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.
The Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology, or "CMIST," is a university-wide initiative dedicated to the wise development, use and governance of new and emerging technologies that are changing war and peace. The home for Carnegie Mellon University’s study of Political Science and International Relations, CMIST is uniquely poised to take advantage of the university’s strengths in computer science and engineering, and its distinctive tradition of cross-university, cross-disciplinary research. Focused on questions of power and governance, CMIST builds new frameworks for managing global and national security challenges.
At CMIST we address the challenges of new and emerging technologies through a political science lens.
2024-2025 Annual Report
The Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST) has released its 2024–2025 Annual Report. This document captures the Institute's progress in its second year, following a year of new beginnings. The report showcases accelerated momentum, expanding research, and deepened impact throughout the 2024–2025 academic year. Explore the work of our dedicated community and discover how CMIST is making a difference.
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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
Congressional Testimony
Testimony of Harry Krejsa, CMIST, Before The House Energy & Commerce Committee
Harry Krejsa
Atlantic Council
Mali Is at a Turning Point that Risks a ‘Disastrous Domino Effect'
By Haleigh Bartos and John Chin
The Conversation
Guinea-Bissau’s Military Takeover Highlights the Nation’s Sorry History of Coups and a Deepening Crisis Across the Region
By John Chin
Modern War Institute
The False Choice at the Heart of Netflix's Nuclear War Thriller, "A House of Dynamite"
By Joshua A. Schwartz
The Washington Post
‘Dancing Patients’ Aren’t the Biggest Problem with Drug Ads
By Steven Woloshin and Barush Fischhoff
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
5pm
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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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Thurs, 11/06/2025
11am
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The US-German Strategic and Economic Partnership: Transatlantic Industry in an Age of Disruption |
Thorsten Scheer and Jonathan Tubb
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Tues, 11/18/2025
5pm
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Scientists & Strategists - The AI Competition: Democratic Innovation vs. Directed Development in US-China Strategic Rivalry |
John Costello and
Thomas Şerban von Davier
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The views and opinions expressed in CMIST publications are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect any official position of CMIST or Carnegie Mellon University.