Ethan Lee

Staff

Biography

Ethan Lee is a research coordinator at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Previously, he was an assistant editor and David M. Rubenstein Editorial Fellow at Foreign Affairs. His research has been published or is forthcoming in the Georgetown Journal of International Law, Security Studies, and Survival. Ethan received a B.A. from Stanford University in 2023.

Programs & Projects

Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy

Program

4 results

Russian Threats to NATO’s Eastern Flank: Scenarios, Strategy, and Policy for European Security

Feb. 5, 2026 by Eric Rosenbach, Carlo Giannone, Slavina Ancheva, Luc Hillion, Ethan Lee and Lukasz Kolodziej

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Critical and Emerging Technologies Index

Jun. 5, 2025 by Eric Rosenbach, Lea Baltussen, Eleanor Crane, Ethan Kessler, Lukasz Kolodziej, Ethan Lee, Alexandre Meyer, Cynthia Tong, Britney Tran and Delaney Wehn

Reports & Papers

The Autonomous Arsenal in Defense of Taiwan: Technology, Law, and Policy of the Replicator Initiative

Feb. 3, 2025 by Eric Rosenbach, Ethan Lee and Bethany Russell

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

An AI generated image of a drone ship sailing on stormy seas with flying drones and explosions in the sky.

What are Autonomous Weapon Systems?

Feb. 3, 2025 by Ethan Lee

Explainer

from U.S. China Relations

2 minutes

Official Titles

Russian Threats to NATO’s Eastern Flank: Scenarios, Strategy, and Policy for European Security

Critical and Emerging Technologies Index

The Autonomous Arsenal in Defense of Taiwan: Technology, Law, and Policy of the Replicator Initiative

What are Autonomous Weapon Systems?