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International Security Studies and Technology
Approaches, Assessments, and Frontiers
9781035336234 Edward Elgar Publishing
International Security Studies and Technology applies an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of emerging technologies and issues related to their development, governance, laws, ethics, understanding, and (mis)use, considering their impact on international security and established international norms. Bringing together a diverse collection of experts, Tobias T. Gibson and Kurt W. Jefferson analyse international security and technology through three conceptual frameworks: approaches, assessments, and frontiers.
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International Security Studies and Technology applies an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of emerging technologies and issues related to their development, governance, laws, ethics, understanding, and (mis)use, considering their impact on international security and established international norms.
Bringing together a diverse collection of experts, Tobias T. Gibson and Kurt W. Jefferson analyse international security and technology through three conceptual frameworks: approaches, assessments, and frontiers. The book examines the real-life impacts of new technologies on national security, warfare, military doctrine, and geopolitical security alliances across various environmental and human security contexts. Exploring intelligence, information control strategies, cybersecurity, child labour trafficking and chemical and biological weapons, it builds a deeper understanding of the applied aspects of security and technology. The book concludes with a discussion of how science fiction and the silver screen, the future of space in international security, the ethics of autonomous weapons, and American presidential war powers are all affected by the boundaries of technological advancements in the context of international security.
This book is vital for students and scholars of security, international relations, AI and technology, politics and public policy, and regulation and governance. Its practical applications are also beneficial to international security lawyers and policy advisors.
Bringing together a diverse collection of experts, Tobias T. Gibson and Kurt W. Jefferson analyse international security and technology through three conceptual frameworks: approaches, assessments, and frontiers. The book examines the real-life impacts of new technologies on national security, warfare, military doctrine, and geopolitical security alliances across various environmental and human security contexts. Exploring intelligence, information control strategies, cybersecurity, child labour trafficking and chemical and biological weapons, it builds a deeper understanding of the applied aspects of security and technology. The book concludes with a discussion of how science fiction and the silver screen, the future of space in international security, the ethics of autonomous weapons, and American presidential war powers are all affected by the boundaries of technological advancements in the context of international security.
This book is vital for students and scholars of security, international relations, AI and technology, politics and public policy, and regulation and governance. Its practical applications are also beneficial to international security lawyers and policy advisors.
Critical Acclaim
‘This volume’s strength is that it combines discussion of more conventional security topics with newer and emerging areas of inquiry. It offers thought-provoking insights into a wide array of international security topics. It will be of interest not only to specialists, but also to broader audiences with a curiosity about the many ways in which technology can both enhance and undermine international security.’
– Marijke Breuning, University of North Texas, US
‘At a period of increasing uncertainty and even peril across the globe, when American leadership is needed more than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis half a century ago, this bringing together of the top experts in their fields is both important and timely. Technological advances are speeding up exponentially, even though our capacity to direct – and even sometimes comprehend – them are not, and this book is a noble attempt to close that dangerously yawning gap. As the world moves into a higher gear in the clash between autocracy and democracy, the profound thought found in these chapters which explain clearly the role that technology will play in deciding the outcome could not be more vital.’
– Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny
‘It is a truism that we live in a period of rapid and unsettling technological change. This collection of thoughtful essays explores many dimensions of how those changes will shape international security policy. It is a timely and extremely useful collection, well worth the time of those who want to know how humanity’s inventions may make us more – or, unfortunately and more likely, less – secure.’
– Eliot A. Cohen, Johns Hopkins SAIS, US
– Marijke Breuning, University of North Texas, US
‘At a period of increasing uncertainty and even peril across the globe, when American leadership is needed more than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis half a century ago, this bringing together of the top experts in their fields is both important and timely. Technological advances are speeding up exponentially, even though our capacity to direct – and even sometimes comprehend – them are not, and this book is a noble attempt to close that dangerously yawning gap. As the world moves into a higher gear in the clash between autocracy and democracy, the profound thought found in these chapters which explain clearly the role that technology will play in deciding the outcome could not be more vital.’
– Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny
‘It is a truism that we live in a period of rapid and unsettling technological change. This collection of thoughtful essays explores many dimensions of how those changes will shape international security policy. It is a timely and extremely useful collection, well worth the time of those who want to know how humanity’s inventions may make us more – or, unfortunately and more likely, less – secure.’
– Eliot A. Cohen, Johns Hopkins SAIS, US
Contents
Contents
1 Introduction: “the Global Firewall” – approaches,
assessments, and frontiers in security studies and technology 1
Tobias T. Gibson and Kurt W. Jefferson
PART I APPROACHES
2 Disrupting alliances: technological adaptation in military
doctrine and alliance politics 7
Darrell Driver
3 Development and application of diverse emerging
technologies in the United States presents an evolving
threat to U.S. national security from foreign adversaries 26
Kenneth Hines
4 India, Pakistan, and environmental security: a path to peace 47
Patrick Homan and Taras Burak
5 Educational wargaming: integrating national security
topics within university core curriculum 66
Brooke Taylor
PART II ASSESSMENTS
6 Practicing at the speed of relevance: emerging
technologies and the changing nature of national security law 76
James E. Baker
7 Making the U.S. military climate ready for modern warfighting 100
Tim Gallaudet
8 Drones and child labor trafficking: using modern
technology as a tool against exploitation 120
Kate Perry
9 Information control strategies of China and Russia 139
Allison Lawlor Russell
10 State-sponsored assassinations and how they challenge the
CW norm 160
Kathleen M. Vogel
PART III FRONTIERS
11 Promise and peril: the next ten years of national security
AI and its regulation International security studies and technology 180
James E. Baker
12 Autonomous systems applications in weaponry and
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance: ethics and conflict 196
Robert E. Burnett and Kurt W. Jefferson
13 Silver Screen, Superheroes, Science Fiction, and Security 208
Tobias T. Gibson
14 The dawn of a New Space Age: implications for 21st
century international security 221
Patrick James and Francisco Del Canto Viterale
15 Presidential war powers and emerging technology: old
questions given new life 244
Blaine Ravert
1 Introduction: “the Global Firewall” – approaches,
assessments, and frontiers in security studies and technology 1
Tobias T. Gibson and Kurt W. Jefferson
PART I APPROACHES
2 Disrupting alliances: technological adaptation in military
doctrine and alliance politics 7
Darrell Driver
3 Development and application of diverse emerging
technologies in the United States presents an evolving
threat to U.S. national security from foreign adversaries 26
Kenneth Hines
4 India, Pakistan, and environmental security: a path to peace 47
Patrick Homan and Taras Burak
5 Educational wargaming: integrating national security
topics within university core curriculum 66
Brooke Taylor
PART II ASSESSMENTS
6 Practicing at the speed of relevance: emerging
technologies and the changing nature of national security law 76
James E. Baker
7 Making the U.S. military climate ready for modern warfighting 100
Tim Gallaudet
8 Drones and child labor trafficking: using modern
technology as a tool against exploitation 120
Kate Perry
9 Information control strategies of China and Russia 139
Allison Lawlor Russell
10 State-sponsored assassinations and how they challenge the
CW norm 160
Kathleen M. Vogel
PART III FRONTIERS
11 Promise and peril: the next ten years of national security
AI and its regulation International security studies and technology 180
James E. Baker
12 Autonomous systems applications in weaponry and
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance: ethics and conflict 196
Robert E. Burnett and Kurt W. Jefferson
13 Silver Screen, Superheroes, Science Fiction, and Security 208
Tobias T. Gibson
14 The dawn of a New Space Age: implications for 21st
century international security 221
Patrick James and Francisco Del Canto Viterale
15 Presidential war powers and emerging technology: old
questions given new life 244
Blaine Ravert
