Lauren A. Kahn co-authored an op-ed published by the Council on Foreign Relations alongside Erin D. Dumbacher and Michael C. Horowitz. The piece examines the sweeping national security implications of President Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which significantly boosts U.S. defense spending through an unconventional funding route outside the standard Pentagon budget process.| Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Lauren Kahn shared her expert insights in an article published by DefenseScoop. The article discusses the Trump administration’s new executive order on “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” which aims to accelerate domestic drone development and adoption within the Department of Defense.| Center for Security and Emerging Technology
CSET’s Lauren A. Kahn co-authored an op-ed published by Foreign Affairs alongside Michael C. Horowitz and Joshua A. Schwartz. The piece explores how recent drone operations by Ukraine and Israel signal a turning point in modern warfare, demonstrating the growing power of low-cost, AI-enabled systems against traditional military platforms.| Center for Security and Emerging Technology
CSET’s Lauren A. Kahn and CFR’s Michael C. Horowitz shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by The National Interest. In their piece, they explore how the U.S. Department of Defense’s outdated budget process is undermining the military’s ability to adopt and scale emerging technologies quickly enough to deter rising global threats.| Center for Security and Emerging Technology
