@cornellbtpi.bsky.social Fellows had the unique opportunity to have breakfast with historian and former President of Iceland: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson. The President shared stories as a former Head of State and how he was able to connect with the Icelandic citizens and other political leaders.

sharing this opportunity for reach!

Srinjoy Bose@srinjoybose.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 I’m hiring! 🚨 Australia-based Political Science (Comparative Politics, IR) PhD scholars and ECRs: I'm recruiting a Casual Research Assistant to work with me, @rumelas.bsky.social and #KeshabGiri on a *rebel governance* project (with a focus on South Asia). 1/4

How do various forms of dehumanization shape public support for drone warfare? We address this question by articulating an original typology of dehumanized warfare (forms of dehumanization + types of drones, which informs our survey design). @cornellbtpi.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

At @cornellbtpi.bsky.social, we sit at the intersection of emerging technology and national security, which means the ongoing standoff between the Pentagon and @anthropic.com lands squarely in our wheelhouse. It involves questions about what AI systems should and shouldn’t do and more.

@cornellbtpi.bsky.social was proud to host Polar Frontlines, a geostrategic simulation focused on the evolving security dynamics of the Arctic, funded by the Homeland Defense Institute at USAFA.

It was truly great being back at Cornell after almost 3 years! Thank you to the Brooks School of Public Policy for the warm welcome and the students for their great engagement!

Cornell Tech Policy Institute@cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last Friday, we welcomed @chinasa.bsky.social, the Founder of Technecultura, a Policy Specialist at the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET), and a recent Computer Science Ph.D. graduate from @cornellupress.bsky.social.

Last Friday, we welcomed @chinasa.bsky.social, the Founder of Technecultura, a Policy Specialist at the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET), and a recent Computer Science Ph.D. graduate from @cornellupress.bsky.social.

Last Friday, @cornellbtpi.bsky.social welcomed Dr. Jennifer McArdle, Director of Helsing Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Europe’s largest VC-backed defense AI company. The talk explored the concept of software-defined warfare and Helsing’s approach to responsibly deploying AI.

Last week, the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social welcomed Senior Fellow Lieutenant Colonel Paul Lushenko, U.S. Army, as part of our weekly Tech Talk series. Speaking in a personal capacity, Dr. Lushenko drew on his operational experience and academic research on drones, emerging technologies, and policy.

@cornellbtpi.bsky.social Non-Resident Senior Fellow Gustavo F. was quoted in a new explainer on President Trump’s newly announced 10% global tariff, issued after the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s prior tariff plan.

Trump's new 10% global tariff, explained

Trump's new 10% global tariff will make everyday prices, from groceries to cars, more expensive. Here's why it will impact your bank account. (AP Photo)

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@thehill.com latest technology newsletter examines growing tensions between @anthropic.com and the Pentagon over how its AI model Claude can be used in US military operations.

Earlier this semester, @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Senior Fellows Paul Lushenko and Keith Carter helped guide a bipartisan national security threat simulation at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center with congressional staffers.

On Friday, January 23rd, @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Director’s Fellow John Miller gave a seminar on how drone warfare has evolved over the past decade and what it means for future conflict. He traced the shift from expensive, high‑end systems to cheap, mass‑produced DJI‑scale platforms.

Do large language models democratize public participation in the regulatory process, or exacerbate existing gaps? In a new article in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social, Sarah Kreps and I use two survey experiments to explore the democratic opportunities and risks of LLMs: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Whose voice counts? The role of large language models in public commenting - Amelia C Arsenault, Sarah Kreps, 2026

The notice-and-comment period in US federal rulemaking fosters civic engagement but has long been dominated by well-resourced actors with specialized knowledge,...

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Join us on February 26 at for Herb Lin's talk on “When AI Safety Isn’t Enough: Managing Risk at the AI/Nuclear Weapons Nexus.”​ Herb Lin is a leading scholar on cyber, AI, and national security with experience from @stanfordpress.bsky.social, the National Research Council, and more.

Last week, Eric Wenger (’90), Senior Director for Cyber & Emerging Tech Policy at Cisco, spoke to 250+ students about why tech policy is now central to national security and economic competitiveness.

@newyorker.com has a detailed look at how Denmark is pushing back against Trump’s renewed bid for Greenland and economic pressure on Danish wind energy.

Featuring @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Junior Fellow Aniket Martins! He studies Mechanical Engineering, is an Air Force ROTC cadet pursuing a commission in the @usspaceforce.bsky.social, and researches how computational advances are changing warfare. #TechPolicyInstitute #TPI #JuniorFellows

"Without Ukraine’s capacity to produce and deploy drones at scale, Ukraine might not continue to be in this fight." @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Executive Director @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social joins @news.dw.com to explain how cheap interceptor drones are helping Ukraine counter Russia’s attacks.

@cornellbtpi.bsky.social co-hosted The Svalbard Consensus workshop in London (Nov 19–20), funded by the Royal Navy and partnered with @lborouniversity.bsky.social. The exercise used a crisis simulation to explore how tech, critical infrastructure, and climate change are reshaping Arctic security.

The @stimsoncenter.bsky.social's new project: Drone Warfare in South Asia is an open access, free-to-use global education program on drone warfare that analyzes how India and Pakistan employed drones in the May 2025 crisis and what this reveals about future risks in a nuclear-armed region.​

Drone Warfare in South Asia • Stimson Center

Video interviews with experts on the technologies and strategies of drone warfare.

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Is the US at risk of a scientific “brain drain” as research funding for agencies like NIH and NSF comes under pressure? @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Director Sarah Kreps joined WOSU’s All Sides to discuss how funding cuts and international initiatives could reshape global science and innovation.

China’s new Type 076 amphibious assault ship is designed to launch large numbers of surveillance and strike drones using an electromagnetic catapult and a drone‑optimized deck.​

In November, @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Junior Fellow Cynthia Tan attended a meeting of the Berkeley Consortium of Cyber Clinics, a national network that has grown rapidly to 58 clinics and whose mission is to provide pro bono cybersecurity expertise to organizations with fewer resources.

On Dec 1, the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social marked the farewell of Fellow Brett Reichert, a PhD student in Public Policy at Cornell. He led semiconductor research on how emerging military tech and global supply chains shape conflict. He will be graduating from his PhD and heading to the US Army.

Last week, @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Fellows engaged in conversation with Dr. Chris Ellis: career Army officer with 26+ years of service and a PhD from Cornell. He is a leading expert in disaster preparedness and focuses on how individuals, communities, and nations respond to large-scale threats.

From November 13-14th, Joshua Greenberg (@cornellbtpi.bsky.social Fellow) attended a workshop on precision lethality and DoD policy for civilian harm mitigation hosted by the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, Center for Ethics and the Legal Profession, and Perry World House at @upenn.edu.

Last week, a major outage at @cloudflare.social temporarily disrupted access to numerous websites and services, including OpenAI, Spotify, and canva. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince confirmed the outage originated from an internal software failure involving an oversized configuration file.

Septian Hario Seto, Executive Secretary of the National Economic Council of the Republic of Indonesia, gave a presentation on Indonesia's strategy for critical minerals. The event featured faculty respondents including @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Executive Director @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social.

The @cornellbtpi.bsky.social was proud to convene the panel Soft Power, Hard Questions: Debates in Arctic Science and Technology Cooperation at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik.