Benjamin Jensen
Benjamin Jensen is a senior fellow for future war, gaming, and strategy in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is also a professor of strategic studies at the Marine Corps University School of Advanced Warfighting. Dr. Jensen has spent the last decade researching the changing character of political violence, technology, and strategy. He has worked with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, NATO, the U.S. Army, and a range of government agencies and foundations to develop wargames and scenario-driven exercises exploring strategy, defense analysis, crisis response, military planning, and complex emergencies. Outside of traditional defense and security issues, he supported the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in developing a human security assessment framework and a red team manual for early-warning analysts and development practitioners. He is the author of four books including the forthcoming Information at War: Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence (Georgetown University Press, 2022), Military Strategy in the 21st Century: People, Connectivity, and Competition (Cambria, 2018), Cyber Strategy: The Evolving Character of Power and Coercion (Oxford University Press, 2018), and Forging the Sword: Doctrinal Change in the U.S. Army (Stanford University Press 2016). Most recently, he served as the senior research director and lead author for the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. Dr. Jensen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his MA and PhD from the American University School of International Service. He is also a reserve officer in the U.S. Army.
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A Battlefield AI Company Says It’s One of the Good Guys
Benjamin Jensen in Wired — July 20, 2023
The Future of Algorithmic Warfare: Fragmented Development
Benjamin Jensen in War on the Rocks — July 20, 2023
Ukraine could join ranks of ‘frozen’ conflicts, U.S. officials say
Benjamin Jensen in Politico — May 18, 2023
COMPETITION IS INEVITABLE, WAR IS NOT: USING GAMES TO RETHINK THE U.S.-CHINESE RELATIONSHIP
Benjamin Jensen in War on The Rocks — April 19, 2023
HOW LARGE-LANGUAGE MODELS CAN REVOLUTIONIZE MILITARY PLANNING
Benjamin Jensen in War on the Rocks — April 12, 2023
US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky
Benjamin Jensen in Task and Purpose — April 5, 2023
When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions.
Benjamin Jensen in Defense News — February 13, 2023
Why Dictators Are Afraid of Girls: Rethinking Gender and National Security
Kathleen McInnis , Benjamin Jensen , and Jaron S. Wharton in War on the Rocks — November 7, 2022
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“Cyber Operations during the Russo-Ukrainian War”: Audio Brief with Ben Jensen
Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen — July 18, 2023
Cyber Operations during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Brief by Grace B. Mueller , Benjamin Jensen , Brandon Valeriano , Ryan C. Maness , and Jose M. Macias — July 13, 2023
Wargaming: Constructing Simulations and Competitive Strategy Exercises
Revitalizing Strategic Analysis for a New Era of Competition
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman , Benjamin Jensen , and Adrian Bogart — May 24, 2023
Red Teaming: Alternative Analysis and Risk Assessments for a Changing World
Using Big Data to Reduce Leaks
Commentary by Emily Harding and Benjamin Jensen — April 17, 2023
Book Launch: Information in War - Military Innovation, Battle Networks, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Event by Benjamin Jensen , Kathleen McInnis , and Lieutenant Colonel Scott Cuomo — February 22, 2023
Rethinking Risk in Great Power Competition
Report by Peter C. Combe II , Benjamin Jensen , and Adrian Bogart — February 17, 2023
Experts React: Factors Shaping the Russia-Ukraine Conflict in 2023
Commentary by Emily Harding , Benjamin Jensen , Heather Williams , and Eliot A. Cohen — February 13, 2023
Modernizing Ukraine’s Transport and Logistics Infrastructure
Report by Romina Bandura , Janina Staguhn , and Benjamin Jensen — October 20, 2022