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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

@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.

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Srinjoy Bose @srinjoybose.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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....

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Dehumanization and Public Support for Drone Warfare

Drone warfare can dehumanize targets. Does this affect public support for drones, and if so, how? We address this question by administering a survey experiment

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

@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.

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Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo @chinasa.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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!

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

@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.

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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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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

@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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

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.

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Amelia C. Arsenault @ameliacarsenault.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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/...

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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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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

@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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

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

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

"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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

@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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

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.

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Drone Warfare in South Asia • Stimson Center

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

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

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.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

TPI Junior Fellow Varija Mehta attended the AnitaB.org Grace Hopper Conference (GHC) last week in Chicago. GHC is the world’s largest gathering of women in tech, bringing together thousands of women from across the globe to learn, network, and celebrate their achievements.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

@cornellbtpi.bsky.social Fellow Avishai Melamed, PhD candidate in Cornell's Department of Government, was quoted on the evolution of space warfare. He emphasizes the importance of space in U.S.–China relations, use of military and commercial assets, and challenges posed by sustainability.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

We are pleased to announce that @cornelluniversity.bsky.social has named President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson of Iceland as a 2026 Messenger Lecturer: the University’s highest honor recognizing outstanding scholarship and public impact. We will deliver a series of public lectures this March.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Craig Newmark Philanthropies has awarded the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy $140,000 to support its Cyber Test Range, which is designed to detect hidden cyber vulnerabilities in critical hardware.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Last Friday, @cornellbtpi.bsky.social welcomed guests to our Open House for an interactive look at our research in action. The event featured live demonstrations of the Cyber Test Range, displays of the latest drone technologies, and engaging discussions with TPI leadership and Fellows. #Cornell

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

@cornellbtpi.bsky.social Director Sarah Kreps and Executive Director @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social have published their new book Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, October 2025). It offers an analysis of how drone technologies have impacted society over the past decade.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Read Harrison Mellor’s latest analysis, “The Militarization of Outer Space: Legal, Ethical, and Strategic Implications of Commercial Interests,” featured by the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social here: publicpolicy.cornell.edu/news/the-mil....

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THE MILITARIZATION OF OUTER SPACE: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL INTERESTS - Cornell Brooks Public Policy

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Sarah Kreps, Director of @cornellbtpi.bsky.social, was featured in @thehill.com's coverage of @anthropic.com's calls for caution and resulting policy friction with the Trump administration. “The Anthropic approach has been fairly consistent...what has changed... is this acceleration toward AI.”

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Sarah Kreps: Director of @cornellbtpi.bsky.social was quoted today in @marketplace.org's coverage of OpenAI's conversion to a public benefit corporation. It is now valued at $500 billion. Restructuring “will help OpenAI attract investors & compete with tech giants like Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta."

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Are you thinking about advancing your career in environmental policy? Explore the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy's new MS in Environmental and Sustainability Policy. Learn more about the program here: publicpolicy.cornell.edu/masters/esp/! #Sustainability #Policy #Cornell

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Master of Environmental and Sustainability Policy - Cornell Brooks Public Policy

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Join @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social, Executive Director of the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social for “The Drone Revolution” at the Ezra Seminar Series. He will discuss how states and violent non-state actors are shaping emerging trends in drone technology and use. #Drones #TechPolicyInstitute #TPI

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Cornell’s School of Public Policy launches the MS in Data Science for Public Policy: a 12-month degree designed to turn complex data into smarter, people-focused policy. Equip yourself to lead in a data-driven world today: publicpolicy.cornell.edu/masters/dspp/ #PublicPolicy #DataScience #Cornell

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Master of Data Science for Public Policy - Cornell Brooks Public Policy

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Damien Sharp @damien-sharp.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

"The performative aspect of this is key. It’s a big part of what populism is,” said Sarah Kreps, director of the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social, speaking with @nytimes.com's @kateconger.com, on how Musk is shaking up Washington. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/t...

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Elon Musk’s X Becomes Weapon in Government Cost Cutting

The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

@cornellbtpi.bsky.social published a new report called Dark Skies: Criminal Drone Operations Targeting Prisons by Jack Venables, an experienced UK law enforcement tactical advisor who has spent more than 15 years countering serious and organized crime.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

@forbes.com footage suggests Ukraine is launching fiber-optic FPV drones from unmanned sea vessels — making them effectively immune to jamming and turning small boats into mobile drone carriers. You can read the article that explains more here: www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

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Ukraine’s Sea Drones Are Now Launching Unjammable Fiber-Optic Drones

Unjammable fiber-optic FPVs launched from sea drones are giving Ukraine a new way to strike Russian targets inland.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

On October 2nd, our @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Fellows met with Professor @mbrenes.bsky.social: Co-Director of the Brady-Johnson Program at Yale University @yalepress.bsky.social and Professor Michael Williams: Associate Professor at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University @syracuseup.bsky.social.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

"Cheap, long-range precision saturation strikes are one of the greatest threats to international security." @cornellbtpi.bsky.social expert @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social tells @wsj.com why the Shahed drone is a "game changing" threat, forcing the West to adapt. #Drones #TechPolicy #Shahed

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Why are expensive fighter jets a poor solution for countering low-cost drones? @cornellbtpi.bsky.social Executive Director @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social tells @cnn.com that Europe must adopt a layered defense posture to counter drone threats. #Drones #TechPolicy

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What We Know With Max Foster - James Rogers

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

U.S. & China say they’ve agreed to a framework to keep TikTok operating in the United States and shift to U.S.-controlled ownership. Sarah Kreps, Director of the @cornellbtpi.bsky.social cautions that ownership changes alone do not eliminate questions about who controls access & influence.

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Cornell Tech Policy Institute @cornellbtpi.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

BBC reports the U.S. says a framework for a deal on TikTok ownership with China is agreed. Sarah Kreps: Director of the Tech Policy Institute (TPI) flags persistent risks around data security and algorithm control even if ownership changes. #TechPolicy #TikTok #TPI

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