Janet Abou-Elias

Janet Abou-Elias is a researcher at the Democratizing Foreign Policy Project at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a founder of Women for Weapons Trade Transparency. Her writing has appeared in The Hill, In These Times, Responsible Statecraft, The National Interest, Fair Observer, and other outlets.

The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”

The Pentagon Is Going “AI First” The Pentagon Is Going “AI First”

The US military is placing the technology at the center of its mission, and the human costs promise to be staggering.

Apr 7, 2026 / Feature / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung

Peter Thiel speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on November18, 2019.

Welcome to the Era of the AI-Powered War Machine Welcome to the Era of the AI-Powered War Machine

How a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.

Mar 12, 2026 / Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung

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