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The First Step for Making Government More Efficient: Fix Cyber Budgets

Washington is at a pivot point on how government does business. That pivot must be away from old, buggy, patchworked IT and toward a modern IT system that is secure and ready for the AI revolution. The first step in the change will be to upend how the government funds IT.

Commentary by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — February 13, 2025

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December 4, 2023 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EST
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November 1, 2023 • 1:30 – 2:30 pm EDT
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Army OSINT: Defining a New Course

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The Future of Hybrid Warfare

An audio version of “The Future of Hybrid Warfare,” a new commentary by Frank Hoffman, Colonel Matt Neumeyer, and CSIS's Benjamin Jensen. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Frank Hoffman, Colonel Matt Neumeyer, and Benjamin Jensen — July 9, 2024

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Collective Defense in Space

In the future, NATO member states will increase their interoperability to confront space-based threats. New technical standards and exercises will extend the alliance’s collective security framework into new domains.

Commentary by Benjamin Jensen and Erica Lonergan — July 8, 2024

Raising an Army of Drones

In the future, NATO members will adapt to demographic changes and shifting social attitudes toward service by integrating unmanned systems into legacy combat formations. New drone armies will stand watch on the frontier with Russia.

Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — July 8, 2024

Maintaining NATO Cohesion in the Gray Zone

In the future, NATO will begin to confront strategic challenges that will create new risks to alliance cohesion brought on by the rise of multi-domain operations. The alliance must now consider developing strategies that include partner nations in novel operations.

Commentary by Brandon Valeriano, Mikkel Storm Jensen, and Jose M. Macias III — July 8, 2024

The Future of Hybrid Warfare

In the future, NATO should embrace the concept of hybrid warfare and incorporate it into how it deters and defends. Starting with resiliency as the first step, NATO can use its strengths to put adversaries at a disadvantage and strengthen its approach to hybrid warfare.

Commentary by Frank Hoffman, Colonel Matt Neumeyer, and Benjamin Jensen — July 8, 2024

Secret Signals: Decoding China’s Intelligence Activities in Cuba

In 2023, U.S. officials acknowledged that China operates spy facilities in Cuba, but details have remained scarce. New satellite imagery offers an unprecedented look at four active sites in Cuba most likely to be supporting China’s efforts to spy on the United States.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole, Aidan Powers-Riggs, Brian Hart, Henry Ziemer, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Ryan C. Berg, and Christopher Hernandez-Roy — July 1, 2024

Using Artificial Intelligence to Rethink the Unified Command Plan

This edition of On Future War explores how the U.S. military can benefit from creative artificial intelligence tools to integrate cyber, space, and electronic warfare, better organizing the national security apparatus and ensuring readiness for modern global competition.

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Kathleen McInnis, and Jose M. Macias III — June 17, 2024

Algorithmic Stability: How AI Could Shape the Future of Deterrence

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are reshaping national security and crisis management. This report delves into the future of deterrence and the role of human judgment in an AI-focused crisis simulation.

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Yasir Atalan, and Jose M. Macias III — June 10, 2024