When the Machine Acts First: Closing the Authority Gap on the Autonomous Battlefield
Modern War Institute at West Point
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Selected Publications and Policy-Relevant Work
Independent commentary and analysis on autonomous-systems authority, published in defense and policy outlets. Each entry links to the publisher; the full archive with abstracts lives on the research site.
The Hour That Worked: What Midnight Hammer Teaches About AI-Era Command
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Guest Commentary
When the Machine Decides and the Human Signs
The Defense Post
The One Clause in Trump’s AI Memo That Could Encumber the Off-Switch
RealClearDefense
Space Autonomy Needs an Authority Architecture Before 2027
The Space Review (in association with SpaceNews)
Featured in UPI’s Korea Regional Review Director’s Corner
United Press International (UPI), Korea Regional Review
Editorially curated national-security review; the Modern War Institute op-ed was selected alongside analyses from Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, War on the Rocks, and Small Wars Journal, with editorial commentary engaging the argument directly.
Featured in the Parliamentary Observatory on AI of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
Centre for Global Studies, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, Weekly Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies
The RUSI commentary on Operation Midnight Hammer and AI-era command was selected for the observatory’s curated digest, summarized alongside analyses from Defense One, Defense News, and Breaking Defense.
The Quantum Clock Is Already Ticking on America’s Autonomous Arsenal
RealClearDefense
When an AI Agent Fires First, Who Answers for It?
Military AI
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