CEPA

Defense Tech Initiative

Leveraging Technology for Our Collective Defense

About the Program

CEPA’s Defense Tech Initiative (DTI) helps the United States and its partners and allies leverage emerging and disruptive technologies to enhance collective defense and prepare for future threats. In an increasingly contested world, the ability to do this more effectively than competitors such as China and Russia will shape the global role of the transatlantic Alliance over the next decade. Bringing together US and European policymakers, military officials, industry leaders, and tech experts, the work aims to foster dialogue and strengthen transatlantic cooperation on defense tech. Through strategic convenings and cutting-edge analysis, the Initiative seeks to harmonize transatlantic perspectives, encourage public-private collaboration, spark innovation and investment, and build a more robust policy framework around defense technology issues.

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From emerging battlefield technologies to harnessing the power of AI and digital innovation, the Defense Tech Initiative gathers thought leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the most pressing issues of today.
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Meet the Defense Tech Team

Gordon B. "Skip" Davis, Jr.

Senior Fellow
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James Foggo

Distinguished Fellow
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Joel Hickman

Fellow
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Ivanna Kuz

Senior Program Officer, Transatlantic Defense and Security
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Brian Michelson

Senior Fellow
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Nicholas Nelson

Senior Fellow, Emerging Tech and Policy
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Joanna van der Merwe

Fellow
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Krista Viksnins

Program Officer, Transatlantic Defense and Security
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Related Issues

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Technology and Innovation

Allies and partners must work together to build a democratic digital domain.

Technology and Innovation
Democracy

Democratic values and principles are the foundation of the transatlantic alliance.

Democracy