CSIS’s Strategic Technologies ProgramRenewing American Innovation, and the Wadhwani AI Center lead the research on how rapid technological change affects all aspects of society, from national security to daily life.

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Fighting for Information: A Theory of Tactics for the Next Army

The future battlefield won’t be won by brute force, but through the control of information in air littorals using AI, drones, and deception. The next war starts with seeing first—or not at all.

Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — June 11, 2025

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Jen Berlin
Vice President, Economic Security and Technology Department
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Matt Pearl
Director, Strategic Technologies Program
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Kari Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Emily Harding
Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
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Scott Kennedy
Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
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Caitlin Welsh
Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
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Clayton Swope
Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Joseph Rodgers
Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues
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Romina Bandura
Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
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Sunha Bae
Visiting Fellow, Strategic Technologies Program