Commentary
September 9, 2026
Members of the U.S. Army 7th Army Training Command, clad in black in the role of opposition force, ready a Quantum Systems vector AI eVTOL fixed wing reconnaissance drone during the Saber Junction 26 combined military exercise at the U.S. Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center on August 26, 2026 near Hohenfels, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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The following pieces were authored by members of the U.S. and Chinese delegations who participate in an ongoing Track II Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence and National Security convened by the Brookings Institution’s Foreign Policy program and Tsinghua University’s Center for International Security and Strategy, with support from the Minderoo Foundation. The dialogue, which has been running since 2019, aims to identify practical steps to manage risks relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and national security. The dialogue also undertakes to develop a living glossary of key terms in AI and national security to ensure precision in communication.
