Benjamin Jensen

Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, International Security Program
Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen is a senior fellow for Futures Lab 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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NATO and Instrumentalized Migration

An audio version of “NATO and Instrumentalized Migration,” a new commentary by Monika Wohlfeld, Benjamin P. Nickels, and CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Monika Wohlfeld, Benjamin P. Nickels, and Benjamin Jensen — July 18, 2024

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NATO and the Arctic

An audio version of “NATO and the Arctic,” a new commentary by Commander Rachael Gosnell and CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Commander Rachael Gosnell and Benjamin Jensen — July 16, 2024

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A New Nordic NATO?

An audio version of “A New Nordic NATO?,” a new commentary by Henrik Breitenbauch and CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Henrik Breitenbauch and Benjamin Jensen — July 16, 2024

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Extending Air Defense East

An audio version of “Extending Air Defense East,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen — July 16, 2024

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The Future of NATO’s Eastern Flank

An audio version of “The Future of NATO’s Eastern Flank,” a new commentary by Piotr Niec and CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Piotr Niec and Benjamin Jensen — July 16, 2024

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The Neglected Domain

An audio version of “The Neglected Domain,” a new commentary by Mark Montgomery CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Mark Montgomery and Benjamin Jensen — July 15, 2024

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Collective Defense in Space

An audio version of “Collective Defense in Space,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen with Erica Lonergan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen and Erica Lonergan — July 12, 2024

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NATO and Instrumentalized Migration

In the future, NATO will be increasingly drawn into assisting member states facing hybrid attacks from adversaries that manipulate or generate irregular migration flows.

Commentary by Monika Wohlfeld, Benjamin P. Nickels, and Benjamin Jensen — July 12, 2024

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Raising an Army of Drones

An audio version of “Raising an Army of Drones,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen — July 10, 2024

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NATO and Prototyping Warfare

An audio version of “NATO and Prototyping Warfare,” a new commentary by Arnel P. David and CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Arnel P. David and Benjamin Jensen — July 10, 2024

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