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Event offers insights from @HarryKrejsa, @phoebenich, @MarkCMontgomery, @JackieKempfer Siebens, and Dr. Emma Stewart. Photo credit: Jeff Song, FDD

America's energy buildout is being driven by AI demand. But creating our next-gen grid means relying on competitors for crucial components. Yesterday, @FDD & @CMU_CMIST convened experts to discuss a new way forward: "Electrotech Moneyball." Watch event: youtube.com/live/NeEiWnHsC…

"Guard the smart stuff, buy the dumb stuff, and build the future with what time and resource headroom you've bought yourself to do so,” CMIST's @HarryKrejsa tells Energy Gang amid concerns about depending on China for clean energy tech. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=dZEUdA…

In The Loop, Carolina Guerrero Valencia and CMIST's Ignacio Arana Araya discuss how Peru's Keiko Fujimori built her career on two shortcuts to power that push fragile democracies toward soft patrimonialism: dynastic inheritance and the First Lady role. theloop.ecpr.eu/keiko-fujimori…

Revisiting last fall’s Scientists & Strategists speaker series, "AI and National Security," with a quote from Brigadier General (Ret.) Greg Touhill on the growing complexity of cybersecurity today. Watch the full discussion: youtu.be/A6zVvklaHo8?si…

STARTING SOON - Join FDD & CMIST for an on-the-record discussion of the paper, “Electrotech Moneyball: An Industrial Strategy for Ranking Risk and Opportunity in Energy & AI Supply Chains.” A livestream begins at 12pm ET today (Thurs, 5/28). fdd.org/events/2026/05…

“The Alabama order is potentially very important,” CMIST's Jonathan Cervas tells @BGOV. “As far as I can tell, it’s the first time a court has interpreted Callais, and it suggests there are still legal protections for Black voters.” news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

"If they can expand capacity to match demand, the South Korean government stands to become a durable presence in allied missile defense procurement," writes Troy Stangarone, CMIST non-resident fellow, via @KoreaEconInst. Read his analysis: keia.org/analysis/can-s…

The decennial map-drawing routine is dead. Don't miss the @PittTweet upcoming panel, including CMIST faculty member & redistricting expert Dr. Jonathan Cervas featured. "Congressional Redistricting Frenzy," exploring the perils of modern gerrymandering. ow.ly/MwhV50Z4tgF

"The book problematizes what many IR liberals consider natural: that personalists themselves are the problem." CMIST's @johnchinphd reviews @Madison_Schramm's book, Why Democracies Fight Dictators — part of the @HDiplo Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-40. Read: #_Toc229391702" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">issforum.org/roundtables/je…

FDD & CMIST are hosting an on-the-record discussion of the paper, “Electrotech Moneyball: An Industrial Strategy for Ranking Risk and Opportunity in Energy & AI Supply Chains.” A livestream of the conversation will begin here at 12pm ET on Thurs, 5/28. ow.ly/hLhA50Z4vkw

The US needs a major energy buildout to fuel the AI revolution—without sacrificing speed & security. CMIST's recent white paper with @FDD offers a "Moneyball" framework: secure the "smart" components, scale the commodity hardware. Read here: cmu.edu/cmist/tech-and…

“Bukele didn’t need to imprison Supreme Court justices to dominate the judiciary. He used his legislative majority to replace and politically realign key judicial authorities,” CMIST's Ignacio Arana Araya tells Les Surligneurs. Read (article in French): lessurligneurs.eu/attention-a-ce…

As we observe Memorial Day, we honor the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to our country, and we remember their lasting legacy.

How does mid-decade redistricting impact electoral outcomes? Read the analysis by CMIST's Jonathan Cervas, who has served as an outside legal expert in multiple Voting Rights Act cases. cervas.medium.com/the-effects-of…

"Whatever one makes of the new language of 'constructive strategic stability,' the underlying reality is one of constrained rivalry, not cooperation. That distinction matters greatly when it comes to North Korea," @PMCroninHudson writes in @asiatimesonline asiatimes.com/2026/05/trump-…

We are excited to welcome @UVALaw Vice Dean Ashley Deeks as an affiliated expert at CMIST! A leading scholar in international law and national security, Deeks's background includes senior roles at the NSC, White House Counsel, and State Dept. Welcome!

CMIST and @CMU_EPP's Baruch Fischhoff "explains that we tend to assume others are irrational when their behavior doesn’t make sense to us. Yet 'people have plausible mental models of how things work,' he says." Read more in Nautilus: nautil.us/the-earthquake…

What a year! Our 25-26 academic year has been defined by original research, new academic programs, & vital conversations at the intersection of political science, emerging tech, & global governance. Check out the highlights in our year-end wrap-up article. ow.ly/M5mo50Z2pYR

Focusing on the intersection of energy and national security, CMIST's @HarryKrejsa "argues that discussions around dependence on China for clean energy technologies often confuse cybersecurity risks with supply chain dependencies." solarquarter.com/2026/05/18/woo…