Terrorists often copy military innovations, meaning policymakers need to act quickly to reduce the threat of drones.
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Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.
The U.S. government may argue that supporting Ukraine is not in American interests, but Ukraine’s ongoing fight against Russia is actually assisting Americans elsewhere — most notably, in Iran.
The US military is already using AI to control aircraft in tests.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a war of attrition, and most analyses have assumed that plays to Russia’s advantage. But that view disregards the importance of Ukrainian resolve and morale.
Africa’s Sahel region is engulfed by violence, and now there are fears that the conflict could take another bloody turn.
As drones evolve, warfare keeps getting more complicated and dangerous.
Russia’s armed forces continue to gain territory in Ukraine, at high cost to both sides.
Drones have dominated images of the war in Ukraine, but an expert on drone warfare casts doubt on many of the grand claims made for the weapons.
The bloody ground attacks by Hamas in Israel caused the biggest shock. But the unprecedented scale of rocketry and successful use of armed drones contributed to the surprise.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Both Russia and Ukraine are using paramilitary forces in their enduring conflict. But employing such forces poses serious risks for both countries.
Now Russians may start feeling the fear that has afflicted ordinary Ukrainians since February 2022.
As the drone market continues to expand, a set of rules or standards that can help determine how they are used in warfare is needed, writes a former US diplomat.
A recent attack by Ukrainian ‘robot ships’ in Crimea shows how effective these unmanned surface vessels can be. Now maritime law needs to keep up with technological developments.
A year ago, the Ukrainian military was largely equipped with Soviet-era weapons. It has since seen an influx of high-tech weapons. But it’s less what than how that’s made a difference.
War is changing, but the laws that govern it stay the same.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
The sentient, murderous humanoid robot is a complete fiction, and may never become reality. But that doesn’t mean we’re safe from autonomous weapons – they are already here.
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Associate Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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PhD Candidate, Department of War Studies, King's College London
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Professor of Operations Research, Brock University
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Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Birmingham City University
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Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London
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Associate Professor of International Security & Law Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University
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Assistant Professor, Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW
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Assistant Professor International Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
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Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University
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Asistant Lecturer in International Relations
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Visiting Fellow, Strategic Studies, Griffith University