Publications


Brianna Rosen has written for Foreign Policy, Just Security, Slate, War on the Rocks, and other prominent venues.

Dr. Rosen is a leading authority on AI in national security, cyber autonomy, defense innovation, and public-private technology partnerships. Her work focuses on how emerging technologies are transforming the conduct of modern conflict, strategic competition, and national preparedness for technological disruption.


Books

Perpetual War and International Law: Enduring Legacies of the War on Terror, ed. Brianna Rosen (Oxford University Press, 2026). Now available for pre-order here!



Articles

Highly Autonomous Cyber-Capable Agents: Anticipating Capabilities, Tactics, and Strategic Implications,” with Jam Kraprayoon, Shaun Ee, Yohan Matthew, Aditya Singh, Christopher Covino, and Asher Brass Gershovich, Institute for AI Policy and Strategy, 11 March 2026

Expert Comment: The Pentagon-Anthropic dispute reflects governance failures - with consequences that extend well beyond Washington,” University of Oxford, 6 March 2026.

Verification for International AI Governance,” with Ben Harack and Robert Trager, et al., Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, 3 July 2025

Intelligence Implications of the Shifting Iran Strike Narrative,” Just Security, 26 June 2025

The Day After U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Policy and Legal Assessment,” with Tess Bridgeman and Nima Gerami, Just Security, 22 June 2025

Shaping the AI Action Plan: Responses to the White House’s Request for Information,” with Clara Apt, Just Security, 18 March 2025

Unpacking the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on AI Infrastructure,” with Clara Apt, Just Security, 16 January 2025

The AI Presidency: What America First Means for Global AI Governance,” Just Security, 16 December 2024

The U.S. National Security Memorandum on AI,” Just Security, 25 October 2024

Threats and Response Options in the Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict,” Just Security, 2 October 2024

From Principles to Action: Charting a Path for Military AI Governance,” Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, 12 September 2024

How to Make Military AI Governance More Robust,” War on the Rocks, 6 August 2024

The Aftermath of the Haniyeh Killing: How to Avoid a New Middle East War,” Just Security, 31 July 2024

Disclosing Secrets: Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Debate – Reflection on Remarks by DNI Avril Haines,” Just Security, 1 March 2024

Key Questions in U.S. Cyber Attacks on “Iranian Spy Ship,” Just Security, 15 February 2024

Unhuman Killings: AI and Civilian Harm in Gaza,” Just Security, 15 December 2023

Symposium on AI Governance: Power, Justice, and the Limits of the Law,” Just Security, 18 October 2023

Key Questions in Hamas’ Attack on Israel and What Comes Next,” with Viola Gienger, Just Security, 9 October 2023

AI and the Future of Warfare: Risks and Recommendations,” Just Security, 3 October 2023

Symposium on Ending Perpetual War, Just Security, 11 September 2023

The National Security Fallout from the Trump Documents Case is Still Happening,” with Tess Bridgeman, Slate, 12 June 2023

National Security Implications of Trump’s Indictment: A Damage Assessment,” with Tess Bridgeman, Just Security, 10 June 2023

Bad for the Goose, Bad for the Gander: Drone Attacks in Russia Underscore Broader Risks,” Just Security, 8 June 2023

Death by Drones: Does the Pentagon Always Know Who it is Killing?,” Just Security, 22 May 2023

The Teixeira Disclosures and Systemic Problems in the U.S. Intelligence Community,” Just Security, 14 April 2023

Iran-U.S. Hostilities Ratcheting Up in Syria,” Just Security, 24 March 2023

A Right to Spy? The Legality and Morality of Espionage,” with Katherine Fang and Paras Shah, Just Security, 15 March 2023

Ending Perpetual War,”Just Security, 25 October 2022

Walking Iran Back from the Nuclear Brink,” Just Security, 24 June 2022

Al-Kurdi Capture Raises Thorny Detention Issues,” with Tess Bridgeman and Luke Hartig, Just Security, 17 June 2022

Still at War: The United States in Syria,” with Tess Bridgeman, Just Security, 29 April 2022

Congressional Action on Civilian Harm Resulting from U.S. Military Operations: Part II,” with Laura Dickinson and Rachel VanLandingham, Just Security, 28 April 2022

Symposium: Still at War – Where and Why the United States is Fighting the ‘War on Terror’,” Just Security, 24 March 2022

A Simulated President’s Daily Brief on Putin and Ukraine,”Just Security, 2 March 2022

Ways to Hold Putin Accountable Without Starting World War III,” with Viola Gienger, Tess Graham, and Elizabeth Whatcott, Slate, 25 February 2022

Tragic Mistakes: Breaking the Military Culture of Impunity,”Just Security, 23 November 2021

Questions on the Baghuz Strikes,” with Luke Hartig, Tess Bridgeman, and Ryan Goodman, Just Security, 15 November 2021

The Longest War is Over the Horizon,” Just Security, 1 November 2021

To End the Forever Wars, Rein in the Drones,” Just Security, 16 February 2021

Briefing Book: Iran’s Sanctions,” with Charlie Szrom and Maseh Zarif, Foreign Policy, 10 November 2009