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AI’s Hidden National Security Cost
Generative AI is being integrated across the federal workplace, but efficiency gains risk weakening national security professionals’ critical thinking and judgment.

The Just Security Podcast: Sen. Elissa Slotkin on a New Vision for American National Security
The Senator joins Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman for a wide-ranging discussion on the future of national security and foreign policy.

Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Just Security's collection of articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.

A Strategic Bet to Advance America’s Quantum Leadership
By prioritizing quantum sensors, the Trump administration can catalyze defense breakthroughs and secure the U.S. lead in the quantum era.

Dueling Strategies for Global AI Leadership? What the U.S. and China Action Plans Reveal
The U.S.-China AI rivalry raises urgent questions for global stability, intensifying fragmentation, chip chokepoints and global AI governance.

Selling AI Chips Won’t Keep China Hooked on U.S. Technology
Selling American chips alone will not create a lasting “addiction,” but it will provide China with the building blocks for AI competitiveness.

Quantum Supply Chains: A Test Case for a New Economic World Order
Quantum is a test case of a new economic paradigm, in which technological leadership — not market size alone — determines success.

The AI Action Plans: How Similar are the U.S. and Chinese Playbooks?
Despite different rhetoric, Washington's & Beijing's AI Action Plans converge on the need to advance AI adoption, expand diffusion, & manage risks.

The AI Action Plan and Federalism: A Constitutional Analysis
If the U.S. AI Action Plan's approach survives constitutional scrutiny, it will erode vital and enduring checks on presidential authority.

Assessing the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan
Unpacking the Trump administration's AI Action Plan — what’s new, what’s not, and what’s next.

Decoding Trump’s AI Playbook: The AI Action Plan and What Comes Next
Joshua Geltzer, Jenny Marron, and Sam Winter-Levy join Brianna Rosen on the Just Security podcast to discuss the Trump administration's AI Action Plan.

Rethinking the Global AI Race
If the United States continues to frame AI primarily as a short-term sprint toward technical milestones, it risks falling behind global peers and adversaries.