Yasir Atalan

Researcher in Global Technology Security

He is Deputy Director and Data Fellow at the Futures Lab in the Defense and Security Department of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. His research focuses on technology and international security, with particular emphasis on how artificial intelligence is reshaping conflict, and he examines how AI agents can be integrated responsibly into defence and foreign policy decision systems, as well as the changing nature of warfare and civil-military relations. He is a faculty fellow at the Center for Data Science at American University and holds a PhD in political science from American University, an MA in Middle Eastern studies from King's College London and a BS from Bogazici University.