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Sharper: Drones on the Battlefield
Commentary
From the battlefields of Libya to Nagorno-Karabakh to Ukraine, the deployment of drones has become a critical element of modern warfare. Will the explosion of unmanned aerial ...
By Anna Pederson & Molly Campbell
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Surge in Drone Warfare Leads Pentagon to Open School for U.S. Troops
Video
Small inexpensive “off the shelf” drones like those Ukraine is using against Russia, and Hamas is deploying against Israel, are transforming modern warfare. To train American ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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The missile war over Ukraine
Podcast
The World's host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Stacie Pettyjohn, director of the Defense Program at the Center for New American Security, about the civilian toll, Ukraine's respo...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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How to Stop Our High-Tech Equipment From Arming Russia and China
Commentary
The U.S. government’s efforts to stop Russia and China from using American equipment to boost their defense sectors have resulted in tough rules — but leaky enforcement. As a ...
By Chris Miller & Jordan Schneider
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Unknown: Killer Robots
Video
What happens when a machine makes life-or-death decisions? A documentary from Netflix featuring analysis and commentary from Paul Scharre, Stacie Pettyjohn, and Robert Work ex...
By Paul Scharre, Stacie Pettyjohn & Robert O. Work
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Sharper: The State of AI
Commentary
The U.S. government's recent chip export controls are the latest salvo in the U.S.–China rivalry in artificial intelligence. Semiconductors are a key input for AI systems and ...
By Anna Pederson
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Paul Scharre explains recent attacks in Ukraine War
Video
Paul Scharre joins BBC World News to discuss recent attacks by Ukrainian soldiers on Russian military supplies, and what effect that has on the war as it reaches six months. ...
By Paul Scharre
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Small drones at war in Ukraine
Podcast
Both Russia and Ukraine are using small, commercially available drones for surveillance and in some cases, to attack military targets. Host Marco Werman speaks with Samuel Ben...
By Samuel Bendett
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Design Flaw in Russian Tanks impacts War in Ukraine
Video
Reporter Matt Bradley discusses how a design flaw in Russian tanks is impacting its readiness. Samuel Bendett weighs in.Watch the full interview from Morning Joe....
By Samuel Bendett
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The True Cost Of Killer Drones
Video
Is it better to have a person pull the trigger or is it OK to let computer algorithms choose between life and death? Paul Scharre joins Business Insider to discuss. Watch the...
By Paul Scharre
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Drone Warfare Just Got Deadlier | System Error
Video
Drone warfare has transformed combat. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian air force utilized Turkish-made drones to offset some of Russia’s enormous military...
By Paul Scharre
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AI with military characteristics
What does AI mean for military might, and how are debates over autonomous weapons unfolding in diplomatic backchannels? Robert O. Work and Elsa Kania join FT innovation editor...
By Robert O. Work & Elsa B. Kania
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The Dangers of Potential Russian Counter-UAV Technology Exports to Latin America
Commentary
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has proliferated globally, resulting in myriad uses, both military and civilian. With the steady rise in non-military uses comes t...
By Samuel Bendett
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Sharper: Defense Tech
The prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the growing centrality of information warfare, and threats to traditional command and control are redefining combat in ...
By Jennie Matuschak, Ainikki Riikonen & Anna Pederson
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Fire and Ice
Podcast
In this week’s edition of the SpyTalk podcast, Jeff Stein goes deep on the CIA’s looming eviction from Afghanistan with Lisa Curtis, a longtime former CIA, State Department an...
By Lisa Curtis, Jeff Stein, Jeanne Meserve & Alma Katsu
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Are ‘killer robots’ the future of warfare?
Podcast
Paul Scharre joins host Suzanna Kianpour to discuss the technology, fears and even potential advantages of developing autonomous weapons. Listen to the full conversation from...
By Paul Scharre
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Steering in the Right Direction in the Military-Technical Revolution
Commentary
A couple of years ago at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, a senior executive at one of China’s largest defense companies claimed that “mechanized equipment is just like the hand o...
By Robert O. Work, James Winnefeld & Stephanie O'Sullivan
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Ep. 75: The next big thing(s) in unmanned systems
Podcast
This episode, we'll explore emerging trends in unmanned systems. We’ll start in the air, before turning to the land and sea in a review of Russian-made systems and military th...
By Samuel Bendett
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Robots in Action: How a Pandemic Affects the Future Face of the Armed Forces
Commentary
With COVID-19 restrictions in place to safeguard human lives, using “substitute” technologies has never been more important....
By Samuel Bendett
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Can China’s Military Win the Tech War?
Commentary
The United States and its allies should take seriously Beijing’s efforts to militarize China’s technological base....
By Anja Manuel & Kathleen Hicks
