RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Through its publications, INSS provides rigorous, forward‑looking research and analysis on critical national security issues that support the joint warfighter and inform Department of War decision‑makers.

 

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Blue computer brain circuit diagram concept illustrating AI. Glowing blue AI brain diagram as digital computer circuitry concept with wiring, neurons and connections, illustrating artificial intelligence and big data.

July 30, 2026

NEURINT in the Age of Generative Agentic AI: A Proposed Paradigm for Left-of-Bang Strategic Deterrence

Contemporary competition is becoming ever more focused upon discerning how adversaries perceive, decide, adapt, and influence others. As warfare progressively entails persistent competition in the cognitive domain, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance must likewise evolve.

A Green Beret assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) calibrates an unmanned aerial system during Next Generational Command and Control (NGC2) training support of Ivy Sting IV at Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado Feb. 4, 2026. The training enhanced Special Operations Forces integration into NGC2 systems alongside 4th Infantry Division to improve mission command capabilities and interoperability in large-scale combat operations.

March 11, 2026

Precision in Words, Precision in Warfare: Terminology and Control in Military Discourse on Unmanned Systems

Unmanned vehicular systems (UVS) spanning aerial, maritime, terrestrial, and sub-surface domains have become integral to intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), logistics, strike operations, and electronic warfare. Yet despite the increasing ubiquity and sophistication of these technologies, discourse surrounding their capabilities can be undermined by imprecise terminology that conflates the terms automatic, remote, and autonomous in policy, technical, operational, strategic and policy briefings and planning.