Zhanna L. Malekos Smith

Zhanna L. Malekos Smith, JD, is a professor for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, adjunct faculty for New York University's Center for Global Affairs, and senior associate with the Aerospace Security Project and Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. She is also a non-resident fellow at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and the Army Cyber Institute at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Her expertise spans cybersecurity, space, emerging technologies, and international security. Previously, she was an assistant professor in the Systems Engineering Department at West Point and a professor of cyber warfare studies with the U.S. Air War College. Zhanna has appeared on CNN, NBC, and BBC, and her commentary has appeared in POLITICO, Nature, Physics Today, and elsewhere. A former captain and attorney in the Air Force’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, she received her commission from MIT’s ROTC program, where she was a cross-registered student and participated in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. She holds a BA in Russian and international relations from Wellesley College, an MA and associateship of King’s College from King’s College London, and a JD from the University of California, Davis. Zhanna has held fellowships with the Madeleine K. Albright Institute for Global Affairs, the Belfer Center’s Cyber Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, Duke University Law School, and Stanford University’s U.S.-Russia Forum. She is also a volunteer consultant for Hostage US.
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Quantum Technology, Peace and Security: A Primer
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in UNIDIR — November 21, 2024
A cleaner future for LEO
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in Space News — November 13, 2024
Behavioral Economics in Space: Steering the Future of Space Governance for Security and Sustainability
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in Mitre — October 30, 2024
Advancing Accountability in Cyberspace
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in Stimson — July 10, 2024
Elon Musk's computerised brain, The Iron Claw, the UK Covid Inquiry, and Mickybo and Me
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in BBC — February 4, 2024
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue: Quantum Technologies - Implications for International Peace & Security
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in UN Institute for Disarmament Research — December 1, 2023
Ethics for a better world: Ethics & AI
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in Global Association of Accountants — October 16, 2023
Cityforum: Managing Critical Events
Zhanna L. Malekos Smith in Z/Yen Group — September 15, 2023
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The Quantum Man and the Sea of Risks
Commentary by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — February 20, 2024
There Are Tradeoffs in Governing the Metaverse
Critical Questions by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — March 13, 2023
Going Farther Together: The U.S.-Japan Space Pact Is an Accelerator
Critical Questions by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — February 2, 2023
The Political Reality inside Metaverse Cities
Critical Questions by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — October 17, 2022
A New ‘Bumper Sticker’ for Space Satellites
Commentary by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — August 22, 2022
Save the Last Dance for the International Space Station
Commentary by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — June 2, 2022
Emerging Cyber Threats: No State Is an Island in Cyberspace
Critical Questions by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — March 23, 2022
Russia Launches ‘Musical’ Space Salvo
Commentary by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — March 16, 2022
A Power Struggle over Ukraine’s Electrical Grid
Commentary by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — March 9, 2022
Make Haste Slowly for Quantum
Commentary by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — February 11, 2022