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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Meaningful Human ControlThe concept of “meaningful human control” has been repeatedly raised during this week’s discussions. Many countries have said they support meaningful human control, while othe...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed EnergyAdvocates have long argued that directed energy weapons — including high energy lasers, high power microwaves, and other radiofrequency technologies — may carry substantial op...
By Jason D. Ellis
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Defense / Technology & National Security
When ‘Killer Robots’ Declare WarThis week, nations from around the world will debate the future of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or so-called “killer robots,” at the United Nations Convention on C...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Statement to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons on Technical IssuesCNAS is an independent non-profit research institution that has had an ongoing project on the legal, ethical, moral, and policy implications of autonomous weapons. I would lik...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Presentation at the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional WeaponsAutonomy is playing a bigger role in many industries and aspects of our lives, from self-driving cars to autonomous Twitter bots. Similarly, autonomy will be used increasingly...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
The importance of cyber offense: Sanctions are a good startOn April 1, the Obama administration announced a new sanctions program to target "malicious cyber-enabled activities" -- the criminal hackers and government-backed spies who t...
By Peter Harrell
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Counter-Swarm: A Guide to Defeating Robotic SwarmsSwarming with a large number of low-cost autonomous systems can be useful for a wide range of applications in warfare, and the U.S. military should move to harness the advanta...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Commanding the SwarmToday’s uninhabited vehicles are largely tele-operated, with a person piloting or driving the vehicle remotely, but tomorrow’s won’t be. They will incorporate increasing auton...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Commentary: The Imperative of Long-Range StrikeLater this spring, the Department of Defense will unveil its decision for the new long-range strike bomber. The program, designed to supplement aging bomber inventories and re...
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The Human Element in Robotic WarfareThe first rule of unmanned aircraft is, don’t call them unmanned aircraft. And whatever you do, don’t call them drones. The U.S. Air Force prefers the term “remotely piloted ...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Unleash the Swarm: The Future of WarfareCould swarms of low-cost expendable systems change how militaries fight? Last November, Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall asked the Defense Science Board to examine a r...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The Foreign Policy Essay: The South Korean Sentry—A “Killer Robot” to Prevent WarA new sentry guards the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. It is South Korea’s SGR-A1, a robot with the ability to autonomously identify and destroy targets....
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Robots at War and the Quality of QuantityThe U.S. Department of Defense has launched the search for a “third offset strategy,” an approach to sustain U.S. military technological superiority against potential adversar...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
A World of Proliferated DronesPaul Scharre, who is the Director of the 20YY Warfare Initiative at CNAS, contemplates how the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles among states and non-state actors is i...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Release the dronesThis week, the Obama administration announced a new policy loosening export restrictions for military and commercial drones. This policy shift represents a responsible first s...
By Kelley Sayler, Paul Scharre & Van Jackson
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Between a Roomba and a Terminator: What is Autonomy?Department of Defense leaders have stated that robotics and autonomous systems will be a key part of a new “offset strategy” to sustain American military dominance, but what i...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
The Theory Of Intersectionality Can Make Cybersecurity Collaboration RealSymbolically, the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection was about the White House reaching out to Silicon Valley and the need for collaboration between g...
By Ben FitzGerald
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Defense / Technology & National Security
What to Look For in the DoD BudgetNext week, the Department of Defense (DoD) will release its annual budget, which is where wonky strategy-speak gets translated into real hard dollars. Even though DoD just com...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
Amy Chang on VOA discussing cybersecurity legislationNorman R. Augustine Research Associate Amy Chang discusses the prospects of President Obama’s recently announced series of cybersecurity legislation, as well as opportunities ...
By Amy Chang
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre on the Future of Drones20YY Warfare Initiative Director Paul Scharre discusses the use of unmanned vehicles and the evolution of drones in the U.S. military....
By Paul Scharre