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Burak Oktenli

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The Pentagon is cutting red tape — and setting a legal minefield for AI contractors

The Pentagon is cutting red tape — and setting a legal minefield for AI contractors

Three weeks from now, the War Department owes Congress a report that could matter far beyond the Pentagon. Section 1512 of the fiscal 2026 defense...

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Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

The Next Arms-Control Breakthrough May Be A Proof That Reveals Almost Nothing – OpEd

Key Takeaways Military AI is too sensitive for full transparency. The United States, China, and other powers should begin testing

friday 4

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Trump says humans control the bomb. The code doesn’t know that yet

Trump says humans control the bomb. The code doesn’t know that yet

President Donald Trump has made a clear promise on military artificial intelligence: move faster without breaking the constitutional chain of command....

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Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

We’re building Beijing’s spy network for them, one convenient device at a time

We’re building Beijing’s spy network for them, one convenient device at a time

On July 28, the Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices to its Covered List after national security agencies...

13.08.2026 6

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Medical AI Can Pass The Test And Still Fail Patients – OpEd

Medical AI Can Pass The Test And Still Fail Patients – OpEd

Key Takeaways New reasoning models still reproduce medical stereotypes. Safety evaluation should expose subgroup failures before aggregate performance...

12.08.2026 6

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Trump’s AI exemption isn’t an oversight gap. It’s a national security masterstroke

Trump’s AI exemption isn’t an oversight gap. It’s a national security masterstroke

The Trump administration made a sound distinction this week when it told leading AI companies that open-weight models would remain outside a new...

06.08.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Trump isn’t John Lennon. That’s why his Iran strategy might actually work

Adam Turner argues that President Donald Trump is wasting time by negotiating with Iran. Turner gives a sobering account of the regime’s record, but...

05.08.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Silicon Valley can’t own the Pentagon’s kill switch

U.S. Special Operations Command chief Adm. Frank Bradley recently warned that troops must be careful about how artificial intelligence enters the...

04.08.2026 10

Washington Examiner

Burak Oktenli

Europe Delayed Its AI Rules Because The Institutions Were Not Ready – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Governments are writing AI laws faster than they are building the bodies that can investigate failures, hear appeals

03.08.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Today’s Hydra Problem: Decapitation Without Degradation – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In the marshes of Lerna, Heracles swung at a many-headed serpent and watched two heads rise where he

27.07.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Who Yields In Orbit? Autonomous Satellites Need A Right-Of-Way Rule – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In September 2019, the European Space Agency faced a decision it had almost no framework for making. Updated

21.07.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Why We Punish The Protection That Works – OpEd

Key Takeaways: There is a particular kind of success that no one thanks you for, because when it works, nothing

21.07.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

The Next Offset Won’t Be A Smarter AI, It Will Be A Governable One – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The debate over military artificial intelligence is organized around the wrong question. It asks how capable the next

20.07.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli

Two Years After CrowdStrike, We Are Still Afraid Of The Wrong AI Apocalypse – OpEd

Key Takeaways: This Sunday marks two years since the morning the modern world stuttered. At nine minutes past four Coordinated

18.07.2026 10

Eurasia Review

Burak Oktenli