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The simulation team included Iris Ferguson, former DASD for Arctic and Global Resilience, and @cornellupress.bsky.social students Anna Brubaker and Adrianna Zawojek.

#TechPolicyInstitute #TPI #Defense #ArcticSecurity
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Titled “Great Power Competition in the Arctic Ocean,” the exercise explored how the U.S. might respond to mounting strategic challenges in the Arctic using non-military policy tools, fragile alliances, and emerging technologies.
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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.
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 PM
His ongoing work explores low‑cost sensing solutions that could help drones detect laser targeting in milliseconds and enable swarm‑level evasive behaviors, with implications for both U.S. doctrine and adversary counter‑drone strategies.

#DroneWarfare #EmergingTech #TPI
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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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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February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
As AI is proposed for more roles in the nuclear enterprise, risk can’t be reduced to zero. Lin will discuss how to assess what remains and where AI should (and shouldn’t) be used. Co-hosted by @cornellbtpi.bsky.social and the Reppy Institute.

#TechPolicyInstitute #TPI #AI #AISafety
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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.
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
He traced the shift in cybersecurity from traditional network defense to securing AI and highlighted emerging challenges that will shape the next decade. Students asked questions on public–private collaboration and the future workforce.

#Cisco #CornellUniversity #Cybersecurity #CyberCivilDefense
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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.
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Read this piece: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... as it explores what this means for Danish–Greenlandic relations, and Europe’s growing role as Copenhagen reassesses how much it can rely on the U.S. in the current geopolitical climate.

#Geopolitics #Greenland #TransatlanticRelations #TPI
www.newyorker.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
@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.
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Dr. Rogers also warns that NATO and European states are still not ready for the evolving drone threat, despite years of warning incidents at airports and along alliance borders.

Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ej....

#Ukraine #AirDefense #NATO #TechPolicy
How Ukraine's 'capacity to produce drones' keeps it in the fight against Russia – defense expert
YouTube video by DW News
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December 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"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.
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Participants responded to escalating scenarios around extreme weather, Russian submarine ops, Chinese vessel activity, and threats to subsea cables, satellites, and energy systems.

Read more about our Tech & Geopolitics Hub: publicpolicy.cornell.edu/btpi/researc....

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Geopolitics and Technology - Cornell Brooks Public Policy
Welcome to the Geopolitics and Technology Hub. Our mission is to explore the intersection of emerging technologies and global power dynamics. As great power rivalries intensify, technological innovati...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@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.
December 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@jamespattonrogers.bsky.social, Executive Director of the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social offers expert commentary on the proliferation of military drones, the challenges of counter‑drone defense, and more.​

Access the program here: www.stimson.org/2025/drone-w...

#DroneWarfare #SouthAsia #TechPolicy
Drone Warfare in South Asia • Stimson Center
Video interviews with experts on the technologies and strategies of drone warfare.
www.stimson.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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.
www.stimson.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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.
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In a recent @newsweek.com, @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social: Executive Director of the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social, describes the Type 076 as marking the start of a “maritime drone revolution” comparable to what we’ve seen over Europe’s battlefields.

Read more: www.newsweek.com/china-shows-....

#Drones
China shows off a ship that should worry the US Navy
Off Shanghai's coast, analysts caught another glimpse of the new warship that could forever change the history of naval warfare.
www.newsweek.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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.​
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Overall, the meeting showed the value of the cyber clinic model as both a public resource and an educational pipeline. The consortium’s continued expansion reflects a growing recognition of cybersecurity and developing the next generation of professionals.

#Cybersecurity #TechPolicyInstitute #TPI
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The panel was moderated by Jonathan Edward, CEO of @newharbor.bsky.social and a foundational figure in building several of the clinic programs. One of the speakers, Blake Gilmore, who now works at New Harbor, shared how the clinic model shaped his professional trajectory.
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM