Margarita Konaev was Deputy Director of Analysis and a Research Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) interested in military applications of AI and Russian military innovation
She is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Center for a New American Security
she was a Non-Resident Fellow with the Modern War Institute at West Point
a post-doctoral fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House
she worked as a Senior Principal in the Marketing and Communications practice at Gartner
Margarita’s research on international security
non-state actors and urban warfare in the Middle East
Russia and Eurasia has been published by the Journal of Strategic Studies
the French Institute of International Relations
Foreign Policy Research Institute and a range of other outlets
in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame
in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and a B.A
In an article published by the Associated Press exploring the rivalry between the U.S. and China in military planning, particularly focusing on a new form of warfare utilizing swarms of air and sea drones equipped&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/us-china-competition-to-field-military-drone-swarms-could-fuel-global-arms-race/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
In an article published by TIME, Rita Konaev provided her expert insights on the involvement of tech giants in the Russia-Ukraine War. <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/how-tech-giants-turned-ukraine-into-an-ai-war-lab/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
In their op-ed featured in Foreign Affairs, CSET’s Margarita Konaev and Owen J. Daniels shared their expert analysis in an op-ed published by Foreign Affairs. The op-ed delves into Ukraine's summer counteroffensive against Russia and&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-russians-are-getting-better-what-moscow-has-learned-in-ukraine/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
This is a Korean translation of the August 2023 CSET Data Brief "Assessing South Korea's AI Ecosystem."&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/assessing-south-koreas-ai-ecosystem-korean/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
This data brief examines South Korea’s progress in its development of artificial intelligence. The authors find that the country excels in semiconductor manufacturing, is a global leader in the production of AI patents, and is&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/assessing-south-koreas-ai-ecosystem/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
This data brief uses procurement records published by the U.S. Department of Defense and China’s People’s Liberation Army between April and November of 2020 to assess, and, where appropriate, compare what each military is buying&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/u-s-and-chinese-military-ai-purchases/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Drawing from prior CSET research, this blog post describes different domestic and international initiatives the Chinese government and companies are pursuing to shore up investment in AI and meet China’s strategic objectives, as well as&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/in-out-of-china-financial-support-for-ai-development/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Two CSET researchers are coauthors for a new multi-organization report about the safety of AI systems led by OpenAI and the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab. The report, published on arXiv, identified six confidence-building measures&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/confidence-building-measures-for-artificial-intelligence-workshop-proceedings/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
China’s government has pushed the country’s technology and financial firms to expand abroad, and Southeast Asia’s growing economies — and AI companies — offer promising opportunities. This report examines the scope and nature of Chinese&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/chinese-ai-investment-and-commercial-activity-in-southeast-asia/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Through the Quad forum, the United States, Australia, Japan and India have committed to pursuing an open, accessible and secure technology ecosystem and offering a democratic alternative to China’s techno-authoritarian model. This report assesses artificial&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/quad-ai/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
In an opinion piece for Foreign Policy, CSET's Margarita Konaev describes Russia's overestimation of its own capabilities while underestimating the difficulties of urban warfare during its invasion of Ukraine. <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/russias-urban-warfare-predictably-struggles/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Advances in robotics technology are having a transformative effect on how people work, travel, communicate, and fight wars. This data brief provides an overview of global trends in robotics patents between 2005 and 2019, focusing&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/trends-in-robotics-patents/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Chinese and Russian government officials are keen to publicize their countries’ strategic partnership in emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence. This report evaluates the scope of cooperation between China and Russia as well as relative trends&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/headline-or-trend-line/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
As multinational collaboration on emerging technologies takes center stage, U.S. allies and partners must overcome the technological, bureaucratic, and political barriers to working together. This report assesses the challenges to multinational collaboration and explains how&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/the-path-of-least-resistance/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
CSET Research Fellow Margarita Konaev and Research Analyst Husanjot Chahal discuss research gaps on trust in human-machine teaming and how to build trustworthy AI systems for military systems and missions. <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/building-trust-in-human-machine-teams/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
As the U.S. military integrates artificial intelligence into its systems and missions, there are outstanding questions about the role of trust in human-machine teams. This report examines the drivers and effects of such trust, assesses&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/trusted-partners/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Research from a CSET survey reveals that AI professionals are more willing to work with the U.S. military than originally perceived. <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/are-ai-professionals-actually-unwilling-to-work-for-the-pentagon/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
National security leaders view AI as a priority technology for defending the United States. This two-part analysis is intended to help policymakers better understand the scope and implications of U.S. military investment in autonomy and&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/u-s-military-investments-in-autonomy-and-ai-costs-benefits-and-strategic-effects/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
This brief examines how the Pentagon’s investments in autonomy and AI may affect its military capabilities and strategic interests. It proposes that DOD invest in improving its understanding of trust in human-machine teams and leverage&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/u-s-military-investments-in-autonomy-and-ai-a-strategic-assessment/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
The Pentagon has a wide range of research and development programs using autonomy and AI in unmanned vehicles and systems, information processing, decision support, targeting functions, and other areas. This policy brief delves into the&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/u-s-military-investments-in-autonomy-and-ai-a-budgetary-assessment/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Today’s research and development investments will set the course for artificial intelligence in national security in the coming years. This Executive Summary presents key findings and recommendations from CSET’s two-part analysis of U.S. military investments&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/u-s-military-investments-in-autonomy-and-ai-executive-summary/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Over the last decade, Moscow has boosted funding of universities and implemented reforms in order to make Russia a global leader in AI. As part of that effort, Russian researchers have expanded their English-language publication&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/russian-ai-research-2010-2018/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Margarita Konaev weighs in on the future military environment on "The Convergence" podcast, drawing from her experience in emerging technologies, military applications of artificial intelligence, and urban warfare in the Middle East, Russia, and Eurasia. <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/the-convergence-with-margarita-konaev/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
On October 10th, 2019, Russia released its national artificial intelligence strategy. Margarita Konaev analyzed the strategy in the context of Moscow's larger strategic vision. <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/thoughts-on-russias-ai-strategy/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Rita Konaev, Research Fellow at CSET, writes, “AI’s potential to improve wartime decision-making through real-time actionable intelligence can help reduce the risk of casualties, fratricide, and collateral damage in urban warfare.”&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/with-ai-well-see-faster-fights-but-longer-wars/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
Rita Konaev, Research Fellow at CSET writes with Samuel Bendett that “when it comes to military applications of artificial intelligence, overlooking Russia is a mistake.” In this article, they analyze Russia’s current and potential future&hellip; <a href="https://cset.georgetown.edu/article/russian-ai-enabled-combat-coming-to-a-city-near-you/" class="read-more">Read More</a>
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The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held a meeting on the implementation of the instructions he had given during his working visit to the Almaty region on Jan
Heads of central government agencies and the akimat reported on measures to develop the Almaty agglomeration
integrated city G4 City and the region as a whole
They talked about the construction of housing
engineering and agricultural infrastructure
improving the efficiency of industrial zones and industrial facilities
and the implementation of new investment projects
it was noted that the reconstruction of sewage treatment facilities in Konaev will be carried out by the akimat through the mechanism of public-private partnership
after determining a private partner will begin development of design and estimate documentation for construction of sewage treatment facilities
Alikhan Smailov emphasized that all involved government agencies need to responsibly approach the execution of orders for the establishment of Konaev as a new regional center
development of G4 City and the entire region
State agencies need to properly work through the tasks at hand
Residents of the region expect that Konaev and the region will develop dynamically
so now it is important to make the necessary decisions without delaying administrative procedures,&quot; the Prime Minister said
the measures taken should give a significant impetus to the development of the region
will improve the quality of life and well-being of its population
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Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov visited the Almaty region on a working visit, and got acquainted with the progress of housing construction, infrastructure development and industry, and inspected the work of heating company "Zhylu Ortalygy",&nbsp;<a href="https://dknews.kz/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DKNews.kz</a>&nbsp;reports
the Head of Government was reported on the implementation of the project on construction of the Grand Almaty Ring Road with a total length of 66 km
all the bridges and interchanges have been built
the arrangement of the road and the introduction of intelligent system of toll collection and dynamic vehicle weighing continues
The Prime Minister noted that this highway will have a significant impact on the economic development of the region
increasing its investment and tourism potential
Grand Almaty Ring Road is expected to increase the volume of transit traffic between China and Europe and relieve traffic flows in Almaty
which will have a positive impact on the city's ecology
The Prime Minister also familiarized himself with the course of construction of about 70 apartment buildings with a total area of over 290,000 square meters in the residential district Koyankus of the satellite city Gate City
The work is expected to be completed by the end of 2024
According to the development concept of G4 City
the integrated city will consist of four districts: Gate is a business and financial centre
Growing is an industrial and logistics hub
The Gate City area currently has main utilities and the construction of the Koyankus residential area has begun
Head of the Government also got acquainted with the work of the municipal district heating company 'Zhylu Ortalygy'
the company generates about 179.72 Gcal/hour and provides heat to about 30 thousand customers
budgetary institutions and other facilities
Alikhan Smailov said that the transfer of the heat source to gas has increased its energy efficiency and significantly reduced emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere
the Prime Minister visited Knauf Gips Kapshagay LLP
built through private investment in 2003 and producing gypsum products
Production is currently running at 100% capacity
The plant's products are supplied to the domestic market and to six neighbouring countries: Afghanistan
more than 30% of the total production was exported
Alikhan Smailov noted that the government actively supports the creation of high-tech enterprises in the construction industry
which makes it possible to increase import substitution
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Issues of realization of the project of construction of Alatau city (G4 City) in Almaty region between Almaty and Konayev were discussed at the meeting in the Government under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov
With the participation of heads of central government agencies and Akimat of the region
approaches to the development of the city were considered
it should become a point for attracting domestic and foreign investments
an international business hub operating according to high world standards
The experience of creating such famous centers of the world as Dubai
the development of Alatau city will allow to increase the level of trade and investment interaction with China and Central Asian countries
launch a number of new production and commercial projects
introduce best practices in various spheres and industries
conditions and incentives will be provided for attracting investments and conducting business activities
This includes tax and customs preferences.&nbsp;
The possibility of introducing a special legal regime
including the right of the International Financial Center &quot;Astana&quot; on the territory of Alatau city will also be considered
Prime Minister emphasized that during the implementation it is necessary to take into account international experience and use such support measures
which have shown the greatest effectiveness
there is a need to intensify the construction of the required infrastructure in cooperation with business
through the mechanism of public-private partnership