Current Projects

AI and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
Pioneering action-oriented efforts to explore how advanced AI capabilities will be integrated into NC3 systems

AI Antitrust and National Security
Exploring how to more effectively account for national security considerations in AI antitrust cases while respecting precedent, scope, and the core principles of antitrust law

AI Chip Export Control Initiative
Safeguarding U.S. national competitiveness by closing critical compliance and enforcement gaps

AI Risk Barometer
Measuring national security professionals’ perceptions of AI futures through a technically-informed survey

AI Risk Reduction Initiative
Assessing the risks and opportunities of AI foundation models and developing technical and policy-oriented risk reduction strategies

Andrew Carnegie AI–Nuclear Policy Accelerator
Equipping mid-career professionals in the national security space with hands-on technical literacy and applied engagement


Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing
Harnessing opportunity and mitigating risk in security applications


Energy FIRST
Powering U.S. and allied security & prosperity through a resilient energy future

Generative Identity Initiative (GII)
Exploring how GenAI will affect social cohesion and the protection of public interest


Religious Voices and Responsible AI
Engaging religious communities on safe and beneficial AI

Security Level 5 Task Force
Routing a safer future through strong security and containment of frontier AI development

Strategic Balancing Initiative
Connecting leaders in Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and beyond to develop actionable ways to address U.S.-China techno-industrial competition.

UnDisruptable27
Acting with Urgency to Save Lives in the Face of Unprecedented Cyber Threats

Trust & Safety in Cloud Services
Exploring a collective approach to deterring foreign malicious cyber actors’ abuse of U.S. infrastructure
Past Projects
How will AI-related techniques have an impact on international security and stability, and what needs to be done to avoid unintended consequences?
[2017-2019]
Understanding and managing the long-term opportunities and risks posed by AI-related technologies for international security and warfare
[2017-2019]
Reducing the threats posed by DDoS attacks through collective action
[2017-2020]
Investigating how digital technologies affect human cognition, and what those effects mean for democracy
[2022]
Staying ahead of global cyber threats through deeper trust
[2019]
[2019-2020]
[2020-2021]
If and when NC3 systems fail under stress, leaders must be able to communicate. Today’s NC3 systems rely on both legacy and modern technologies that are increasingly vulnerable to rapidly emerging, disruptive capabilities.
[2020-2022]
Outlining the global effects of nuclear modernization and advanced technologies
[2019-2022]
What are the risks of social media interacting with the early warning systems of nuclear-armed states? Could the resulting potential changes in the dispensation of leaders actually—and likely inadvertently—lead to war?
[2018-2019]
Working to develop a framework for securing the open-source software ecosystem
[2022-2023]
Strengthening the resilience of Ukraine’s media ecosystem to counter disinformation