Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology - Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology

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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 �鶹��’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.

2024-2025 Annual Report

slideshow image- Cynthia Friedman (on left) and Farnam Jahanian (on right) speaking at podium

slideshow image- Cynthia Friedman and Farnam Jahanian with Friedman Fellows alumni at anniversary event

slideshow image- Geopolitics in AI with John Alterman

slideshow image- Audrey Kurth Cronin and Emily Half speaking at the Pi Sigma Alpha orientation

slideshow image- Audrey Kurth Cronin and Emily Half with students at the Pi Sigma Alpha orientation

slideshow image- Scientist and Strategists with Jacquelyn Schneider

slideshow image- cmist at the aspen institute conference

slideshow image- Ignacio Arana Book launch

slideshow image- Lawfully Speaking with Ashley Deeks

slideshow image- Geopolitics in AI with Luis Ball

slideshow image- National Security Fellows research presentations

slideshow image- Harry Krejsa and Mieke Eoyang at �鶹�� energy week

slideshow image- Passport to Dietrich event

At CMIST we address the challenges of new and emerging technologies through a political science lens.

Recent Work

As AI demand drives a historic expansion of the US power grid, a central question remains: How do we decouple from strategic competitors without throttling our own industrial growth? CMIST joined forces with the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI) at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) to tackle this question in our latest white paper, "The Electrotech Moneyball: An Industrial Strategy for Ranking Risk and Opportunity in Energy & AI Supply Chains." The research introduces a "Moneyball" framework for the electrotech stack. By assessing components based on their "smart" connectivity and systemic influence, authors Phoebe Benich, Dr. Emma Stewart, and Harry Krejsa provide a roadmap for policymakers to implement zero-trust security where it matters most, while preserving the cost advantages of global commodity markets where it doesn't.

READ WHITE PAPER

AMERICA LOST THE 5G RACE

HArnEssing innovation

Securing the Race for AI

By Justin Key Canfil

By Nadiya Kostyuk et al.

By Joshua A. Schwartz and Michael C. Horowitz

Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs

By Mieke Eoyang

Foreign Policy Research Institute

By Troy Stangarone

The National Interest

By Patrick M. Cronin

Modern War Institute

By Sydney Laite, Haleigh Bartos, and Buckley DeJardin

The Conversation

By Thomas Şerban von Davier

Congressional Testimony

Harry Krejsa

Team of Teams

CMIST is a team of teams that works with cutting-edge �鶹�� research units, including the , , , , the Block Center, Dietrich College, , the Tepper School of Business, , and the Engineering and Public Policy program. And CMIST’s home for its vibrant political science graduate and undergraduate academic programs is the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Public Engagements

*Spring 2026 Event Term Card*
Date	Event	Speaker(s)
Thurs, 02/26/2026 5pm	Scientists & Strategists - Geopolitics of AI Supply Chains	Chris Miller (with Mark Kamlet as discussant)
Thurs, 03/12/2026 5pm	Lawfully Speaking - The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability	Ashley Deeks
Fri, 3/13/2026 11am		Jon B. Alterman
Thurs, 03/26/2026 5pm		Jacquelyn Schneider (with Joshua Schwartz as discussant)
Thurs, 4/2/2026 5pm		Luis Henrique Ball

For the full list of CMIST events, check out our news and events page.

Additional Events

May 22 Fulbright US Student Program - Registration priority deadline
Jun 17 Last Day of Mini-5 Classes
Jun 22 First Day of Mini-6 Classes
Aug 17 CMIST New Graduate Student Orientation
Aug 24 First Day of Classes

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 �鶹��.