Ian Reynolds

Postdoctoral Futures Fellow (Non-resident), Futures Lab, International Security Program
Ian Reynolds

Ian Reynolds is the postdoctoral fellow for the Futures Lab in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ian holds a PhD in international relations from American University’s School of International Service. His research focuses on the intersection of technology, science, and international security. Ian’s dissertation addressed the history and cultural politics of integrating artificial intelligence into military decision-making processes in the United States. From 2022 to 2023, he was a pre-doctoral fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation and the Institute for Human-Centered AI. Ian's work has appeared in publications including War on the Rocks, E-International Relations, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

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Asking AI How to Respond to a Foreign Policy Decision

AI models have built-in biases that factor into their decisionmaking. These biases should be mitigated before integrating them into foreign policy processes.

Analysis by Yasir Atalan, Benjamin Jensen, and Ian Reynolds — April 17, 2025

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Hawkish AI? Uncovering DeepSeek’s Foreign Policy Biases

An audio version of “Hawkish AI? Uncovering DeepSeek’s Foreign Policy Biases,” a new commentary by CSIS's Ian Reynolds, Benjamin Jensen, and Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Ian Reynolds, Benjamin Jensen, and Yasir Atalan — April 16, 2025

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Hawkish AI? Uncovering DeepSeek’s Foreign Policy Biases

DeepSeek’s foreign policy recommendations reveal a troubling trend toward escalation in crisis scenarios—raising concerns about AI-induced bias and the risks of integrating off-the-shelf models into national security workflows.

Commentary by Ian Reynolds, Benjamin Jensen, and Yasir Atalan — April 16, 2025

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AI Biases in Critical Foreign Policy Decisions

An audio version of “AI Biases in Critical Foreign Policy Decisions,” a new commentary by CSIS's Yasir Atalan, Ian Reynolds, and Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Yasir Atalan, Ian Reynolds, and Benjamin Jensen — February 26, 2025

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AI Biases in Critical Foreign Policy Decisions

Can AI be trusted for high-stakes foreign policy decisions? Our new study uncovers how biases shape AI’s approach to conflict escalation and other critical foreign policy decision domains.

Commentary by Yasir Atalan, Ian Reynolds, and Benjamin Jensen — February 26, 2025

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Calibrating NATO’s Vision of AI-Enabled Decision Support

An audio version of “Calibrating NATO’s Vision of AI-Enabled Decision Support,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Ian Reynolds and Yasir Atalan. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Ian Reynolds and Yasir Atalan — July 13, 2024

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Calibrating NATO’s Vision of AI-Enabled Decision Support

In the future, NATO will be the global test case for the integration of artificial intelligence with military operations, setting the standards for interoperability, organizational applications, and responsible use of AI. 

Commentary by Ian Reynolds and Yasir Atalan — July 8, 2024