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Man smiling at camera wearing a blue button up shirtCOLLABORATION WITH NATO

In April, the Brooks Tech Policy Institute (BTPI) received a $65,000 grant from the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme to study the development and use of military drone technologies. This project, a transatlantic partnership between BTPI and CSS led by Patton Rogers and Kunertova, includes a series of advanced research workshops bringing together leading practitioners and experts to analyze factors contributing to the growing use of land, air, and sea drones in the “Third Drone Age.” The ultimate goal is to provide NATO members and partners with strategic insights on developing drone and counter-drone capabilities. The project will run from 2023 to 2025 and will conclude with the publication of the ‘Full Spectrum Drone Warfare’ report, a strategic foresight analysis of emerging drone threats across all domains out to 2040.

“We want BTPI to continue to be the home of cutting-edge interdisciplinary discussions like this—collaborations that break down traditional barriers across industry, policy, and academia to support NATO and its allies as drone warfare becomes a central threat. And we want to make sure the best minds available are taking up these issues that have far-reaching implications for all of us.” – James Patton Rogers


Research


From the governance of AI, to the weaponization of duel use technologies, human machine-interaction to space policy, our fellows have engaged in cutting-edge research at the intersection of technology policy and national security.

Below is a selection of publications by the BTPI Team, with a focus on the outlets they published in, and the policy organizations they worked with.

Books

  • The Legitimacy of Drone Warfare book coverPrecision: A History of American Warfare (2023).
  • DeGruyter Handbook on Drone Warfare (2024).
  • The Legitimacy of Drone Warfare, (2024).

Journal/Chapter Outlets

  • International Journal of
  • Human–Computer Interaction
  • The Oxford Handbook of AI Governance
  • Security Studies
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Neural Networks
  • Space Policy

Policy Outlets

  • United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism
  • NATO SPS
  • Brookings Institution
  • RAND Corporation
  • UK Parliament
  • Congressional Select Committee on CCP

Project Affiliates:

  • Dr. James Rogers
  • Dr. Sarah Kreps
  • Dr. Paul Lushenko
  • Dr. Welsey J. Hutto
  • Dr. Jean-François Bélanger
  • Abby Srulevich
  • Esteban Lau
  • Anika Kolanu