CMU's home for Political Science and International Relations, CMIST is an interdisciplinary institute that works across Carnegie Mellon University to tackle the risks and benefits of emerging technologies in war and peace.
At CMIST we address the challenges of new and emerging technologies through a political science lens.
New Publication
CMIST Non-Resident Fellow, Jamie Morgan has released her first white paper, Harnessing Innovation: A Lethal Empowerment Approach to Partner-Led Deterrence in Asia. This paper explores how decentralized communications, unmanned platforms, and advanced planning tools could significantly bolster allied security in the Indo-Pacific. Morgan argues that the US defense export system, still governed by Cold War-era processes, is failing to deliver these critical technologies quickly and effectively. To remedy this, the paper presents specific, actionable policy solutions to ensure partners have timely access to innovative, dual-use systems—before they are forced to seek out foreign competitors.
Recent Work
Beyond Threats: How Allies and Bureaucratic Competition Shape the Initial Development of Military Cyber Capabilities
By Nadiya Kostyuk
Framing the Exit: Pollsters, Public Opinion, and the Politics of Military Withdrawal
By Daniel Silverman and Caitlan Fealing
The Washington Post
The Unlikely Partners Who Could Recharge U.S. Battery Production
By Harry Krejsa and Sarah Hipel
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Joshua A. Schwartz: Trump is wrong. Ukraine can win without attacking Russia
By Joshua A. Schwartz
The Conversation
Bolsonaro Joins a Rogues’ Gallery of Coup Plotters Held to Account for Their Failed Power Grab
By John Chin and Joe Wright
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Greene Revolution: How Politicians Benefit from Conspiracies About Cloud Seeding and Weather Control
By Justin Key Canfil
Team of Teams
Public Engagements
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Tues, 08/26/2025
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Scientists & Strategists - AI and National Security: The History and Future of Emerging Technology and Cybersecurity in Conflict | Brigadier General (Ret.) Greg Touhill and Mieke Eoyang |
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Tues, 09/30/2025
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General (Ret.) Laura Richardson and MInister Paula Bogantes Zamora
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Thurs, 10/23/2025
5pm
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Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars Program - Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right |
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Tues, 10/28/2025
5pm
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Book Launch - Decisions: Studying and Supporting People Facing Hard Choices |
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Tues, 11/18/2025
5pm
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Scientists & Strategists - Title & registration forthcoming |
John Costello and
Thomas Şerban von Davier
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