Frank L. Smith III

Political Science. Emerging Technology. International Security

I am a professor and the inaugural director of the Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute at the U.S. Naval War College. I provide public goods through interdisciplinary research on technology and security.

My publications on diplomacy and technology include:

“Integrating Deterrence into Defence Science and Technology Cooperation.” United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, April 2023.

“Advantage at Sea Requires Rethinking Influence,” War on the Rocks, 5 March 2021. Co-authored with Erika De La Parra Gehlen.

“A Healthy Dose of Realism: Stopping COVID-19 Doesn’t Start with the WHO,” War on the Rocks, 15 May 2020.

“Advancing Science Diplomacy: Indonesia and the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit.” Social Studies of Science 44, 6 (2014), pp. 825-847.

“The Struggle for Soft Power in Asia: Public Diplomacy and Regional Competition.” Co-authored with Ian Hall. Asian Security 9, 1 (2013), pp. 1-18.