
Geopolitical, military and economic role-playing game. Take senior leadership positions in the US, USSR, UK, Israel, Red China or Cuba, dealing with domestic and international events. Scenario: it’s 1961. But the future isn’t set. It’s all history up to this point. But then, these strange things start to happen. Deal with them. Do you feel […]
Geopolitical, military and economic RPG set in the 1980s. With the US administration changing and with Brezhnev reaching his personal expiration date, the world is about to change. But how? Players take senior positions in the US, UK, USSR, Israel, Red China or Cuba, dealing with domestic and international events. This isn’t history, but rather […]
Geopolitical, military and economic role-playing game. Players take senior leadership positions in a real-world nation. Here’s the game: “You players are the politicians. You over there, you’re the Cabinet. You folks over by the big maps are the Generals and Admirals. Here’s your country; you’ve heard of it, it’s not fictional, it’s real, and so […]
Russia and her evolving position, and her antics, on the world stage. Russian policy and operational changes over the last 10 years. Where is the common ground and where are the friction points with the US and the West? Panel by the National Security Decision Making, Inc staff.
Lecture will provide a framework for grasping cyberwar & address current debates & issues that are critical for understanding this new domain of war. Lecture provides definitional clarity & an overview of the types of attacks that have been used within the international system. It will address historical & current examples of cyberwar & the […]
Discussing NSDM’s new American Revolution Crisis game variant, the lead designer will discuss insights gained in creating a model of the event for roll playing purposes. What historical figures to include, to amalgamate, or to exclude? What historical events to plan as inserts, what to leave out, what counter-factual events to stimulate game play and […]
Find out how a near-future World War Three situation can become fast and deadly. Bring your imagination for a freewheeling game of international war/peace where you vie for power as decision-maker within your nation and the world in a near-future scenario. Political, Military, Nuclear, Biological and Cyber capabilities all are part of the fun. We […]
Overview, analysis and insights on current and near-future world affairs. This panel discussion and seminar, the signature event of the National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game staff, explores current, and potential future, problem areas around the world. Want to know what to expect in the next year? What might happen and what are its implications? […]
Continued discussion of current military/political/economic topics of interest/concern, analysis and insights on current/future world affairs. This seminar led by the National Security Decision Making (NSDM) Game staff, explores current, and potential future, problem areas around the world. Want to know what to expect in the next year? What might happen and what are its implications? […]
In space, no one can hear you scream, but everyone can see you fly. The geography of warfare in space is dominated not by distances as most would think, but by delta-v and sensors. How everything we know about fighting on the land, sea, and air won’t help us in space. What is up there […]
Geopolitical, military and economic role-playing game. Players take senior leadership positions in a real-world nation. Here’s the game: You players are the politicians. You over there, you’re the Cabinet. You folks over by the big maps are the military leadership. Here’s your country; you’ve heard of it, it’s not fictional, it’s real, and so are […]
Geopolitical, military and economic role-playing game. Players take senior leadership positions in a real-world nation. Here’s the game: You players are the politicians. You over there, you’re the Cabinet. You folks over by the big maps are the military leadership. Here’s your country; you’ve heard of it, it’s not fictional, it’s real, and so are […]
The end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union returned the state of Russia as a player in the international system. Led by Vladimir Putin, Russia has attempted to forge for itself a dominant position in that system. This lecture looks at the goals and motivations of Russia under Putin and […]
Clausewitz, Mahan and Mitchell, among others, are strategic thinkers whom many talk about, but few have read them and examined what they actually have said. This lecture will look at some of the actual writings of significant strategic thinkers throughout history and put their ideas in the context in which they were written. It will […]
An overview of modern military thought on fighting in the world’s megacities. As the global population grows and cities become ever denser, military planners are preparing for near future conflict scenarios in and around urban megacities. Particularly in the developing world, how will new technologies-UAVs, robots, AI, space-based platforms-be employed in these challenging environments? Panel […]
Zero-point energy, ZPE, refers to energy that exists even at absolute zero. One form of this rises from quantum field theory, which cites a universe composed of continuous fluctuating fields formed from a huge amount of energy that we cannot see. Some argue this is an artifact of mathematics, not a real thing. Others say […]
