Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen is a senior fellow for future war, gaming, and strategy in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is also a professor of strategic studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting. Dr. Jensen has spent the last decade researching the changing character of political violence, technology, and strategy. He has worked with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, NATO, the U.S. Army, and a range of government agencies and foundations to develop wargames and scenario-driven exercises exploring strategy, defense analysis, crisis response, military planning, and complex emergencies. Outside of traditional defense and security issues, he supported the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in developing a human security assessment framework and a red team manual for early-warning analysts and development practitioners. He is the author of four books including the forthcoming Information at War: Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence (Georgetown University Press, 2022), Military Strategy in the 21st Century: People, Connectivity, and Competition (Cambria, 2018), Cyber Strategy: The Evolving Character of Power and Coercion (Oxford University Press, 2018), and Forging the Sword: Doctrinal Change in the U.S. Army (Stanford University Press 2016). Most recently, he served as the senior research director and lead author for the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Dr. Jensen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his MA and PhD from the American University School of International Service. He is also a reserve officer in the U.S. Army.
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The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part IV: Promise Fulfilled
Benjamin Jensen in War on the Rocks — November 29, 2023
Amid Israel-Hamas conflict, 'information war' plays out on social media, experts say
Benjamin Jensen in ABC — November 24, 2023
Operational Art for the Replicator Initiative: Confessions of a Swarming Addict
Benjamin Jensen in War on the Rocks — October 25, 2023
Cyber, network and data security
Benjamin Jensen in Defense News — October 10, 2023
The Future of Algorithmic Wafare Part III: Stagnation
Benjamin Jensen in War on the Rocks — August 28, 2023
To Get Ukraine Air Support Quickly, Try the Boneyard
Benjamin Jensen in The Wall Street Journal — August 9, 2023
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part II: Wild Goose Chases
Benjamin Jensen in War On The Rocks — August 8, 2023
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare: Fragmented Development
Benjamin Jensen in War on the Rocks — July 20, 2023
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CISA's Evolving .gov Mission: Report Rollout Event
Event — October 23, 2023
CISA's Evolving .gov Mission: Defending the United States' Federal Executive Agency Networks
Report by Benjamin Jensen Devi Nair Yasir Atalan and Jose M. Macias — October 23, 2023
How the Chinese Communist Party Uses Cyber Espionage to Undermine the American Economy
Congressional Testimony by Benjamin Jensen — October 19, 2023
The Waterfall’s Shadow in the Mekong Region
Brief by Benjamin Jensen Daniel F. Runde and Thomas Bryja — September 29, 2023
“The Waterfall’s Shadow in the Mekong Region”: Audio Brief with Ben Jensen
Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen — September 29, 2023

Addressing the National Security Implications of AI
Congressional Testimony by Benjamin Jensen — September 19, 2023
“Cyber Operations during the Russo-Ukrainian War”: Audio Brief with Ben Jensen
Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen — July 18, 2023

Cyber Operations during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Brief by Grace B. Mueller Benjamin Jensen Brandon Valeriano Ryan C. Maness and Jose M. Macias — July 13, 2023
Revitalizing Strategic Analysis for a New Era of Competition
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman Benjamin Jensen and Adrian Bogart — May 24, 2023
Using Big Data to Reduce Leaks
Commentary by Emily Harding and Benjamin Jensen — April 17, 2023